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My 1-sense!

Gambia's Constitution, in terms of words, excluding the decrees is not bad.
The problem is, it means nothing to those who,re tasked to enforce it. To
we (majority) it concern is non-existence. In short nationhood, republic,
democracy - is a suspense idea for our peopl. They weren't cultivated as
should from 1965. To make them work in a vacuum is unrealistic.

Our people are behaving the way they do as a coping mechanism - we can
question whether they could choose an alternative route. Am sure Dr.
Bayo earned PhD/MD with his head and hard work............there must be a
bigger force to make him act the way he's doing!

Nonetheless the bottom line is that these are the effects of
ourproblems and not the problems. Our best bet is to directly go after
those underlying problems.

If I live in Banjul do not expect much different from me than what these
people are doing. I guess at some point is all about getting by with your
family than the supposed common good (not even sure if that ever or now
exist).

Regards

Burama

On Tuesday, September 9, 2014, Kejau Touray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Lamin,
>
> by educating them, I guess.
>
> The Gambian Constitution in section 20, protects our rights to be free
> from forced labour, regardless of who the perpetrator is. The first duty of
> our government is to ensure the [image: Slave Labour at Jammeh's Farms]protection
> of our rights, as a nation of laws instead of a nation of men. It is
> therefore disheartening for the president of the republic to use his
> position to ask for help at his farm, for such call will obliged all those
> who either want to be in his good books or want to save their livelihoods,
> property, even life and limbs.
>
> The President of the republic has over the years solicited for forced
> labour knowing fully well that people will be forced to work against their
> will to show support for him and that most of the so called volunteers will
> be forced to work they are civil servants, security personnel by their
> superiorsor poor youths looking for political favours  lest they be seen
> as opposition supporters with dire consequences. The president cultivates
> huge plots of land all over the country without employing any worker on
> those farms, knowing fully well that he can coerced labour from the
> populace every year. He uses his back to the land mantra to force people to
> come work for him free, knowing the only farm these forced labourers are
> going back to, his farms.
>
> The Gambia ratified the International Labour Organisations Convention of
> the prevention of Forced Labour 1930 (No.29) which defines slave or forced
> labour as "all work or service which is exacted from any person under the
> menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself
> voluntarily."  The UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which Gambia
> ratified, also prohibits forced labour, especially as a political tool.
> Read More
> <http://gambiadaily.co.uk/index.php/27-forced-or-slave-labour-at-yaya-jammeh-s-farms>Comment
> (0)
> <http://gambiadaily.co.uk/index.php/27-forced-or-slave-labour-at-yaya-jammeh-s-farms#section-kmt>Hits:
> 63
>
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 10:33:47 +0100
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>
> > Subject: Re: Has Kalilou Bayo gone mad?
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>
> >
> > "No shame, no pride, and nothing at all to protect."
> >
> > Way too harsh YJ. This is a whole SG you are talking about, the very
> cream of our world beating civil service, and you are duty-bound to
> demonstrate great respect. I don't know you to be "jealous" but our eminent
> SG may contest your impeccable observation on the grounds of patriotism and
> doing his bit for national development.
> >
> > For example, the neutral IGP postulates that “His Excellency has a
> vision which has to be supported and the security should be the first to
> support it because we consider ourselves as the first born children of His
> Excellency. He emerged from us and he is still with us.”
> >
> > Other eminent personalities in attendance included "David Colley,
> director general of the Gambia Prisons Services; Bakary Gassama, director
> general of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG); Pa
> Baboucarr Mboob, director general of the Gambia Immigration Department;
> Amina Conteh on behalf of artistes; Dr. Amar Jafari, chief medical director
> of the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH); Omar Sey, minister
> of Health and Social Welfare; and Ebrima Jawara, permanent secretary and
> Vision 2016 focal person, Office of the President".
> >
> > You are right about the "mighty ones" but would you not agree that no
> one enslaves himself willingly. My understanding of human nature tells me
> that your fellow citizens are trapped in the mighty jaws of systematic and
> violent public force.
> >
> > How do we liberate a trapped populace?
> >
> >
> >
> > LJDarbo
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 1:28, Y Jallow <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Malanding -
> >
> > Thanks for sharing. Humiliation awaits the mighty Dr.
> >
> > Recall Ngogu Bah and where is he now? How about Momodou Sabally? The
> mighty Dr. Bayo's turn is also on its way, sadly.
> >
> > From a discussion with another comrade, I asked if he thinks these
> mighty ones have any pride/shame or some character to protect. he answered
> no. No shame, no pride, and nothing at all to protect.
> >
> > This advocacy about food sufficiency is nonsense; nothing but slavery.
> >
> > Shortage basic food commodities like bread, meat, etc...is a common
> thing.
> >
> > what a shame!!
> >
> > "There is no god but Allah; & Muhammad (SAW) is His messenger"
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Yero.
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 17:39:43 +0200
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>
> > Subject: Re: Has Kalilou Bayo gone mad?
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>
> >
> >
> > Unbelievable indeed, Dr. Malanding, the extend these people will go to
> just to get into Jammeh's cabinet. They do not learn, with Sabally,
> tortured and in hospital, one would have thought that they would have
> learnt.
> >
> > Kejau
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 10:02:40 -0400
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>
> > Subject: Has Kalilou Bayo gone mad?
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>
> >
> >
> > “Dr. Kalilou Bayo, hailed the overwhelming turnout of Gambians in the
> weeding of the president’s farms, describing it as impressive.” What in the
