Baba, let no one fool you, this is AFPRC. Sometime in 1995, a friend of mine
joined The Gambia National Army. On one of his weekends home while still in
training, he complained to me that they were being told that civilians are
their enemies. The Gambia National Army as it is today, is just like The
J22nd Movement. Dont get me wrong there are still some professional soldiers
who initially joined the army to make a career out of it, however, they are
so few, that they make no meaningful impact in terms of maintaining
professional standards.
Omar Joof.
>From: "Baba" <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [>-<] AT THE KUDANG MILITARY CHECKPOINTS...
>Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:07:00 -0400 (EDT)
>
> I always wonder if the Gambian soldiers are our true brothers; soldiers
>who love their civilian counterparts. Imagine how civilian passengers
>travelling from Banjul to Basse finds it tough at the KUDANG MILITARY
>checkpoints during their nightmare journeys along the trans-Gambia highway.
>With the difficulties of the bad roads, high fares and shortage of public
>transport (GPTC out of it), Kudang barracks, is another point of fear for
>passengers, not because they subject the passengers to long and unecessary
>searching of their travelling bags but also some RUDE comments that are
>uttered from the soldiers to the civlians. At times, an entire luggage of
>pasengers would be searched accompanied by threats of pointing guns at
>people. In the second week of September, a man's bag was seacrhed and some
>NADD (political party) papers were found on his possession and he was
>forced to remove his shoes by the soldier to see the contents of the shoe.
>I wonder what can a shoe contain that
>will pose a threat to the security of a country. After all,the man was
>travelling to his village after a long absence. Mobile phones are also no
>exception. Any fellow with a mobile would be ask to switch it off while
>along the military checkpoint. A professional misconduct that these
>soldiers do is to get money from commercial drivers as a tip-off. People
>travelling from the capital (Banjul) and the Kombos cannot pose any threat
>unlike those entering the capital. I am telling these soldiers that we are
>noble citizens who love this country at heart. My observation has shown to
>me that Gambian soldiers dont respect their civilian counterparts whose
>security should always be their utmost concern. BABA --- On Sat 09/17,
>alhajie kanteh < [log in to unmask] > wrote:
>From: alhajie kanteh [mailto: [log in to unmask]]To:
>[log in to unmask]: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 22:14:51 +0000Subject: RE:
>[>-<] Re: Sanusi: UDP and NADD ARE TWO DISTINCT PARTIES[ This e-mail
>is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by "alhajie kanteh" ]Jallow Jammeh,You
>should be the last to question the credibility of NADD due to your own
>dismal and shameful past. The true Jallows are made of the four complete
>elements of nature. You are a counterfeit. please give us a
>break.Kanteh>From: Ebou Jallow >Reply-To: [log in to unmask]>To:
>[log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]>Subject: [>-<]
>Re: Sanusi: UDP and NADD ARE TWO DISTINCT PARTIES>Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005
>12:07:47 -0700 (PDT)>>You assumed right Cynthia. Darboe knew that
>NADD as an alliance has >wrecked itself the moment they decided to
>register their association with >the IEC. Did you listen to his recent
>interview...saying that he >effectively agrees with the
>Supreme Court decision. He was the very one >representing NADD in that
>litigation. Darboe is a terrible liar/ a con >artist and the sooner the
>Gambians know this the better. The man is very >power hungry, and no
>wonder the NADD leadership never trusted him.>>E.>>Cynthia
>Daniels wrote:>Am I correct to assume there are some people who are
>agreeing with you in >private. I read that article and he is being
>illusive about his position. >He is not a member of NADD, this is clear
>by his statement.>>Cynthia>>Ebou Jallow
>wrote:>Sanusi,>>What I said is the absolute truth: Ousainou
>himself is NOT a member of the >political party called NADD. So far the
>only known members of NADD are >Halifa,Sidia, Hamat, and Kemeseng all of
>whom have resigned their >individual memberships from PDOIS, NRP, and
>UDP respectively. UDP as a >party is in alliance with another political
>party i.e. NADD, and Mr. Darboe >has been constantly vague
>about this distinction. This is why some NADD >executive
>members,according to the Observer and Point, called him a traitor >who
>is committing political suicide.>Let me break it down again:>>1.
>UDP is only in alliance with another political party called NADD. It is
>>not "part and parcel" of NADD.>>2. Mr Ousainou Darboe is not a
>member of the political party called
>NADD.>>>Ebou>>>>Sanusi Owens wrote:>Ebou>>You
>have been making some false claims about Ousainou Darboe and that is
>>what worries me most.>>Perhaps you read this:>>UDP Part and
>Parcel of NADD - Darboe Reaffirms>>BY LAMIN JATTA>OUR NEW YORK
>CORRESPONDENT>--------------------------------->>August 21,
>2005>As the Gambian political temperature rise to levels unprecedented,
>with the >recent report by the pro APRC newspaper, Daily Observer, that
>the main >opposition party in the Gambia UDP has opted out of the
>coalition, Lawyer
>>Ousainou Darboe the Secretary General of the United Democratic Party
>UDP >has emphatically clarified to Gambian New Yorkers yesterday that
>"we are >part and parcel of NADD.">>DARBOE GET TOUGH ON
>APRC!!!!>Lawyer Darboe, who was on a private visit in the US told the
>thunderous >audience that "as the leader of the UDP he sees total
>unanimity of >objective between the UDP and NADD saying whatever I say
>of the United >Democratic Party, it should be considered as true also
>within the >objectives of NADD, if our objectives deferred, certainly we
>wouldn't have >been part of NADD.">>The leading human rights
>lawyer cum politician told the gathering that NADD >is more than united
>today than ever before and reaffirmed their >determination to flush the
>despotic Jammeh regime come the 2006 polls. >Lawyer Darboe vehemently
>rubbishes such propaganda campaign peddled by >certain individuals bent
>on undermining the existence of
>NADD.>>The UDP leader hinted that NADD is on the right course and
>come rain come >shine there is nothing that can shake their alliance.
