The truth how ever long suppressed, shall rise up. Below is what Nderry
alleged regarding fraud on my part in relation to the GPU-USA, a few days
ago:
"We can vividly recall when Fatou Jow Manneh wrote to Joe Sambou expressing
the need for him to expedite the process to wire the collected funds to Madi
Ceesay. Madi privately wrote to Fatou enquiring the status of the
fund-raising. Close $1000 dollars was collected. But up to this hour, there
is no acknowledgement from GPU Gambia, as to how much money was wired by GPU
USA. There was also no news item published by Gambian papers, regarding the
said funds extended to the parent body in the Gambia by Gambian journalists
abroad."
Below, is what the same Pa Nderry wrote taking the same information and
turning the tables to Madi Ceesay. He did say below that: "The funds were
later wired to Mr.Ceesay for the up keeping of the Gambia Press Union
Secretariat" The below quote preceded the above quote. Can Pa Nderry then
tell the readership for a third time if funds were or were not wired, for he
foamed on both sides of the mouth. The truth is folks, like I posited
earlier, Pa Nderry got all the correspondence and know that he lied to his
teeth when he said that funds were not sent to the umbrella org. He also
stated below that I was tasked to collect the funds. How did Nderry know
that, if he is not privy to the going ons, on the listserve? I told the
readership that Pa Nderry is registered on the listserve and saw everything
all else saw.
"During his US Visit, Madi Ceesay launched an appeal to Gambian journalists
overseas to extend helping hands to the Gambia Press Union. A vigorous
fundraising drive was immediately launched with Joe Sambou tasked with
collecting the funds. Close to $1000 dollars were raised in that
fundraising drive. The funds were later wired to Mr.Ceesay for the up
keeping of the Gambia Press Union Secretariat"
Below is the rest of the article he wrote alleging fraud on the part of Madi
Ceesay, which is a subject he'll have to resolve with Madi Ceesay. Don't
know if some medication is causing this Joe McCarthy syndrome. What ever is
the cause, Nderry, keep that nonsense to yourself. I have little patience
for mediocrity and buffoonery.
Breaking News:GPU President Madi Ceesay at the”center of corruption”
allegations!
Madi Ceesay accused
GPU President Madi Ceesay at the”center of corruption” allegations!
Local Journalists called For His resignation or to face impeachment
proceedings!
Journalists accused Ceesay of “lack of transparency, corruption, abuse of
office among others.”
By Staff Writer Karafa Badjie, Banjul.
Paid For and Commissioned by the Freedom
Newspaper.
The President of The Gambia Press Union Madi Ceesay, is likely to be
impeached if reports reaching the Freedom Newspaper are to go by. The Union
President would be very lucky if he survives plans hatched by Union Members,
who agreed unanimously to have Ceesay impeached, following what these
reporters called “abuse of office, corruption, and gross monopoly of union
matters. The embattled GPU President would have his fate decided this coming
Saturday at an extraordinary general meeting to be held at the GPU
Secretariat in Serre-Kunda, few kilometers away from the Capital City
Banjul. The aggrieved journalists claimed that Mr.Ceesay uses his position
as the GPU President to enter into financial contracts with some
establishments without their expressed permission. The journalists also
lamented about what they called the lack of accountability and transparency
under Ceesay’s leadership. The journalists cited the GPU printing press
donated to them by the US Embassy, which according to the aggrieved
journalists, its proceeds were never communicated to them by Mr.Ceesay.
Funds generated from the said printing press according to the journalists
were yet to be accounted for.Ceesay was also accused of receiving funds in
the name of the Union from individuals who one way or the other entered
financial transactions with him without the knowledge of the GPU general
body. In some instances, he was accused of using the Union’s letter head
to effect such business transactions without the blessing of his
colleagues. Another reason they advanced for his possible removal was
Ceesay’s move to set up a private business firm called the “Media Agenda.”
