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Giuseppe, I consider this a direct affront on my heritage as Mandingfulo. Be forewarned. Why can't you just address Kukeh's proposal without wayfaring into territory you're unfamilair with? Who you calling a watered-down Fula???????
 

 Haruna.

 

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Subject: Re: INSIGHTFUL! THOUGHTS ON AUTHOR ------ Courtesy Maafanta



Malanding, I am very fascinated by language and the sayings in our languages that captures the essence of the most complex of narrations narrations/descriptions. We need to continue to keep our languages alive and yes, a Wolof and other language institutes would be important. I have a Pular associate and am finding out that Wolof and Pular share many words and expressions in common. For some of us who think we know Africa, I discovered Pulars with the last name of Sambou and they have a whole village to them. Wolof Neh Santa Amul Keur. Also, practically mostly of the last names we have in Gambia that we associate with Serer, Wolof, Mandinka, Sarahule, etc. - Jobe, Sarr, Dakiteh, Djahateh, Jaiteh, Diarra, Ndiaye, Secka, Cham, Mbaye, Joof, Gassama, Tune, Fall, are all Pulars in this part of the world. There is a whole world out there to be uncovered. 

My surrounding was dominated by Wolofs but would have also loved to be at close proximity to Mandingos, Ndjagos, Peuls, etc. I would have definitely benefitted in my language enrichment. I can hold my onw in Mandinka, especially dealing with Ndokey Darbo and I am not specific by design. :-)! Just hearing my colleague speak Pular daily around me is putting me up to speed, so a warning is being served to all them watered down varieties. Even that Darbo fellow claims to be part Pular.

Joe

Joe 


Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 10:46:25 -0400
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Joe, when do we start Wolof language      institute? Great potential!
      
      Malanding
      
      On 6/4/2013 10:11 AM, Joe Joe wrote:
    
    
            
Suntou, the fact that he is your nephew does not        make him beyound what his track marks have shown every where he        steped. Your nephew is trying to get in bed with Yaya, that is        the bigger story. The article is a major breakthrough? I guess        that is why he also did an interview of the year that "his        fans are dying to see". Suntou, I think you are smart enough to        see what most see. I think a good advise from you to Aminata is        for him to retire from this con activity and live a normal life.        His troubles are the creation of his mindset. Like they say        around here, this Chep Chep Affaire takes him nowhere. Nit Bor        Tedey Gudi Dangaa Wara Mana Nelewe, Yaye Ne Yannyaral Di Dahey        Sah Hel Gudi Gi Yeup Ndig App Njublang Amul Njeringe. I did warn        him when he called himself trying to swim with the Bambos and I        had suggested he study Henry G, one of the best in the trade. He        is not the only slick one that tried and some are right here        reading and licking their wounds. The menthor for this type is        good ole Buki - Lor Gis Sah Worsagang Si, Dafa Des Chi Fit Bi.        Con Nak Na Torpa Worsagam.
         
        Joe
         
        
          
          Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 14:09:10 +0100
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LJ, what is Kejau insinuating? My own Nephew pretending            to be a GRTS insider, come on Kejau...that  not befitting            for a Prince. In any case, he said it loud and clear that,            he is sick and bed ridden. I meet his relative in London a            week ago, and they are very concern about his wellfare. No            one seems to know, what he is getting himself into. In any            case, let us wish him a big good luck, he needs it. The            article is interesting, a major break through in online            journalism, text messages on our screens. Kudos Maafanta.
          
Suntou
            
          
          
On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 9:43 AM,            Lamin Darbo <[log in to unmask]>            wrote:
            
              
                
                  
You are onto something profound Kejau
                  

                    
                  
Absolutely sad
                  

                    
                  

                    
                  
LJDarbo
                  

                  
                  
                    
                      
                        
                        From: Kejau Touray <[log in to unmask]>
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                          Subject:                          Re: [G_L] INSIGHTFUL! THOUGHTS ON AUTHOR                          ------ Courtesy Maafanta
                        
                      
                        
                          

                            
                              
                                
Lamin,                                   

                                  
                                  
Thanks for the forward. On                                    initial reading, it seems to me that                                    Sankanu himself is the                                    whistle-blower here. I cannot                                    believe that he is still hanging                                    around the Gambia and GRTS trying to                                    get a job by impressing the                                    dictator. I also think Lamin Manga                                    is acting on higher authority though                                    Sankanu can be right. The                                    interesting thing is almost 6 months                                    after his auditioning of Gambians,                                    Sankanu seems nowhere near filming                                    or at least preparing to start                                    filming his movie. 
                                  

