Suntou,
There are privacy laws in the United States. For instance you can't get access to someone's health records without permission. However, curriculum vitae is a different ball game. They don't fall under privacy laws. People can call institutions to verify the authenticity of degrees.
I don't know what kind of beef Sam has with Dr. Manneh, but he wouldn't be breaking any laws calling on the institution that Dr. Manneh graduated from to verify if indeed he was conferred with a doctorate.
SUNTOU TOURAY <[log in to unmask]> wrote: i thought SAM was a some brave soldier deserving his colonel medal,how wrong .the man couldn't sort out his personal problem with Dr manneh .he resort to behind his back bravery.www.thegambiaecho.com
SAM wish to make me doctor manneh.whatever manneh did to him most be very personal indeed. i will reply to him shortly insahallah.
samsideen still wish to proof Dr manneh's doctorate fake. he said he has the power to contact some u.s universities to proof his claim. is it that the u.s don't have confidentiality laws ?
Suntou Touray wrote:
haruna,thanks .you are very much needed where young brians like ours
needed exposure.i personally gain from you and others here.keep the touch
and tell mr edward we need you more than he does.
haruna,read what kayatta have to say about the topic.
Nice piece Santafara. I did not read Sam Sarr's article you referred to,
however while i have to admit that tribe continues to affect African politics,I
agree with your position that tribalism is not a driving force in Gambian politics.
I am not sure about Sam's motive for initiating a dialogue about the future of
the Gambia, but I think the best way for the dialogue perhaps should start
with his accountability for his role in the crimes committed by the GNA and the
AFPRC/APRC.government.
I would like to add a few things to your reference to the origins of the PPP.
The PPP evolved from a little known organization started by Sanjally Bojang of
Brikama called "Linlahiwarasullu", later changed to "Kombo/Niumi kaffo".You
probably all remembered Bojangbaa's role at Sarro during the colonial days.
The initial purpose of this organization was to help the people of the
protectorate (provinces) who came to Banjul metropolitan area looking for
work at Sarro (GPMB) and other places. The assistance was mainly limited to
burial and other religio-cultural circumstances.
When the British were ready to transition the Gambia into a republican self-
rule,Chief Sanjally Bojang and others convened a meeting at his house in
Brikama to form a political party based on the organizational structure of the
Kombo/Niumi kaffo. Sanjally Bojang was the founding father of the PPP. Their
biggest setback was illiteracy in English, so they had to summon the
leadership of the small educated class. Their first choice was Dr. Marena of
the U.N.(Jawara was not even at that meeting). Dr. Marena declined the
offer, but said that he has a friend in the person of Dawda K. Jawara, then a
young ambitious graduate from Glascow University in the U.K, who might be
interested in political leadership. That was how Jawara came into the scene
and selected as the leader of what has now become the Protectorate People's
Party (indicating its rural or provincial origin).
As Jawara became entrenched in power and started co-opting some of the big
names and influential people in the Banjul metro it made sense to then change
the name of PPP to the People's Progressive Party. This name-change kind of
nationalized the PPP and purpotedly ended its regional and class affiliation,
although the PPP continued to enjoy wide support in the rural provincial areas.
I think Jawara also tried very hard to reciprocate this massive support of the
rural dwellers who were largely poor farmers by utilizing various tactics such
as supplies of free food (Jawara mano), scholarships and government positions
to DESERVING children of the provinces, and the annual 'Meet the farmers
tour'.
So afterall, i think the PPP was not representative of tribe . Rather it was
more representative of class, but by the time the PPP was ousted by Jammeh
in 1994 it had evolved a lot from its earlier nature.
I hope this adjoiner enriches this discussion. Thanks.
my response to his comments.
thanks kay for that historical master piece.you are very right.the ppp was
form in sanjalli's house.samsideen will dorge all questions relating to his role in
the now imfamous coup.he is what many army personel call an 'arm chair
colonel'.he love his military background so much ,that is the only picture we
see of him in the echo.but in reality what distinguist service did he provide to
the gambia when the need arise ? i can't see any.still today kay many urban
dwellers can't come to terms with the fact rural folks have done good in both
education and businesses,they thought we the rural masses are meant to be
occupying the lower socail ladder .that is part of the problems the likes of
samsideen is sufering from.look at his arrogant comments he made against a
dead person.who he barely knew.dk jawara's first wive was an aku,his second
a fula from basse lady chiley the daugter of famous fula business man
momodou musa njie and his third wife presumably a wolof ,njeme .yet sam call
such people tribalist.i hope the likes of kondorong ,karamba etc can enlighten
us concerning this very sensitive topic.
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