Ceesay they alleged has not yet explained to them the source of his new
business venture and the computers used to run his new internet café aligned
to the Media Agenda. Mr.Ceesay a former Independent Newspaper Manager, is
at the centre of a major scandal, emanating from his own colleagues, who are
working very hard at this hour to see to it that he ceases to serve as their
leader. There are secret meetings being conducted by some Gambian
journalists, in a bid to see off Madi Ceesay through the exist door. Many
here believe that there is ” a bigger force behind the forced change at the
GPU spearheaded by local journalists.” The Observer which is sympathetic to
the Jammeh regime is also at the forefront in ensuring that GPU President
Madi Ceesay “is impeached from office amidst allegations of corruption” and
abuse of office. One of such journalists spearheading his removal is Pa
Ousman Darboe, according to credible and dependable sources who spoke to
this paper. Mr.Darboe recently openly picked on Mr.Ceesay during the Union’s
May Day Celebrations, in which he accuses Ceesay of hijacking the Union.
Mr.Darboe believes that Mr.Ceesay was not doing justice to the Press Union
since he Ceesay was “only concerned about propagating his private business
activities and not the general welfare of the country’s journalists.” Darboe
who commands a strong backing from his colleagues at the Daily Observer, the
Point and other news outlets called for a congress to change the “mess
perpetrated” by Ceesay in their name. Darboe wondered how Madi could run the
Union in the absence of majority of its Executive, some whom are currently
out of the country. The GPU Executive consists of the following. Members.
Madi Ceesay President, Musa Saidy Khan, first vice President, Aisha Darboe
Second Vice President, Ndey Tapha Sosseh, Secretary General, Omar Bah, first
assistant secretary, Imil Touray second assistant secretary, Alex Dacosta
co-opted member, Sarjo Camara co-opted member, Treasurer Alimatou Jarra
Jallow. The current executive were voted into office in March of 2005. A
good number of the Executive are currently out of the country. Observer’s
wondered how Ceesay and co were able to run a such a “poorly constituted”
Union over the years.
Source of Ceesay’s New Business Venture!
The aggrieved journalists said they were also interested about knowing the
source of Mr.Ceesay new business venture. They claimed that the journalist
lacked the necessary funds to run such a business. “Thanks to the GPU Madi
Ceesay is today posing as a business tycoon. He is driving a car and had his
immediate family working for him at his new Media Agenda offices. There is a
conflict of interest here. Madi is using the GPU to run his business. We
want to know how he acquired the equipment for that office, the money to
sustain the office and budget to register the business. The GPU has been
marginalized by Ceesay. He is more concerned about his business. He set up
the said firm during his tenure as our President. We want to know where he
derived the funds to run the business.” said one of the protesting
journalists.
According to the journalists, Mr.Ceesay also uses his position to sponsor
his son to travel to the United States. “We are aware of his dubious
activities and it is about time we say enough is enough. Madi has long been
taking us for a ride. He has been running after Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay, Neneh
Mawdol Gaye and some government functionaries in a bid to win their support.
FJC in particular has been dishing out money to Madi Ceesay. The Union is
not for sale. If Madi wants to be a businessman fine, but let him leave our
Union alone. I will be at the meeting Saturday to speak my mind.”a local
journalist alleged.
Is the Government using the Observer to undermine the GPU?
Some Independent journalists in the country who spoke to the Freedom
Newspaper on conditions of anonymity said Mr.Ceesay was giving room to the
government to intervene on Union matters. “If a situation like this arises,
the government might likely intervened. Mr.Ceesay ought to know better. His
actions undermine the Union’s welbeing.” said a journalist.
According to sources, local journalists would demand for Mr.Ceesay’s
resignation come Saturday. Failure of which, an impeachment proceedings
might be instituted against him. Many here are convinced that Ceesay is
likely to be removed, as plans are afoot to table the impeachment
proceedings against him. “The consensus is that he got to go. He has been
using the Union to enrich himself. Madi cannot provide any proofs to
substantiate his income. We don’t want to have a President who is entering
business agreements without our consent. This was not the reason why the GPU
was formed. The GPU has been transformed into his personal asset.” said one
of the journalists.
