Bro,
We know that some Gambians have not been receiving their salaries in
time,that poverty in the country is out of control,over D300 for a bag of
rice,D200 for a bag of cement etc,these people    never reacted.Now they are
putting their jobs on the line to defend "their right " to drive a
government "CAR" home .What a nice football match for Jammeh.

For Freedom
Saiks

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>Subject: [>-<] No More "Wah Duul, Nohpi Deyh"/ Free Yourself From the Fear
>of Yahya Jammeh Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:42:11 EST
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>     PANIC at Finance
>as  SoS Keita imposes ‘terror’ on staff
>By Ebrima Jaw  Manneh
>Mar 11, 2005, 08:01
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>Staff at the department of state for Finance and Economic Affairs  (DoSFEA)
>said they have been gripped by “terror’, following the alleged issuance
>  of a
>circular by the new secretary of State, Margaret Keita, spelling out new
>directives they described as unfair.
>
>According to our source, the Madam  SoS, (as she is called by her staff)
>reputed for her strictness in dealing with  official matters, has ordered
>that
>senior officials park their vehicles at the  Quadrangle after closing hours
>and
>hand the keys to the Principal Assistant  secretary, Ebou Gaye. In
>addition,
>our source went on to say that the new  secretary of state also ordered
>that any
>member who reports to work late, would  be sent back home.
>
>However, the directives did not go unchallenged. In a  swift query sent to
>the office of the secretary general and other authorities,  Ebou Gaye, the
>principal assistant secretary, queried the new measures,  describing them
>as
>demotivating to the officials of the department. He also  expressed his
>disagreement
>with the directive especially that which involves the  handling of keys of
>the vehicles from officials.
>
>In a two page query  addressed to the secretary general, office of the
>President, Mr Gaye writes: The  staff of DoSFEA has been gripped by terror
>following
>the issuance of the above  circular which many describe as 'the tip of the
>iceberg'. Their gloomy  countenance can be likened to that of a bereaved
>family.
>
>Sir, as you can  see, I have been assigned to keep the keys of our vehicles
>after working hours.  I am very much concerned about the idea of parking
>the
>vehicles at the  Quadrangle after working hours and entrusting their keys
>to me
>as stipulated in  the circular. I very much doubt whether handling the keys
>as
>directed by Madam  SoS is within my purview. Besides, I believe the new
>directives have  far-reaching repercussions, as they are irrational and
>unfair to
>me. As my  conscience doesn't allow me to be a party to the implementation
>of
>decisions of  this nature, I voiced my concern to the Permanent Secretaries
>but
>my worries  were not fully allayed, neither were my doubts cleared in
>totality. This has  opened the option for me to turn to you as the NEXT
>RESORT, hence
>my resolve to  take the bull by the horn by filing this query for the sake
>of
>justice, fair  play and the smooth running of DoSFEA.
>
>Sir, the directives in the  circular are contradictory. Madam SoS is asking
>her staff to report to work  early and at the same time denying them the
>means
>of doing so by ordering them  not to take their vehicles home after closing
>from work. If she is genuinely  interested in her staff reporting to work
>early,
>the best thing to do is to  facilitate transport for them, not to deny them
>means of transport. It is common  knowledge that the Hon SoS never parked
>her
>vehicle at the Quadrangle after  working hours while serving as Accountant
>General but always took it home. It is  also an open secret that she used
>fuel
>coupons before her ascension to the post  of SoS. Why is she denying her
>successor and his colleagues the very privilege  she had enjoyed for quite
>a long
>time? Isn’t this ironical? Is what is good for  the goose not good for
>the gander?
>If she considers using fuel coupons a waste,  why didn’t she turn them
>down?
>If she holds the view that leaving vehicles at  the Quadrangle is the best
>way
>of taking care of them, why didn’t she volunteer  to park her vehicle at
>the
>Quadrangle after closing from work as she has  instructed? Why not do it
>now?
>In fact history has taught us that leaving  vehicles at the Quadrangle is
>not
>always the best solution as far as security is  concerned.
>
>A vehicle (green Pajero, Reg No: GG2673) belonging to the  Accountant
>General’
>s Department parked at the Quadrangle after working hours had  been
>allegedly
>stolen by a night watchman and crashed. It is worth mentioning  that the
>incident occurred during her tenure of office as Accountant General and
>that the
>vehicle has not been repaired yet. Given the fact that Madam SoS is  fully
>aware of that incident, I wonder what her rationale is.
>
>These  directives have the danger of demoralising the staff rather than
>boosting their  ego, thereby affecting the running of DoSFEA. Many of the
>directors
>and unit  heads concerned, and even the junior staff, work overtime,
>without
>pay, as  dictated by the exigency of the job, or render voluntary services
>during working  hours when the need arises. Can we expect this trend to
>continue
>with these  demotivating directives? Some staff members at times attend
>meetings which end  after working hours. What do we expect those officers
>to do with
>their vehicles  in such a situation?
>
>The negative ramifications of the directives are not  confined to the staff
>of DoSFEA. Our quests have their share of the  inconveniences springing
>from
>the stringent measures. Our utility vehicle is  used to take guests to and
>from
>the airport, hotels and other places of  interest, at times after working
>hours, or even during weekends, with the  accompaniment of guides from
>DoSFEA.
>What is the fate of this arrangement? Can  such hospitality continue if the
>measures are applied to the letter as ordained  by the ‘mighty’ SoS?
>
>Sir, allow me to lift up my pen now. I am waiting  for your response before
>handling the keys of the vehicles as instructed. Thus,  any key surrendered
>to
>me will be returned to the owner.
>

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