>Exposing the >totalitarian nature of Jammeh's regime, Mr. Darboe told
>the gathering that >the eleven years Jammeh rule was characterised by
>gross human rights >violations and misplaced economic
>policies.>>"Since July 1994, the economy of the Gambia has been
>stagnant some of the >factors responsible for it are endemic corruption,
>indiscipline, >indifferent and the insensitivity of those in power." The
>former UDP flag >bearer argued.>>In a rather frank and candid
>statement, Darboe argued that the amount of >corruption and
>maladministration today in The Gambia, never existed in the >history of
>the tiny West African country.>>Darboe believes that corruption is
>more rampant in The Gambia today than >what the APRC regime claims
>obtained under Jawara's rule. "Although the >Jawara government
>was chastised for been corrupt but it was rare in those >days to hear of
>D50,000 going missing. But it is a very common place now to >hear of D10
>million getting missing." Mr. Darboe charged.>>He then went on to
>cite the much talked about Paul Commission, which its >findings, he says
>is gathering dust at the State House. Mr. Darboe lamented >at the
>blatant contradictions displayed by the Jammeh government in the
>>setting up of the Commission, but refused to follow its
>recommendations.>>Mr. Darboe said there are indeed sacred cows, as
>officials such as Yankuba >Touray who were indicted for corruption are
>walking scot free in the >streets of Banjul. "WE have seen example when
>the Paul Commission indicted >SOS Yankuba Touray and found him liable to
>the Gambian tax payers to the >sum of D2 million. It is the finding by a
>duly established commission >established under section 210 0f the
>constitution to probe into the >activities of
>public officers. Barely three month after the release of that >report,
>ordering him to pay back to the state D2 million, Yahya Jammeh
>>surprisingly reappointed him the SoS in charge of the portfolio to be
>>responsible for the life of The Gambians, what a contradiction." Mr.
>Darboe >posited.>>While further exposing the current injustices
>and maladministration taking >place in The Gambia, Darboe said justice
>should be meted out to all without >fear or favour. He continued "the
>former majority leader have been found >liable for several million of
>dalasis, more than D90 millions revenues.">>In addition Darboe went
>on "I have been personally privy to a document >showing not less than 78
>mitsubihi pick ups bought by the former majority >leader and some of
>them were used in the last election. some of them are >given out to so
>called grand marabouts. I have documents showing how the >millennium
>Airline was been used to syphoned funds to
>meet the president's >and his wife's travel expenses.">>Darboe
>noted that these are the people who have assigned themselves the >role
>of a Messiah, to rescue Gambia from the decadence in the Gambia in the
>>pre-1994. He accused the APRC government of conniving and stealing D240
>>million from the Central Bank for their personal use. "You just take
>out >one person and deal with him and leave the rest there. The
>corruption will >continue unabated." he tersely argued.>>Mr.
>Darboe maintained his accusation that Jammeh is interfering with the
>>work of the Independent Electoral Commission. Commenting on the current
>>constitutional crisis taking place in The Gambia, Darboe urged
>"Gambians in >the diaspora not to limit themselves on the Internet
>debate, but to help to >fight its illegality by hiring lawyers not
>resident in The Gambia but can >operate in The Gambian
>courts.">>He also mentioned the draconian media laws enacted by the
>current >administration, as an example of the this government's
>atrocities directed >towards the independent
>media.>>>>>Ebou Jallow>wrote:>Sanusi Owens,>>You
>are completely confused about NADD, and I do not blame you. I have
>>explained all the implications of the Supreme Court decision very
>>thoroughly in my earlier postings. Interesting enough it seems like
>NADD >had taken note and now decided to revisit their MOU and draw a new
>party >constitution without informing the public. In other words they
>(Halifa, >Hamat, Kemeseng and Sidia) have now chosen to legitimize NADD
>as a >political party distinct from PDOIS, NRP, NDAM and UDP as shown in
>the >following:>>"Their original parties have agreed to forge an
>alliance with NADD under >the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding
>after making a clear line of >demarcation between the>executives of
>the original parties and that of NADD">>This is what they
>should have done in the first place. However, their >collective
>shortsightedness and incompetence led them into registering an
>>association which was only supposed to be an alliance instead of a
>>political party. Thus they end up losing their seats at the NA, and
>created >a party out of foolish pride in order to save face. After all
>the media >reports earlier (by Observer and Point) were absolutely true
>that NADD is >in disarray, and Mr. Darboe/UDP are not members of NADD as
>a political >party. UDP can still sponsor there own candidate, Ousainou
>Darboe for the >presidential elections next year.>>>Ebou
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