Well, according to a friend, the whole saga stems from Adama Deen's 'firing'
by none other than Baba Jobe. According to the story, Baba had walked into
Deen's office announcing that a consignment of goods of his were due to
arrive shortly, demanding that he needed to have them offloaded forthwith.
Adama is reported to have replied that he, Baba Jobe could not expect such
prerogative since he had unsettled bills with GPA; that the outstanding
bills had to be settled before any more services will be rendered to his
company.

Baba Jobe is said to have been so furious that he started to threaten Adama
with dismissal and all other sorts of things. Adama meanwhile is said to
have countered that he was just doing his job according to its directives
and that if he was to lose the job just for doing it right so be it.

Baba Jobe is then said to have left Deen's office only to return hours later
with an 'order' for Adama to vacate the office. He was also said to have the
name of Adama's replacement. This, I learnt almost two weeks ago.

Now, where the bounced cheques fit in I am not sure; what I am quite sure
about is that there is more to this story than meets the eye. Is this the
first time that Baba Jobe has issued a cheque that bounced? Why arrest him
just NOW. 'Ordinarily' - I mean as things stood as of yesterday and the day
before, Baba Jobe issuing a bounced cheque would not have been an issue. The
man believes he is above the law. That he always broke the law with impunity
is no news. That he owed the state millions of Dalasis was no secrete
either. Famara Jatta is on record as admitting so much. So the big question
is: Why now? Is the house of cards finally falling apart? First the
'private' Imam and now the right hand man, or was he the left one?

Regards,

Kabir.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Malamin Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 4:32 PM
Subject: Baba Jobe Charged - Daily Observer


> Folks,
>
> The majority of the Gambian House of Parliament is under arrest according
to
> the Observer story below. This is the same individual implicated in the
> blood diamond trade by the UN. He cannot even travel outside the Gambia
> without being arrested and he represents the APRC. On a related note, Some
> of the ministers recently sacked by Jammeh are back  working for the
> government again.
>
> These reshufflings and Jammeh's recent pronouncements on the economy are
> evidence that we have clowns and jokers and malcontents ruling our
country.
> What does this say about us- the people they lead?
>
> Regards,
> MJohnson
>
> Headlines
> 14th November 2003
> Baba Jobe Charged
> by Ebrima Jaw Manneh
> Majority Leader of the National Assembly, Baba Jobe, was questioned and
> detained by officials of the police fraud squad yesterday.
> Although details of his detention were not forthcoming from the police, it
> was said to be in connection with a cheque Mr Jobe wrote on behalf of his
> business outfit, Youth Development Enterprise, to the Gambia Ports
Authority
> which was dishonoured upon presentation at the bank.
> It is not known whether the intended payment was for import duties YDE
owes.
> However, according to sources, Mr Jobe was said to have sent the cheque
> along with a covering note indicating when the D2m plus cheque would
> 'mature'.
> Following his detention, a frenzy of calls and efforts to secure his
release
> were made.  But they bore no fruit up to press time.
> According to police sources, a string of 'influential personalities' and
> 'virtually all' APRC Members of the National Assembly visited the police
> headquarters in Banjul to solicit his release without success.
> Mr Jobe's arrest has attracted mixed reactions.  Whilst some of his party
> stalwarts said it would 'boomerang' in a negative way on the APRC party,
its
> image and political prospects, others said the arrest and detention of a
> figure so close to the President signifies that the President meant 'every
> breath' when he announced that 'Operation No Compromise will not spare
even
> the waves of the ocean'.
> Up to press time, Mr Jobe has not been granted bail.
> The police confirmed late last night that he has been charged and will
> likely be arraigned before the Banjul Magistrates Court this morning
>
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