My Dear Chongan, I am glad to read your piece calling
the members of the Gambia Armed forces to stick by the
professional and ethical standards expected of them
during the election period.
At this moment, I am sure that almost all of them have
sensed the cardinal reality that President Darbo is
what would be, come the 19th of October. The final
destruction of Yaya and his vampires is a conclusive
certainty. Nevertheless idiots like Baboucarr Jatta
are being ordered by Yaya to go around the camps lying
to the soldiers that a Darbo government would disband
the Army and deny its serving members all their source
of income and their families.
It would now be lies, lies and lies just to protect
their ethnic-based interest. All Gambian soldiers have
by now known that if Gambia had not been unfortunate
to have an idiot like Yaya as president most of the
officers carrying high ranks would not have gone above
junior NCO's ranks.
Anyway I am going to be very brief this time. Yaya is
already history, but in going down the monster would
try to destroy the country by any means possible.
People have been expressing certain fears over the
role of the Armed forces during this historic period.
But I keep on telling them that the Army in particular
is composed of genuine Gambians who are not stupid and
would never again be dragged into the mud of evil by
Yaya the demon.
I have no doubt that come 18th October the Armed
forces would go with the demands of the Gambian people
which is to see the country free of the criminal
government holding hostage the fine people of the
country for seven deplorable years.
There is no need to worry about the future, my dear
soldiers. President Darbo's government would also free
you from the hostage-like conditions the army have
been subjected to by Yaya and a few senior officers
who under normal circumstances would not have even had
jobs as security guards.
Look at an idiot like Baboucarr Jatta and tell us what
such empty-headed Chief of Staff can do for a modern
army. He will go with Yaya after which Darbo would
upgrade the standards of the armed forces to a modern
and respectable standard.
The democratic world would open the doors of their
military institutions to Gambian soldiers again.
Training will be given to all of you in a manner
acceptable to global standards making you fine
candidates for international peacekeeping and
enforcement.
Therefore be prepared to help the Gambian people make
the transition in a smoothe way devoid of violence or
unnecessary blood bath. Left to Yaya alone the whole
Gambian will be destroyed just to keep his leadership
position. That will not be. It is Yaya who will end up
with cross nailed in his vampire's heart on the 19th
of October.
He is finished.
My congratulatory letter to President Darbo for his
victory is now in its envelop. Nothing is going to
change his victory.
The devil's empire has been crushed.
May god bless the Gambia and its armed forces.
Ebou Colly
--- ebrima chongan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> THE ELECTIONS OF 18TH OCTOBER 2001
>
> My fellow former colleagues, I would like to seize
> the
> opportunity of the coming elections to give a
> reminder
> of your fundamental duties during these trying times
> of our beloved country.
> The services are part of the institutions of the
> state
> and therefore belong to no political party. Your
> primary duties are the maintenance of law and order
> while protecting the citizens and their properties.
> Making sure that constitutional provisions are safe
> guarded particularly with regards to fundamental
> human
> rights.
> The situation can be very difficult and tricky but
> surely you have the capability and capacity to
> ensure
> that there is a smooth and transparent way in
> handling
> your election duties notably crowd control.
> Commanders should issue clear, concise and legal
> operational orders, which if properly implemented
> could bring about trust from all the political
> parties. This would create an atmoshere and climate
> of
> security, safety and general peace.
> You have to remember that, we live in a global world
> and the whole world is watching. Nowadays there is
> no
> excuse that i was carrying my orders, there is no
> justification for carrying out an illegal order. Any
> action should not only be justifiable but
> reasonable.
> If our Senegalese and Ghanian brothers can do it,
> why
> not us the services of the Gambia.
> As i have reiterated above, this might involved very
> difficult and tricky situations but cool heads and
> applying the letter and spirit of the laws of the
> Gambia is the only just and viable option.
> I can share my past experiences under similar
> circumstances. In 1987 i was a very young
> commissioned
> officer fresh from officers school France, being
> part
> of the company escorting the president on a general
> elction campaign tour, my detachment was stationed
> at
> Sare Ngai near Fulabantang. I received a radio
> message
> from the company commander to reinforce them at
> Sankulay kunda crossing because there was a problem
> with Armitage High School students.