                                  
                                  
Thanks, 
                                  

                                  
                                  
Kejau
                                    
                                    
                                      
                                      Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 22:51:41                                      +0100
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                                      Subject: [G_L] INSIGHTFUL!                                      THOUGHTS ON AUTHOR ------ Courtesy                                      Maafanta
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MAAFANTA                                            SCOOP. Sankanu’s GRTS                                            Interview Blocked By Power                                            Struggle and Fear of Him As                                            Gifted Genius. SMS                                            Exchanges Intercepted and                                            Reproduced Below Unedited!
                                        
By GRTS                                            Management Whistleblower*
                                        

                                        
                                        
Dear                                            Maafanta Editor, I                                          read with keen interest the                                          section of Sankanu’s sad                                          article on his loss in which                                          he requested the people                                          contacting him to ask the                                          Director General (DG) of GRTS                                          why his Interview with Malick                                          Jones is not on air. Sankanu                                          wrote that he promised to not                                          write an article on it. He is                                          denying the Gambian public the                                          right to know. GRTS is a                                          public institution paid for by                                          the taxpayers. It is subject                                          under public accountability                                          through the parliament and                                          court of public opinion.                                          Transparency, accountability                                          and probity are among the                                          principles of the APRC                                          Government, I think. Whatever                                          right and wrong work that                                          takes place at GRTS must be in                                          the public domain.
                                        

                                        
                                        
I am not a                                          trained journalist. I sought                                          the support of an Editor with                                          one of the local papers to                                          write my whistle-blowing                                          report for your readers in                                          journalistic style. I will be                                          very pleased if you kindly                                          grant me space. Other                                          newspapers can reproduce this                                          report from you when they                                          like.
                                        
I am member                                          of GRTS Senior Management Team                                          and I was seeing Prince                                          Sankanu waiting in vain within                                          GRTS complex for the past                                          three months. At times I asked                                          if he’s appointed a watchman.                                          I was told he is following up                                          on his TV programme proposals                                          and interview appearances. One                                          day I came to greet him. When                                          he narrated his predicaments                                          and how his time is wasted, I                                          said that is not fair. They                                          should tell him something                                          serious. I started my own                                          private investigations inside                                          GRTS and countrywide to know                                          the truth.
                                        

                                        
                                        
Sankanu's                                          film project on rape “The                                          Woman In A Black Jacket” is                                          not the only project he is                                          executing in Gambia. Editor,                                          your readers and the Gambian                                          taxpayers should also note                                          that Sankanu presented high                                          class TV programme proposals                                          in January 2013 that will                                          generate revenue for GRTS but                                          the Director General (DG)                                          Lamin Manga is not willing to                                          approve even the pilot                                          editions. He is worried that                                          Sankanu with his persona,                                          intellect, knowledge, charm                                          and large fan base will                                          overshadow him. I saw                                          Sankanu’s great proposals with                                          the new GRTS Director of TV                                          Programmes, Ardy Fatty. He                                          studied it with the new Deputy                                          Director General Abdou MK                                          Touray and advised the DG to                                          give them a try. They are very                                          relevant, profitable and                                          professional but Lamin Manga                                          is not willing to act.
                                        

                                        
                                        
Now that the                                          whistleblower has exposed                                          this, Lamin Manga and his                                          lieutenants will fight to                                          supress Sankanu’s TV proposals                                          and his Malick Jones interview                                          at the loss of the taxpayers.                                          They would do whatever it                                          takes to frustrate him out of                                          the Gambia. They are afraid                                          that Sankanu is a naturally                                          born talent and gifted genius                                          who could be assigned  in due                                          course the task of                                          transforming GRTS into The                                          Gambia’s Al-Jazeera when he                                          gets the full backing of the                                          President of The Republic.                                          Sankanu is said to not be                                          interested in full time                                          government job for now. A                                          source from State House said                                          some people are deliberately                                          keeping Sankanu’s main file                                          away from the attention of The                                          President for approval and                                          action.
                                        

                                        
                                        
Sankanu’s                                          other GRTS proposal is one of                                          the many issues idling on                                          Lamin Manga’s desk. There are                                          many pending issues that Lamin                                          Manga is unwilling to act on.                                          This is costing GRTS a lot of                                          money and viewers. The man is                                          not capable of making                                          decisions. Money and power                                          have made Lamin Manga dull.                                          The position of Director                                          General is too much for him                                          but he is unwilling to admit                                          that. Staff morale at the TV                                          is very low. We get our                                          salaries very late in the                                          month.Gambians                                            watch the TV channels from                                            Senegal and Dubai more than                                            GRTS. Lamin Manga                                          boasts that he has strong                                          backers in the Office of The                                          President that would close                                          their eyes on his                                          incompetence. He comes to work                                          whenever he likes. He is one                                          of many officers who feel that                                          they have natural entitlements                                          to public positions and would                                          not hesitate to frustrate                                          anyone they see as threat.                                          Wherever you go in this world,                                          public office occupation is                                          limited and not permanent.
                                        

