Gambia-L, The e-mail below is a clarification from one of my sources in the heart of the Government. Ebrima ____________________________________________________________________ Hello Ebrima, Some time ago, I reported on the L that Cherno Touray was sacked as Commissioner of the Central River Division and that Retired Major Momodou Bojang was to replace him as the new CRD Commissioner. Well, this was the case. In fact, Mr Cherno Touray's dismissal letter was already written. But once the Cherno's sacking was mentioned on the L before hand, the Government decided to rescind the decision for the simple reason that the decision had been leaked to the L. So I am writing to inform the L that Cherno Bara Touray is still the Commissioner of CRD. This is yet another example of what I said as recently as Tuesday on the Dumo Saho case: Now, the government changes its mind if an action it is about to take is leaked to the L. They have been changing their operational plans once the information is made known to the Gambian public through the List. So I am now working on how to beat them on this. They see government secrets announced on the L, and they change their tactics and/or withhold their decisions. Therefore, Ebrima, I want the List members to understand this pattern. I also have to protect my integrity. I am in the center of things; so I am in the know. However, having said that, the Government is realising the powerful impact of Gambia-L on public opinion in the Gambia and worldwide; and as a result, it sometimes changes its tune and strategies if the information has been made public in advance. Again, Cherno Touray had already been dismissed and his replacement identified (former Interior Minister Momodou Bojang). In fact, what Yahya Jammeh wants to do now is to bring his "old hands" back to help slow down the rate of his slide down the slippery slope. In fact, Therese Ndong-Jatta is also scheduled to depart and be replaced by the recently dismissed Lamin Bajo, former SoS for Local Government. On second thoughts, Ebrima, it may not be a bad idea for us to be a step ahead of them so that they will be forced to change their minds on many issues. For example, some time ago, I leaked to the L that F.R.I Jammeh was to replace Rex King as the new Inspector General of Police, but when they realised the decision was leaked to the L, they rescinded it rapidly and instead appointed Sankung Badjie as the new IGP. So if the L can force the Government to change its decisions, so much the better. I repeat that Cherno Touray was dismissed and Bojang appointed. Ebrima, they may delay; they may change their minds but the reshuffle will happen and Bojang will return to CRD as Commissioner. Yahya is free to listen to his advisers but he is also welcome to browse Gambia-L whenever he feels the need for help with his decision making. Why is it that Edward Singathey got his old portfolio back? He got it back because of the strained relation between Jammeh and Singhatey which was exposed on the L and discussed extensively. Relinquishing the Fisheries and Natural Resources portfolio to Edward would also allow him to take the Energy portfolio from SoS Musa Silla and give it to the Office of the President. This would enable Yahya to get bribes from the contracts entered into between his regime and some Energy Companies such as Biwater (UK) and RESCOM of South Africa. Who said that Yahya is a fool when it comes to lining his pockets? By the way, the court case of Ousainou Darboe and 24 others on murder charges has been adjourned until the 3rd of August. The prosecution team, which was expected to be led by Cheyassin, never showed up in court. Is it possible that Government has lately realised how ridiculous the whole thing is and want a way out? 25 people murdering one person? It could only happen in the Gambia of Yahya Jammeh! Ebrima, just one more thing. I visited the Gambiansonline Website and I was amazed at the amount of information the L already has on the Jammeh Government. You must shift through the wealth of information, leads etc already available and do something with it all. Mr. Hamjatta Kanteh has done an excellent job of piecing together an old story on the Jammeh aircraft and a recent Financial Times story on diamonds in Africa. The "end user certificates" that Blaise Campaore so readily signed may be linked to the FT story. I would recommend that you study the Ebrima Ceesay's archive on the gambiansonline site and study them carefully. Something else may turn up as was the case in Hamjatta Kanteh's search efforts. 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