> Upon my arrival i was made to understand that the
> students were blocking the road to George Town
> island
> and the President could arrive any minute from
> Bansang. The company commander was really agitated
> and
> wanted to use force to disperse the students. I seek
> permission from him to talk to the students which
> was
> granted.
> The students explain that their conditions at school
> was very terrible. I reason out with them that they
> might have a point but actually they were committing
> an offence namely obstructing the highway, however i
> told them that if they could give me few
> representatives and the rest retire to the side of
> the
> road, i will makesure when the president arrives, he
> would be made aware of their problems. After initial
> apprehention they reluctantly agreed.
> When the president arrived i took the iniative to
> talk
> to him, i must stress at this point that my company
> commander was really jittery as we were taking a
> huge
> gamble without having claerance from headquarters. i
> explained the problem to the president and he
> instructed one of the ministers with him to take
> note
> so that action could be taken. The whole episode was
> peacefully resolved without any injuries. I can
> continue and name many other examples such as Tumana
> by-elections or Brikama water riots in 1993 which
> were
> all handle peacefully despite been under very
> difficult circumstances.
> My final message to all of you is to realised that
> you
> owe your loyalty to your country which all of you
> have
> sworn to do upon enlistment. For any chance of
> economic development putting politics aside, which
> could benefit the whole populace including the
> members
> of the services is stability and above all the rule
> of
> law. The is no need reminding you that we live in an
> information technology era, even if a pin drops the
> whole world knows about it.I hope and trust that you
> will carry out your duties within the letter and
> spirit of the laws of Our Great Country The GAMBIA.
> OUR NATION IS BIGGER THAN ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
> FOR
> THAT MATTER.
>
> "NYIN DOWKUWOW FASI KEH"THE PROPER JOB HAS TO BE
> DONE.
>
> EBRIMA ISMAILA CHONGAN
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> --- ebou colly <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > THE BIGGER PICTURE
> > I have decided to shelve my eleventh article this
> > week
> > in order to participate in the ongoing debate
> about
> > Major Chongan. No doubt I am affected as well.
> > But before that, I would take a moment to commend
> > Mr.
> > Ousainou Darbo and the U.D.P. for their wonderful
> > commitment recently by boldly announcing their
> > party's
> > inclination to constitutionally limit the term of
> > future Gambian presidents in office to two terms
> of
> > five years each. As far as I am concerned I
> strongly
> > think that the ultimate solution to the political
> > turmoil of modern African countries might never be
> > realized without seriously committing elected
> > governments to such a regulation. Apart from the
> > fact
> > that this would condition our leaders to be
> mindful
> > of
> > the recklessness, waste and maddening attributes
> > reminiscent of the hopeless "Mannsa"-style
> > presidency,
> > it would for the good of all decisively eliminate
> > the
> > pathetic culture of sycophancy and "juju" or
> oracle
> > dependent leadership. It would be the only
> political
> > dynamics that would finally awaken the poor masses
> > to
> > understand that presidents are servants to the
> > people
> > and that anyone of them who would not perform
> > his/her
> > role according to expectation would be changed for
> > the
> > right person. In that case "dirmo" presidents who
> > think they could amass wealth in any means
> > possible-crookedly in most cases- and then use
> their
> > filthy resources to buy their seats forever would
> > find
> > something more positive to do for posterity during
> > their tenure. And once the president is affected,
> it
> > is apparent that all other relevant institutions
> > endangered or corruptible by power monopolization
> > would somehow be insulated to adopt the same
> > principle. With votes' cards still purchasable for
> > mere D25.00, there is little hope of effectively
> > educating the Gambian masses on the importance of
> > universal suffrage. We can't blame them much;
> > poverty
> > should.
> > However, without doubt the armed forces would be
> > among
> > those critical institutions that ought to be
> > immediately affected. Chiefs of Staff, by all
> > standards, are responsibilities dangerously abused
> > if
>
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