Sister Jabou,

I could not say it any better but just to add that in seven years we are
only talking about a second generator docking in the port and the first not
even put into service yet but the foundation stone laid. There is no reason
to jubilate on this considering that its long over due and when the regime
seized power back in 1994 , it was at the height of the UHC problems and
most people supported the take over with the hope that the electricity
situation will be resolved immediately as was promised by Jammeh. I fully
well recall that sometime after the take over ,a huge generator of higher
capacity ,docked at Banjul port and it took days to move it to kotu ,
paraded through  Banjul to kotu but it never worked.With the first generator
foundation stone laid and a second docking in the port with the possibility
of a third to dock soon deserves recognition . There are other
infrastructures that needs to be
address which are critical to the operation of these generators.
To jubiltate about generators docking at the port ,in an election year
is a cheap shot. Our people have been taken for granted too long and the
mere fact that generators are docking at this time is a continuation , in my
view , of taking Gambians for granted.

Beran

>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: THE 2ND GENERATOR
>Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 20:11:56 EDT
>
>Tombong,
>
>Is this really for our benefit or for propaganda? Perhaps you people should
>post this newsworthy information on the Jammeh.org site because this is the
>kind of stuff that is passed on as progress while the economy is sinking
>and
>no one dares speak their mind for fear of being visited in the night by the
>NIA.
>
>As ther director of GRTS, you should be  directing your reporters to comb
>the
>country investing allegations of mistreatment at the hands of the Jammeh
>regime, as well as all the other things that are more newsworthy such as
>the
>upcoming elections and what both the general public and the opposition
>parties are doing, and what their messages to the people are. Of course
>this
>should also include the APRC, but instead, you are reporting about a ship
>that just docked with a generator that we should have had years ago.
>
>
>The fact that the Jammeh camp, complete with their mouthpiece and chief
>propaganda emmissary, our illustrous director see the provision of basic
>goods and services to the Gambian people as breaking news  goes to show you
>that we are dealing with very simple minds here. What a cheap shot, but it
>is
>consistent at least.
>
>Jabou Joh
>
>In a message dated 8/2/2001 6:16:50 PM Central Daylight Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> > LERS,
> >
> > The second NAWEC generator has just arrived in The Gambia and the third
>one
> > is on the way. Power outage is becoming a thing of the past. The ship
>that
> > brought the new generator has just made it to the port of Banjul.
> >
> > PEACE
> >
> > Tombong
> >
>
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