That Yaya and his cohorts are finished should NOT be in doubt anymore. As we
saw on Nomination Day, the Opposition (led by UDP’s 8580 votes) gave APRC a
taste of what is coming on October 18, 2001. These numbers are NOT even
talking about the number of people that accompanied Darboe to the IEC and
the number of people that went to the Latrikunda rally following the
Nominations. These numbers also did NOT mention the crowds that were in
Gunjur over the weekend cheering the Alliance. Maybe Dr. Janneh (who I think
is from Gunjur) can shed some light on those numbers.

The people that were at Latrikunda were treated to the eloquence of stellar
politicians like OJ. Darboe, in his characteristically ‘take-no-prisoners’
way, showed the Gambian electorate how the criminals running our country
have mortgaged our country to unscrupulous businessmen. Darboe could have
just stopped at telling people that Yaya et al were corrupt. But he knew if
he did that the vermin would start whining about mudslinging. Darboe
therefore showed all Gambians PROOF about how corrupt vermin like Buba
Baldeh, Baabaa Jobe, John Bojang and Yaya are. The vermin will NOT hesitate
to sell their souls and the future of the Gambian people for a few million
dollars in private bank accounts (outside the country) and Yaya’s fetish
(TRACTORS). By the way, what’s up with the moron and tractors?

But Gambians should know that these corrupt activities that are surfacing
now is just the tip of the iceberg. One million dollars is NOTHING to Yaya
and his gang. This man was transferring three million dollars from the
Central Bank way back in 1995. As I said the other day, more revelations
will come out now against October 18, 2001. As we speak, our donors are in
the country looking at the books. They are making no progress and chances
are money already earmarked for the country will NOT be coming to the
country any more if Yaya and his cohorts remain in power. These people are
bad news.

I just saw their latest gimmick on Gambian newspapers reporting that
government granted one Gassa a duty waiver to import rice in the country and
sell the rice at a price lower than current market prices. I wonder what the
mental midgets think of Gambians. Obviously Gambians know that as soon as
the election is over prices are going to skyrocket again. These are all
gimmicks. It is just like the ten thousand dalasis Yaya gives to people that
visit him at State House. These gimmicks are just short-term solutions to
our problems. This racket between Baabaa Jobe and Gassa CANNOT go on
forever. This duty waiver will NOT last after October 18, 2001. Gambians
should see these gimmicks for what they are and throw the vermin out of
office.

We must repudiate APRC and their shenanigans. They have NOTHING to offer us
but misery. Their days are numbered.
KB



>From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Bombshell ....Yaya's Corruption
>Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:49:35 -0400
>
>Culled from the Independent
>
>As dollar-for-diplomat status deal is struck External funds for Jammeh's
>election campaign 100 tractors, 5000 Tee shirts, $1million promised
>
>An American referring to himself as The Gambia's Ambassador-At-Large and
>Trade Attaché was quoted in a letter to Buba Baldeh and Baba Jobe as saying
>that his company was on the verge of releasing one million US dollars for
>President Jammeh's election campaign, 5000 campaign Tee-shirts and shipping
>hundred new tractors to the country. A September 4 2001 letter from Mr.
>Enslin bearing the letterhead and official stamp of The Republic of The
>Gambia and addressed to Mr. Baldeh also indicated that "several millions of
>US dollars would be made available to the APRC within weeks". "We will
>expedite the process and get the funds into the account as soon as
>possible.
>
>The funds are being transferred from our bank in Europe to the Greatmore
>account in Texas and then to New Jersey into Gotham's account and from
>there
>to your account in New York" Enslin's letter explained. Mr. Enslin also
>made
>a request to the Gambian Ambassador in Washington "to start looking for a
>new location for the embassy as we would like to purchase the building next
>month". He assured Mr. Baldeh that "money is not a problem". However he was
>also worried over an apparent delay to send them their identification cards
>and contracts from the State Department as employees of the Gambian Embassy
>in New Jersey. He told Mr. Baldeh that he consulted with John P. Bojang the
>Gambian Ambassador to the US who told him (Enslin) that no instruction was
>forthcoming from The Gambia to process their contracts as Trade Attaches.
>
>"It is becoming very difficult for us to plan our trip to The Gambia
>because
>no one will give us answers to our questions relating to our contracts and
>our identification cards from the State Department" Enslin noted to Mr.
>Baldeh. Meanwhile an earlier letter from the American to one Mansong Jagne
>dated August 27 2001 and bearing The Gambia's official letterhead detailed
>his company's readiness to buy and ship one hundred new tractors to The
>Gambia two weeks later (September 10). The letter referred to a meeting
>Enslin's deputy Big Joe Siderowicz was supposed to have held with the John
>Deere Tractor Company on August 28 to that effect. "We will begin the
>process of releasing the funds this afternoon after we confirm the office
>of
>protocol has instructions to expedite our credentials" it said.
>
>However it also requested Mr. Jagne to confirm the members of his group's
>appointment as Ambassadors and Trade Attaches and whether they have full
>Gambian diplomatic immunity and status. Another confidential letter Enslin
>addressed to Baba Jobe on August 6 referred to instruction "Gotham of
>Gambia
>Ltd" issued to its bank to transfer five million dollars to the Central
>Bank
>of The Gambia for use to set up an Agricultural and Housing Bank here. It
>also quoted Mr. Enslin as thanking Baba Jobe "for your role in helping us
>with our appointments and we intend to deliver whatever we have promised
>for
>The Gambia". "Also please notify us of your needs with respect to the
>required funding of the presidential campaign in October" the letter
>pointed
>out, making it clear that as soon as President Jammeh's photograph and full
>colour coat of arms were provided "Gotham Gambia Ltd" would order five
>thousand Tee shirts for the October 18 election campaign.
>
>Mr. Enslin's communiqué also complained about the effort of an undisclosed
>number of people to thwart them from helping The Gambia. It could be
>recalled that The Independent carried a story in March quoting sources as
>saying that Mr. Enslin was "roaming" the sub-region as an ambassador for
>The
>Gambia. Sources had indicated that Mr. Enslin who was referred to as the
>Chief executive officer of Gotham Financial Group Ltd had promised that his
>organization would be making a monthly deposit of 2 million dollars to The
>Gambia in addition to depositing monthly 2 million dollars to finance The
>Gambia's diplomatic activities at the United Nations. Source said Mr.
>Enslin
>was hoping to be reciprocated with a diplomatic license to operate around
>West Africa. They claimed he was also offering the same
>dollar-for-diplomatic status deal to Guinea Conakry. Although a Foreign
>Affairs official had earlier confirmed that Mr. Enslin lobbied the
>government for diplomatic status without success the official had also said
>The Gambia never received any money from him and his company in exchange
>for
>a diplomatic status of any kind.
>
>
>
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