This is absolutely ridiculous!!! In all honesty, Jammeh is just setting a precedent for when he leaves the Presidency.
As people suffer to get 3 square meals a day , this Government is thinking of giving Ex-Presidents, free holidays, cars, fuel and a decent "pension". Well perhaps this goes to show that Jammeh has finally realised that Sir Dawda Jawara was never rich as once claimed by the AFPRC regime.
The passing of this Bill does goes to show that the National Assembly Elections are very important to our country's welfare. Whilst, suiporters within the opposition might feel reluctant to take part in the forthcoming election, it must be made clear to them that failing to take in these elections only gives APRC the opportunity to pass Bills that are in the state's interest.
On that note, I think these are one of the reasons why Joe Sambou honestly blows his trumpet about the National Assembly Elections
Chi Jaama
Sanusi
samateh saikou <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Bro Bamba,
No problem,the bill was paased by human beings,easy to deal with,the only
crazy thing is people in that house and tax payers money.How on earth can
one justify sitting in that house,for what ? for and against granting a
former president two cars etc. and tax payers have to pay every second and
minute they spent there.
For Freedom
Saiks
>From: Jane Warner
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Fw: Gambia gives ex-presidents free holidays for life
>Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:01:09 -0800
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>Unbelievable! You'd think it was a joke, if sadly you didn't know better.
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>On Wed, 13 Dec 2006, BambaLaye wrote:
>
>>Gambia gives ex-presidents free holidays for life
>>Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:48 PM GMT
>>
>>BANJUL (Reuters) - The parliament of Gambia, one of the world's poorest
>>countries, passed a law on Wednesday to give former presidents free
>>foreign holidays, cars and personal staff for life after they leave
>>office.
>>
>>The bill entitles ex-leaders of the West African nation to have three cars
>>with drivers and fuel, holidays abroad each year, personal secretaries and
>>1 million CFA francs (1,000 pounds) a month, courtesy of the state.
>>
>>Gambia's current president Yahya Jammeh, an authoritarian former coup
>>leader, won a third term of office in September.
>>
>>A bird lover who often carries a ceremonial sword, Jammeh has said he
>>wants to rule the former British protectorate -- where 60 percent of
>>people live on less than $1 (50 pence) a day -- for another three decades.
>>
>>It was not immediately clear whether presidents overthrown in a coup would
>>enjoy the benefits of the new law.
>>
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