Gambia-L:
The e-mail below, as usual, came from one of my
sources in the Gambia. By the way, I have more e-mails
from sources, but they are stocked in my
[log in to unmask] account which I cannot again
access the whole of this morning! I'll try it later on
or tommorow!
Ebrima Ceesay
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Hello Ebrima:
You guys on the L, are giving a hell of a time to the
APRC regime, these days. And you have to keep it up!!
Anyway, three big stories for you today. (1) There is
currently a serious behind-the-scene diplomatic
tension between the Gambia and Nigeria over
allegations that the Gambia and three other unnamed
countries in the Subregion, are actually fuelling the
ethnic/religious tensions in Nigeria. The State House
Imam is in the frame.
Ebrima, the tension is such that the Gambia High
Commissioner to Abuja was summoned to the Nigeria's
Foriegn Office and told pointedly, Abuja's concerns
over the issue.
Nigerian intelligence said that the late Sani Abacha's
cronies, including Yaya Jammeh, are still bent on
destablising Nigeria, so that they can continue to lay
their hands on that country's oil wealth.
So, no wonder for the last two Heads of States Summits
held in Abuja, Nigeria, Yaya Jammeh delibrately
refused to attend, fearing, of course, that Obasanjo
will raise the issue.
Also, don't forget Jammeh was the first president to
endorse the late Sani Abacha's demand that Nigerian
dissidents, opposed to his (Sani) rule outside
Nigeria, should be arrested whenever they visited any
of the countries in West Africa.
So, given the fact President Obsanjo was one of those
people who were critical of Abacha at the time, Jammeh
is therefore having a problem in facing him.
(2) The President (Jammeh) has cancelled his planned
trip to Senegal and Mauritania today Friday, following
reports in Senegal that President Wade was not ready
to receive him but instead a very Junior Minister was
assigned to meet him (Jammeh) to discuss that
country's border crisis with Mauritania.
Yaya Jammeh, knowing the type he is, a laughable
maron, wants to mediate in this crisis, but Abdoulaye
Wade is treating him like a toddler.
(3) For your information, it is not only Tamsir Jallow
and Sulayman Massaneh Ceesay who are unhappy in the
Jammeh camp, but even Edward Singhateh and a few
others are also unhappy.
I will send all their names later. Edward's problem
with Yaya Jammeh is that he ( Edward) is very much
opposed to the idea of the revival of the July 22
movement and turning them into an APRC's youth action
group.
He, Edward, believes that this will do no good to the
Gambia's alreadly bad image. He is also opposed to the
apparent hijacking of the regime by Baba Jobe and a
few
businessmen in the country.
Now, Yaya Jammeh, because of the type of man he is,
saw this act by Edward as a betrayal and for four
months now, Edward Singhateh has not been receiving
his usual or full salary.
Instead, two-third of his salary is directly being
paid to Yaya Jammeh to settle a loan that Edward was
said to have taken from him during the transition
period.
The story is that there was a kick-back given to
Edward following the recognition of Taiwan by Gambia
as a State. All Council members in then AFPRC were
supposed to be given some kick backs, in addition to
the US$35 million dollars given to them.
But the whole sum Edward got from Taiwan was never
revealed to Yaya Jammeh and, upon realising this
subsequently, he, Jammeh, urged Singhateh to pay the
balance to him personally (Jammeh) in the form of a
loan.
And Edward started to pay Jammeh, but when Edward
could not qualify for the vice president post because
of his age at the time, Yaya Jammeh symphathised him
and told him to "forget the repayment of the loan
thing".
Now, Edward has since been asked once again by Jammeh
to pay him back, and Edward is paying him because Yaya
Jammeh sees him (Edu) as a betrayer. So something is
brewing between these two men, and this is why you
guys on Gambia-L should continue the pressures.
By the way, I was very angry with you the last time,
in your argument with Edi Sidibeh, because you nearly
revealed your sources.
Don't mind these jesters! They are only trying to
deviate the real issue. Anyway, I have now forgiven
you because you have upgraded (laugh).
Thanks!
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