Elakeh,
I would not have thought that you would so forthrightly testify to the gullibility of the people of this place you call SukuruKunda. A few kilos of Ramadan sugar for their ballot(!) - qualifying them for five years of hardship and the prospect of "sukuru kurango"? Goodness, why should the people of Kaatong do that?
Honourable Halifa Sallah was in Stockholm some eigth weeks ago. At one meeting he humoured us with a narrative of a little of his campaign feats prior to the last elections. The people of SukuruKunda are probably tired of his persistent sermons, though they probably secretly want to listen to what he has to say. Since they would not come to his meetings, he made sure that they heard all he had to say by holding meetings at every street corner throughout SukuruKunda. So no one could escpae his message, and so it seemed his strategy paid off. Obviously, it is unfortunate that there is just one Halifa Sallah in SK.
Besides, Ramadan is serious business, encouraging both meditation and introspection during this holiest of months. I cannot think of a better time during which to speak about the correlation Ramadan (when we are, as Moslems, supposed to exercise utmost self-restraint) and the unnecessary overconsumption of sugar.
Our problem though, is that the Baddibunkolu-cum Basse Fulolu are also Gambia's sugar barons!
Sidibeh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bass Drammeh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: Ramadan delayed,Ramadan all the same!!
> Sidibeh Wrote:-
> {All I know is that a great deal of "politically procured sugar" is usually
> consigned for distribution in Dippa Kunda during Ramadan.}
>
> {My concern is our tradition of subsidising the cost of sugar for families
> back home during this holy month of Ramadan without helping the explosive
> growth of our population of diabetics. Infact how do we deal with that?}
>
> Elakeh(Sidibeh),
> Its a prima facie, is it not, that if succeeding
> generations of powers that be (since independence) always find it necessary
> to court the citizens of Sukuru kunda,its probably because the goodwill of
> the citizens of this venerable city count for something for those who want
> to continue to run the affairs of state.Have you considered how much of
> your subsidies meant to buy sugar for Kartongkoolu this Ramadan would have
> been reallocated to buy other food items for Kartong had your little city
> attracted the kind of big attention that Sukuru kunda does to Banjunu?!
>
> As for your concern about the new sedentary lifestyles playing havoc with
> the health of our parents generation,that is perfectly legitimate.It is a
> blight that touches almost every family in our nation these days,but you
> have eleven months of the year to do that enquiry.As for this month, though
> ,kindly leave it out,because without SunkuruMono Gamabian Ramadan would be
> devoid of its traditional flavour!!
>
> Regards, Basss.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Momodou S Sidibeh" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Ramadan delayed,Ramadan all the same!!
>
>
> Bass,
>
> Definitely, no ruse whatsoever from Kartong. My concern is our tradition of
> subsidising the cost of sugar for families back home during this holy month
> of Ramadan without helping the explosive growth of our population of
> diabetics. Infact how do we deal with that?
>
> I do not know about these, well, famous Baddibunkas, and other folk from
> Basse. (One famous Baddibunka I know is Saul Gassama, who is a true Moslem
> through and through). All I know is that a great deal of "politically
> procured sugar" is usually consigned for distribution in Dippa Kunda during
> Ramadan. As you know, down here in the North, we will be fasting effectively
> not for more than ten hours. Its autumn and its cold and dark and without
> sunlight. Fasting will be the easiest thing even for folk from Basse, I
> suppose. Keep up the Good work down there.
>
> Sidibeh
>
>
> .
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bass Drammeh" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 11:27 PM
> Subject: Ramadan delayed,Ramadan all the same!!
>
>
> Folks,
> Before wishing well and praying for the entire Gambia-L family
> on account of the advent of the Holy month of Ramadan,I would like to inform
> about the enormous amount of energy and effort expended by some folks in
> Basse,Badibou and Kartong these past few days to discourage others from
> looking for the new moon just so that Ramadan would be delayed for one more
> day.Its amazing the lenght to which some people are prepared to go for that
> extra afternoon bite one more time!!
>
> Somebody has even intimated that he has seen a Badibunka who was seriously
> thinking of taking a French Leave to Mauritania,the only country in the
> Moslem world not to consider Fasting a pillar of Islam, just so he also
> wouldn't have to go through the "ordeal".Some folks would do practically
> anything when the comfort of their stomachs is threatened.
>
> Delayed or not,its here nonetheless and I guess these folks must learn to
> live with it.Afterall, its only thirty days or less.Ramadan Kareem and peace
> and prosperity to everyone in this L-family.
>
> Regards, Basss!
>
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