Patriots:

Lately I became attached in engagement with Mr. Sidi Sanneh of The African
Development Bank.  My concern was his constant rhetoric about Economic issues
in Africa, particularly some countries he constantly berated for failed
economic policies.

Since this site is dominated mostly by Gambians, it became incumbent on me to
ask Mr. Sanneh about his stance on The Gambia.  I want to make it clear to
all subscribers that my constant questions to this gentleman were only in the
interest of our country.  I believe that if Mr. Sanneh can constantly write
about issues of economics in reference to some African countries, he should
take the initiative to mention our country.  What is his stance on the
slaughter of innocent Gambian students?  His he independent of the Gambian
dictator?  Can the dictator fire him?  What is his opinion on the rape of Ms.
Camara and the torture and death of Ebrima Barry?  Can The Gambia achieve
meaningful economic growth with constant assault on our inherent political
rights and responsibilities?  Would the African Development Bank approve a
loan of $11 million for the Gambian dictator to buy a plane?  What are the
conditions that the bank sets for its customers?  What is the mission
statement of the African Development Bank?  Why would the Gambia encumber
unfavorable budget variance to transfer administrative duties to Kaninlai at
the expense of the Gambian people?  What is wrong with Banjul?

At these crossroads when the dictator is distracting us, admirers of the
presidency should abandon their initiatives and throw their support to the
opposition back home.  Though we all want to be presidents, there can only be
one presidential candidate that can rescue us from the sins of dictator yahya
jamus.  Patience and a constant desire for a free Gambia should be our
preamble.  Our purpose is a yahyaless Gambia.  To my distracters, may I
adamantly say this is not the appropriate time for me to seek higher office.
If I love the Gambia, I must sail with the opposition.  A house divided will
never stand.

For those of us who are in this endeavor together, we took this giant step
because of our love for The Gambia.  We hold no prisoners in our desire for a
free and democratic Gambia.  Our monumental responsibility is to engage
Gambians on substantive dialogue which might be beneficial to our cause.  We
thus, are responsible in defining moments of political concern.

The African Development Bank is an institution that can play a vital role in
the economic development of the African continent.  This great institution
has been in existence for quite some time, but what economic prosperity as it
brought to our continent?  It is consumed with political rhetoric through the
financing of many African dictators, including our own shameless, dictator
yahya jamus.  This illustration warrants notice to all personnel at the
African Development Bank that it needs to come up with another Mission
Statement.

What is the purpose of a Bank?  What can the African Development Bank do to
entice multinational companies to set up plants and industries in the African
continent?  Can you name a single Fortune 500 company that is currently in
operation in an African country, excluding South Africa?  Why are major
multinational companies moving to Central, South and Latin America, Asia, the
Far East and newly independent states of the former Soviet Union?

In a business strategy, top management should express its great concern of
ascertaining in a consistent way a meaningful mission statement.  The
affected institution should pinpoint its vision that should purposely
challenge and motivate numerous stakeholders.  As time continues the vision
of capturing the attention of affected people will entail contribution that
is beneficial.

The African Development Bank has failed in defining the domain of its primary
purpose.  This in effect has limited its definition on broad bounds, and the
authority of the managers to operate without the distraction of African
dictators, including dictator yahya jamus.

What can we pinpoint in reference to its goals and objectives?  Is the
African Development Bank unaware of its strategy which in many years has
remained stagnant?  When will it initiate a strategy for major goals and
objectives in aggressively recruiting major companies to set up plants and
industries in our continent?

Economic issues alone, with the absence of political stability and qualified
employees and technical staff cannot sustain us economic growth.  Human
resources are the critical building blocks of strategy.  The reference for
this is because they determine not what a bank wants to do, but what it can
do.  Both human and materials are the durable stocks that determine
competitive advantage at the business unit.  May I categorically add that
resources determine the range of market opportunities that are appropriate
for a country to have a major impact on its scope?

The African Development with all due respect will not be able to identify its
mission statement because it lacks a meaningful strategy for proper
implementation of a coherent one.

I hold no animosity against Mr. Sanneh.  I have the absolute right to assert
my disagreement on his economic rhetoric with his inability of substantiating
the main core of the problems.  The banking industry in African, particularly
headed by the African Development Bank will be unable to recruit companies to
our great continent if it refuses to fine-tune its mission statement.


Comrade,

Muhammad Lamine Jassey-Conteh
Greensboro, NC/Eastern Kombo Constituency

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