                                        
                                        
Editor,                                          Lamin Manga is not happy about                                          what Sankanu wrote in his                                          Kanilai experience that he                                          Lamin Manga disappeared from                                          him unnoticed. This is the                                          truth. I was there as part of                                          GRTS crew. We were all sitting                                          at Sindola Lodge when Sankanu                                          surprised us by appearing. We                                          all thought he went back to                                          Germany. He is                                            keeping a very low profile                                            in the country. Sankanu                                          wrote on what he observed                                          about people’s behaviour at                                          Kanilai but Lamin Manga saw                                          the lines on his behaviour                                          wrongly. He was going around                                          trying to discredit Sankanu                                          and looking for ways to teach                                          him a lesson. The interview                                          with Malick Jones is an                                          opportunity he will not miss.                                          He was informed well in                                          advance on plans to interview                                          Sankanu. He pretended later                                          that he was not informed. When                                          the former Programming Manager                                          tried to air the Sankanu                                          interview, Lamin Manga refused                                          to clear it. He is indirectly                                          sending a message to Sankanu                                          that he has the power and the                                          backing of the higher                                          authorities to waste his time                                          and nothing will come out of                                          it. Sankanu has no means of                                          getting redress.  Truth and                                          justice are dead in The                                          Gambia.
                                        

                                        
                                        
Malick Jones                                          also dragged his feet on                                          interviewing Sankanu based on                                          the misinformation and                                          prejudice he was overfed                                          against the young man. When he                                          finally got the courage to                                          invite Sankanu, he was awed                                          and blown away by Sankanu’s                                          brilliance, plans for The                                          Gambia’s film industry and his                                          interesting personality that                                          he regretted wasting Sankanu’s                                          time. Malick Jones’ personal                                          differences with Lamin Manga                                          is also affecting Sankanu.                                          Malick was once made Director                                          General and then demoted to                                          the Deputy of Lamin Manga till                                          he was promoted again as                                          Deputy Permanent Secretary at                                          the Ministry of Information                                          and Communication                                          Infrastructure (MOICI). Lamin                                          wants to stop Malick Jones’                                          Interview programme but he is                                          worried that Malick could use                                          his position at the                                          supervisory Ministry to fight.                                          Malick Jones is also worried                                          that Lamin Manga could use his                                          closeness to State House to                                          put him into trouble whe he                                          defend Sankanu’s interview for                                          broadcast. The two men are                                          feeling too big to talk to                                          each other.
                                        
The                                          high-profile Sankanu interview                                          is now used by the two men to                                          test their power and ego. The                                          Sankanu interview was edited                                          by a trusted GRTS editor and                                          vetted by the Deputy Director                                          General(DDG) for broadcast but                                          DG Lamin Manga is still                                          insisting on watching the                                          Sankanu interview first. There                                          are over 10 programmes on GRTS                                          Lamin never insist on                                          personally watching the new                                          tapes of each of them before                                          they are scheduled. Normally                                          once the DDG and Director of                                          TV Programmes advise him, he                                          just gives his approval and                                          gets copy of the programme                                          schedule for his files but                                          with the Sankanu interview, he                                          is playing God. With the way                                          he runs away from his GRTS                                          duties it will take donkey                                          years before he finds time to                                          preview that Sankanu interview                                          or dream of clearing it.
                                        

                                        
                                        
Editor, in                                          this country people like to                                          deny their responsibilities.                                          Some people could try to                                          punish and fight Sankanu for                                          my whistle-blowing. I                                          recruited the help of a friend                                          within the Public Utilities                                          Regulatory Authority (PURA)                                          and a technician of one of the                                          mobile phone operators to                                          intercept parts of Sankanu’s                                          SMS exchanges with GRTS                                          managers only. His privacy and                                          exchanges with others were not                                          touched. As said above, I am                                          not a journalist. I hired the                                          services of an Editor with one                                          of the local newspapers to                                          filter the SMS transcript and                                          re-write this report for media                                          use.
                                        

                                        
                                        