> world has gotten Kalilou Bayo? Has he lost his mind or what? It is mind
> bugling for a guy like Kalilou to even associate himself with this
> despicable act of criminality called government much more advocate for it.
> True betrayal of himself, his family and country. Truly shameful.
> >
> > Malanding Jaiteh
> >
> >
> > Courtesy
> http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/thousands-more-throng-jammehs-farms
> >
> >
> > Thousands more throng Jammeh’s farms
> > Africa » Gambia
> > « prev 1 of 5 next »
> > Monday, September 08, 2014
> > Thousands of Gambians continue to respond positively to the broad appeal
> launched by the head of state, H.E. Sheikh Prof. Alh. Dr. Yahya Jammeh
> Nasirul Deen Babili Mansa for more hands on his farms in a bid to salvage
> them from the weeds.
> >
> > The weekend’s activities drew about 4, 000 volunteers; including civil
> servants, members of the security services; staff of the Office of the
> President, Office of the Vice President, government ministries; youths, as
> well as women organisations, among a host of others.
> >
> > Saturday’s activities on the president’s groundnut and millet farms
> started as early as 8:00am in the morning in a show of support and
> solidarity to the Gambian leader.
> >
> > Speaking to reporters at the farms in Kanilai, the secretary general,
> head of Civil Service and Presidential Affairs minister, Dr. Kalilou Bayo,
> hailed the overwhelming turnout of Gambians in the weeding of the
> president’s farms, describing it as impressive.
> >
> > “We are here to show solidarity to the number one farmer in the country,
> His Excellency the president. Farming is a tradition in this country and
> it’s still a tradition for the majority of Gambians. We should see it as
> such and to demonstrate to the young people that they should value it. This
> is why I am so pleased to be here,” the Civil Service boss said.
> >
> > The secretary to Cabinet, Noah Touray, who led a large number of
> volunteers from the Office of the President,said they also found it fitting
> to respond to the president’s call in view of his generosity to
> Gambians.“Whatever we do here is not for the president; instead we are
> doing it for ourselves because proceeds from here are ploughed back to us
> in many forms,” he noted.
> >
> > The minister of Youth and Sports, Alieu K. Jammeh,also led a strong team
> of youth volunteers to the president’s farm. He used his interview with the
> Daily Observer to express the young people’s willingness and readiness to
> support the president’s food self-sufficiency agenda. He also spoke of his
> Ministry’s commitment to support young people who are working towards the
> realisation of Vision 2016 targets. “We are very much ready to answer to
> the president’s call to go back to the land. We started this a couple of
> years ago in collaboration with the political youths. Today we have here
> with us all the political youths from the three regions of Banjul, KM and
> West Coast,” he said.
> >
> > Politicians were also at hand to show solidarity to the president, and
> among themwere the national mobiliser of the ruling Alliance for Patriotic
> Reorientation and Construction (APRC), andmayor of Kanifing
> Municipality,Yankuba Colley; and a nominated National Assembly member and
> APRC national youth mobiliser, Hon. Babou Gaye Sonko.
> >
> > For Hon. Babou Gaye Sonko, they were doing the work for themselves and
> not for the president. He affirmed that all the proceeds from the
> president’s farms are ploughed back to the society, pointing out that works
> on the president’s farms are apolitical.“Looking at the pronouncement of
> the president “Go back to the land and grow what you eat and eat what you
> grow”, he is not saying go back to Jammeh Kunda. He said grow it wherever
> you are so that you can be self-sufficient in food,” he said.
> >
> > The deputy speaker of the National Assembly, and chairperson of the
> National Women Council (NWC), Hon. Fatou Mbaye, also led a large number of
> volunteers from the Women’s Bureau, under the Office of the Vice President.
> She described their participation as a way of contributing their quota to
> national development.
> >
> > “To whom much is given much is expected,” she said, referring to the
> empowerment given to Gambian women by the president. “We take cue from His
> Excellency the president and the vice president. If the president goes to
> the farm, we should be there to support him. He has done a lot for Gambian
> women,” she said.
> >
> > The chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), Lieutenant
> General Ousman Bargie, who led officers and other ranks, numbering 2, 632
> personnel from all the sister forces in the country, said they also have a
> very big stake in the president’s drive to making The Gambia food
> self-sufficient.
> >
> > “We will not be left outif our commander-in-chief calls for people to go
> back to the land. We are behind him and we will make sure that we stand by
> him through thick and thin to ensure that his vision is realised. We are
> not doing it for him; we are doing it for ourselves; it isfor our own
> good,” he said.
> >
> > The Inspector General of Police Yankuba Sonko also stressed the need for
> Gambians to embrace Vision 2016 initiative. “We are here today to support
> His Excellency’s call to go back to land. We are here together as sister
> forces,” he affirmed.The police chief also described their convergence at
> farms as another platform to reinforce the spirit of unity among the
> security services of the country.
> >
> > “His Excellency has a vision which has to be supported and the security
> should be the first to support it because we consider ourselves as the
> first born children of His Excellency. He emerged from us and he is still
> with us,” the police chief added.
> >
> > Otherswho spoke to the Daily Observer at the farms included: David
> Colley, director general of the Gambia Prisons Services; Bakary Gassama,
> director general of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG);
> Pa Baboucarr Mboob, director general of the Gambia Immigration Department;
> Amina Conteh on behalf of artistes; Dr. Amar Jafari, chief medical director
> of the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH); Omar Sey, minister
> of Health and Social Welfare; and Ebrima Jawara, permanent secretary and
> Vision 2016 focal person, Office of the President.
> >
> > Meanwhile, hundreds of volunteers from the North Bank Region also
> participated in the weekend’s activities on the president’s farms. The
> president’s rice fields in Tintibar and Giramba in Foni Kansala District of
> the West Coast region were all weeded.
> > Author: Musa Ndow in Kanilai
> >
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