Mr.Ceesay a former political activist recently visited the Daily Observer,
where he praised its management for doing a fine job. His appeasing
statement never saved him from local journalist’s determination to send him
packing. According to sources Mr.Ceesay has no intention of stepping down
from office.
Madi Ceesay Not Available for Comments!
This reporter made numerous efforts to reach Mr.Ceesay for comments but
without success. Ceesay was said to be in Moscow attending the International
Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Congress. An official of the Gambia Press
Union said” It’s only Ceesay who can answer to the allegations and concerns
raised by the reporters. This is entirely his own domain and not mine. I
hope you understand my position. We aware of the pressure mounted for his
removal, but as I said, get in touch with Madi for any other enquiries into
this story.” said the official.
Mr.Ceesay who won a journalism award last year was praised for his tireless
efforts in promoting press freedom on the African Continent by the US based
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Ceesay was honored alongside with
other journalists around the globe for their gallant move to uphold the
press freedom on the continent.
During his US Visit, Madi Ceesay launched an appeal to Gambian journalists
overseas to extend helping hands to the Gambia Press Union. A vigorous
fundraising drive was immediately launched with Joe Sambou tasked with
collecting the funds. Close to $1000 dollars were raised in that
fundraising drive. The funds were later wired to Mr.Ceesay for the up
keeping of the Gambia Press Union Secretariat.
Few days ago, the former President of the Gambia Press Union Demba Ali Jawo
issued a statement calling on local journalists to approach the matter with
professionalism. It appears that the Ceesay affair is getting out of hand,
with journalists vowing to mount pressure for his resignation come
Saturday.
The Freedom Newspaper shall continue to try to reach Mr.Ceesay for his side
of the story on the corruption allegations brought against him by these
concerned Gambian journalists. Attempts are being made to reach Madi Ceesay
in Moscow for comments. Stay tuned….
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 (Archive on Monday, July 23, 2007)
Posted by PNMBAI Contributed by PNMBAI
>From: "Joe Sambou" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [>-<] RE: GPU USA should be investigated! Joe Sambou, Jow and
>others should tell us how much money they collected in the name of the
>union?
>Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:35:35 +0000
>
>[ This e-mail is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by "Joe Sambou"
><[log in to unmask]> ]
>
>
>Pa Nderry, I welcome and look forward to "your probe". Boy what ever
>medication you're taking whether prescribed or otherwise is not in
>agreement with your mind. It is this kind of mediocrity and buffoonery
>that is why some of you are never going to be taken seriously. When you
>started this nonsense Coach was your target. I brought other names to show
>you how silly you sound, you figured you switch to fabricate a lie about
>fraud. It is also interesting you throw Fatou's name after I reveal to you
>that there are others working close with Jow, including Fatou.
>
>Now, how did you miss to explain to Gambians how you all howl about Yaya's
>abuse of journalists, yet could not see the wisdom to form "your credible
>union", twelve years and continuing? Yes, since 2005, that measly $50 is
>all you ever put in this. The pledge was for $10 monthly, so you do the
>math, to date. How then can you in good conscience ramble here about the
>GPU-USA is not funding this and that? Think about it Nderry, why would
>someone that donated for your own betterment, turn around a take a dime
>from a church mouse? Think boy, think!
>
>You also asked who authorized me to receive donations for the GPU-USA, a
>dumb question, but none the less, one I will remind the peanut in you. I
>was nominated and very reluctantly accepted to volunteer because none
>wanted to take the responsibility. Just so you know, the money Banka
>collected on behalf of the media and the original media fund collection,
>which the donors kindly grandfathered was under my care. So, if you wanted
>to host the funds in the interim while you register "your org." it was all
>yours, but you were and are still busy presenting your tabloid for a paper.
>
>You also stated,
>
>"This paper's editor Pa Nderry M'Bai once mailed a Bank of America Check of
>$50 Dollars to Sambou. M'Bai extended the financial help to GPU Gambia.
>This was the time when we received an appeal from GPU Madi Ceesay to help
>the Gambia Press Union to pay its rent arrears. There are other Gambian
>journalists who mailed Checks to Joe Sambou. It's hypocritical and
>dishonest for anyone to suggest that Gambian journalists abroad are
>insensitive to the plight of their suffering colleagues in the Gambia."