Below is a                                          selection of the SMS exchanges                                          between Prince Bubacarr                                          Aminata Sankanu, Lamin Manga,                                          Abdou MK Touray, Malik Jones                                          and Ardy Fatty. I am                                            ready present the SMS                                            transcripts to court when                                            Lamin Manga and his backers                                            try to deny them. The                                            following SMS can be                                            extracted from Lamin Manga                                            own’s GAMCEL line and be                                            posted on the web for the                                            whole world to judge. Anyone                                          with access to the right                                          technology can do it. The                                          public officers will be                                          humiliating themselves when                                          they insist on punishing                                          Sankanu for this. Any good                                          hacker can reconstrcut the SMS                                          data even when deleted. They                                          are public officers and                                          servants. If they are not                                          ready to face public scrutiny                                          and accountability, they                                          should stop wasting taxpayers’                                          monies that will make the                                          public hate the government                                          eventually:
                                        

                                          
                                        
Transcript                                            of selected intercepted SMS                                            of Sankanu with GRTS chiefs                                            from May 08 to 29, 2013:
                                        
PRINCE                                            B.A. SANKANU (SANKANU) TO                                            DIRECTOR GENERAL (DG) LAMIN                                            MANGA: Oh my Dear                                          what happened to the                                          Interview? People are calling                                          like hell! I will pass by your                                          office to hear from you. Have                                          I broken any law?  I am not                                          eying anyone’s job. I                                          suspended my activities just                                          for it. Thanks. Regards.
                                        
DG LAMIN                                            MANGA TO SANKANU: I                                          don’t understand.
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            DG LAMIN MANGA:                                           Malick Jones and I recorded                                          what he described as THE                                          INTERVIEW OF THE YEAR. There                                          was nothing negative or                                          anti-government in it.                                          Everybody was pleased and                                          expecting it today, Wednesday                                          March 08, 2013. So when the                                          repeat of Jawara’s son                                          interview was on people were                                          bombarding me with questions.                                          I contacted Malick Jones and                                          he said I am somehow                                          black-listed and the DG and                                          Programming Manager are                                          blocking my interview. Is                                          there a misunderstanding                                          somewhere or?
                                        
DG LAMIN                                            MANGA TO SANKANU: News                                          to me. Didn’t even know u were                                          interviewed (Dear                                            Editor, Lamin Manga is                                            telling is a very big fat                                            lie here!).
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            LAMIN MANGA:  We                                          wanted to record it last week                                          (April 30). You remember we                                          met before the GRTS complex                                          and I told you about (it). We                                          finally recorded it this week                                          (May 06). Oh it seems someone                                          or people are playing with our                                          interview. Anyway should you                                          deem it fit you can give me                                          appointment so we can find out                                          the true reason. If am                                          blacklisted. I will stay away                                          from any possible cooperation                                          with GRTS for my own safety.                                          Thank you.
                                        
LAMIN                                            MANGA TO SANKANU: Don’t                                          think I would have ushered you                                          into the fatou show if you                                          were blacklisted. Please let                                          us not speculate…Despite all                                          (bad lies) I heard about you…I                                          have a lot of respect for                                          you….
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            LAMIN MANGA: I know                                          that your heart is clean. I am                                          sure once you get the facts,                                          the interview will be on next                                          week Wednesday. I won’t                                          announce it before people                                          insult me as liar when they                                          fail to see it again. Regards
                                        
LAMIN                                            MANGA: No response
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            THE FORMER SENIOR                                            PROGRAMMING MANAGER NOW DDG                                            ABDOU MK TOURAY AND DG LAMIN                                            MANGA AND THE INTERVIEW HOST                                            MALICK JONES: Dear DG                                          Lamin Manga, Senior                                          Programming Manager Abdou MK                                          Touray and THE INTERVIEW Host                                          Alhagie Malick Jones, I am                                          overwhelmed with messages of                                          shock, anger and                                          disappointments from people                                          who suspended their activities                                          just to watch THE INTERVIEW OF                                          THE YEAR last night (May 08).                                          Those without electricity went                                          to places with light. As I                                          also invited people on                                          facebook social media to watch                                          GRTS, they could start                                          speculating or insulting me. I                                          will post an APOLOGY on the                                          social media….I will follow                                          your wise procedure of finding                                          out what when wrong so that                                          the interview can be on air                                          say next week Wednesday (May                                          15 at 10:30PM GMT) with the                                          usual repeat on Saturday May                                          18? It will be sad when GRTS                                          viewers are not given the                                          chance to enjoy my educative                                          interview.
                                        