>
>I'm glad you did not lie about your $50, since 2005. Everyone on the list
>serve knew how much was sent to GPU Gambia and Madi Ceesay knows how much
>he received, so I leave you with your baggage to haul around. My friend
>the way you run your mouth on this issue, if you had put one tenth support
>financially, that would be more beneficial to your colleagues that are
>locked up indefinitely, on the ground. And so, the joke is on you.
>
>Oh, before I forget, you mentioned how easy it is to open an account for an
>unregistered org. Well, that shows your ignorance on the subject. Going
>back to your probe, for two years you did not see the need to fund GPU-USA,
>but you're pledging to finance a probe. Again, a dumb view of things, but
>that is a sea you'll have to swim out of on your own.
>
>"Joe would do a great justice to himself, GPU USA and Gambians by
>surrendering financial records he reached, negotiated, collected or acted
>on behalf of the Union to its general membership for scrutiny."
>
>Again, you are the clown you've become. How do you "reach financial
>records"? How about "negotiating financial records"? Mediocrity at its
>worse. Please do not dissapoint the readership with your probe.
>
>I still have not heard you to once say you and your side kicks will step up
>and do responsibility to yourselves. For five years, this idea is crying
>to be adopted by the very people that asked for it. Selfishness is what
>has suffocated it and will continue to suffocate it as long as the focus is
>on sideshow wars.
>
>So Nderry, there you have it, and please do not disappoint me and not
>follow through with your probe. Since you started this nonsense, how come
>none has come to join you in your buffoonery? You seem to be speaking for
>the many, yet, none is standing next to you, I wonder why? The rest of
>your colleagues have papers and can easily join the chorus, how come they
>are not also asking for a probe? GPU Gambia is not joining you, what's the
>matter? I think your situation speaks for itself. What a slime. "Yow
>Nyorrulor. Lee Moi Toye Tiggi"
>
>Chi Jaama
>
>Joe
>
>
>
>
>>From: Essau Gambia <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: GPU USA should be investigated! Joe Sambou, Jow and others should
>>tell us how much money they collected in the name of the union?
>>Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:16:39 -0400
>>
>>Thanks Coach Jow for speaking your mind. We respect your views and we
>>expect
>>you to reciprocate our stance. We have set the pace for sound, sincere and
>>honest debate about the Union that never was. GPU USA's failure should not
>>be buried under the carpet. We should talk about it. We don't mind to be
>>damned for exposing agents of "failures." Our only perceived crime is,
>>speaking out against people who are claiming to be representing Gambian
>>journalists, when in actual fact, there is no serious organization put in
>>place to carry out such a task. What Jow and co failed to realize is that
>>it's healthy to have dissenting views within the rank and file of GPU USA.
>>Exposing GPU USA'S "dirty leans" in public don't make one to be an enemy
>>of
>>the Organization. GPU USA, is not making any serious "progress." It has
>>been
>>reduced as a " talk show" organization with or no serious long term plans
>>designed to keep the organization running. The real GPU USA is yet to be
>>born. This is not the type of organization we want for our journalists. An
>>organization where its President can dictate who should succeed him
>>without
>>allowing the electoral process to take its cause. An organization, where
>>there is no accountability and transparency. Since the inception of GPU
>>USA,
>>there is no information available about monetary transactions reached in
>>the
>>name of the organization to its general membership. Here we need brother
>>Joe Sambou to come up with progress report about the Union's latest
>>financial records. This paper's editor Pa Nderry M'Bai once mailed a Bank
>>of
>>America Check of $50 Dollars to Sambou. M'Bai extended the financial help
>>to
>>GPU Gambia. This was the time when we received an appeal from GPU Madi
>>Ceesay to help the Gambia Press Union to pay its rent arrears. There are
>>other Gambian journalists who mailed Checks to Joe Sambou. It's
>>hypocritical
>>and dishonest for anyone to suggest that Gambian journalists abroad are
>>insensitive to the plight of their suffering colleagues in the Gambia.
>>What
>>has Coach Jow contributed to bail out our Colleagues in the Gambia? We are
>>curious to know. Perhaps, if Joe Sambo should hand over his records to
>>media
>>houses, the truth would prevail at last.
>>
>>We are not alleging any financial impropriety at this hour, but for the
>>sake
>>of transparency, we want GPU USA to be accountable to its membership. This
>>would win the confidence of donors. Monies collected in the name of the
>>Organization should be made public. As members of the Union, we cannot
>>tell
>>if the Organization had a bank account and where the collected funds are
>>remitted to. This might sound weird, but the truth be told there is no
>>transparency at GPU USA.
>>
>>Joe Sambou needs to clear himself from this mess, because as a Chartered
>>accountant, he ought to know better. GPU USA should be in the position to
>>open a Bank account in its name, but there is no account in the name of
>>the
>>organization as far as we know. This exposes how "weak and dormant" its
>>Executive is. There are banks in the US, which provides free Bank
>>accounts
>>to interested customers. But GPU USA took the " back door route" by
>>allowing
>>Sambou to collect monies on its behalf. Joe would do a great justice to
>>himself, GPU USA and Gambians by surrendering financial records he
>>reached,
>>negotiated, collected or acted on behalf of the Union to its general
>>membership for scrutiny.
>>
>>We can vividly recall when Fatou Jow Manneh wrote to Joe Sambou expressing
>>the need for him to expedite the process to wire the collected funds to
>>Madi
>>Ceesay. Madi privately wrote to Fatou enquiring the status of the
>>fund-raising. Close $1000 dollars was collected. But up to this hour,
>>there
>>is no acknowledgement from GPU Gambia, as to how much money was wired by
>>GPU
>>USA. There was also no news item published by Gambian papers, regarding
>>the
>>said funds extended to the parent body in the Gambia by Gambian
>>journalists
>>abroad. Jow cannot tell us that he is a "caretaker" President who allows
>>Joe
>>Sambou to receive monies in the name of the union without his signature or
>>blessing. By the way, who audits Joe Sambou? Joe reports to who?
>>Under the circumstances, the best thing Jow, Sambou and whoever is
>>involved
>>in this mess to do, is to submit themselves to "an independent probe." We
>>at the Freedom Newspaper are prepared to help in terms of monetary and
>>material needs to coordinate the said probe. There is absolute need to
>>investigate GPU USA. We are interested to know the activities of these
>>individuals since the formation of GPU USA. As journalists, we must
>>practice
>>what we preach.
>>
>>We want to inform our good friend Pa Samba Jow that we don't need his
>>permission to write about GPU USA. Our Editorial is the opinion of the
>>paper
>>and we do not need a third party to decide the content of our paper. As
>>the
>>saying goes "Journalist Doumboka." Being our friend, don't make you immune
>>from being criticize by Freedom. We tell the Gambian story as it unfolds.
>>
>>As intimated to you during our phone conversation, your press release came
>>as a spam mail. Our server for some reasons could not allow it in. Thanks
>>to
>>other sister papers, we read your "wild and unsubstantiated" allegations
>>against our fine men and women of the press. This paper had in the past
>>published your pieces and would continue to publish your pieces despite
>>our
>>dissenting views on issues. We hope our explanation would help in this
>>regard.
>>
>>Finally, we want to reaffirm our call for Coach and co to steep down. It
>>tantamount to doing disservice to one's community, when there is no
>>serious
>>leadership put in place to run GPU USA. Winning an election is a good
>>thing,
>>but having the ability to deliver the goods is another thing. Since the
>>current executive is not accountable to its membership, it should step
>>down
>>for now and allow investigators to probe their past activities. We hope
>>our
>>piece would be read in the sprit of unionism , transparency and
>>accountability. We look for the day, when GPU USA would be accountable to
>>its membership, donors and well wishers. We thank you for your attention.
>>Peace.
>>Posted on Saturday, June 23, 2007 (Archive on Monday, July 23, 2007)
>>Posted by PNMBAI Contributed by PNMBAI
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