DEPUTY                                            DIRECTOR GENERAL (DDG) ABDOU MK                                            TOURAY TO SANKANU:                                          Sorry Bro. Please try to                                          engage the DG in a discussion                                          to find out what went wrong. I                                          don’t think there is any issue                                          of blacklisting since u have                                          been shown on GRTS for a                                          number of times.
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            DDG ABODU MK TOURAY:                                          Thanks BRO. I know there is no                                          blacklisting, just a                                          misunderstanding somewhere. I                                          have been engaging the DG                                          since last night just to find                                          out what went wrong and we                                          move on. Regards
                                        
MEANWHILE                                            FROM A GRTS VIEWER IN                                            ATLANTA, USA: I will                                          take a day off just to watch                                          this great interview live from                                          Atlanta. I just need that                                          favour from GRTS…!
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            DDG ABDOU MK TOURAY AND DG                                            LAMIN MANGA: Good                                          Morning Brother Abdou MK                                          Touray, I have been engaging                                          DG Alhagie Lamin Manga but no                                          updates from him yet. I                                          forward him this text. I have                                          been away so long to know the                                          TV (GRTS) system? Correct me,                                          I believe the Programming                                          Manager also has a say on what                                          should be aired or not and                                          advises the DG.  My interview                                          has NOTHING against the Jammeh                                          Government and I emphasized                                          that I ENDORSE him. I did not                                          say anything that will make                                          anyone lose his or her job.                                          BUT IF YOU GUYS DON’T LIKE MY                                          INTERVIEW OR HAVE PROBLEMS                                          WITH IT, KINDLY TELL ME AS I                                          AM OPEN-MINDED. I am yet to                                          hear from DG. I am going to                                          the Provinces. I will visit                                          you and the DG next week so                                          that we can find a headway                                          before May 15 slot? It is not                                          about me as I still have the                                          option of living fine in                                          Germany.  It is about                                          productive ideas for GAMBIAN                                          nation-building that I am                                          convinced GRTS viewers will                                          appreciate once they are given                                          the chance to watch my                                          interview. Regards
                                        
DDG ABDOU                                            MK TOURAY TO SANKANU: We                                          shall see you when u return                                          from the provinces to discuss                                          the matter.
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            DG LAMIN MANGA AND DDG ABDOU                                            MK TOURAY: I just got                                          news that my eldest brother                                          died. I am on my way back to                                          our village. I won’t be in                                          Kombos in time for our meeting                                          this Sunday (May 19). I will                                          keep you updated.
                                        
DDG ABDOU                                            MK TOURAY AND DG MANGA TO                                            SANKANU: messages of                                          sympathy in Wollof (from                                          Lamin) and English (from                                          Abdou).
                                        
SANKANU                                          RETURNING FROM HIS BROTHER’S                                          FUNERAL came to GRTS to meet                                          Lamin Manga, Abdou MK Touray                                          and Ardy Fatty. Lamin Manga                                          who suggested time and date of                                          the meeting is on the record                                          for telling one of his                                          girlfriends that he forgot                                          about the meeting with                                          Sankanu! He did not come. The                                          other GRTS executives who                                          attended the meeting could not                                          reach a conclusion without his                                          approval as the DG.
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            MALICK JONES AND LAMIN                                            MANGA: Good Day                                          Alhagie Malick Jones, as                                          normal follow up, what is the                                          fate of the “interview of the                                          year” with me? Will it be on                                          GRTS this Wednesday May 29 or                                          should I just forget about it                                          ever being on air even if you                                          The Host seriously request or                                          advise the DG Alhagie Lamin                                          Manga, DDG Aabdou MK Touray,                                          DTVP Ardy Fatty for it to be                                          scheduled? I am repeatedly                                          assured of NO GRTS                                          blacklisting. I was on the                                          “FATU SHOW” twice live (in Nov                                          2012 and March 2013) and no                                          one lost his/her job over                                          that. In fact Fatu Camara is                                          now promoted! So nonentities                                          that may talk rubbish against                                          me could just be wicked souls.                                          If one is hard-working,                                          negative things and lies will                                          be spread against one, to pull                                          one down. I am not interested                                          in becoming a Saint though.                                          Thanks for sincerely inviting                                          me to your show after delays                                          since February 2013. Regards,                                          Prince B.A. Sankanu
                                        
MALICK                                            JONES TO SANKANU: This                                          issue is to be best addressed                                          by the DG or DDG
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            MALICK JONES: I have                                          been engaging the DG (Director                                          General) and the DDG (Deputy                                          Director General) but I don’t                                          know who is holding the tape                                          or DVD now?
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            DIRECTOR OF TV                                            PROGRAMMES ARDY FATTY AND                                            DDG ABDOU MK TOURAY:                                           Hello DTVP Ardy Fatty, before                                          am disappointed for the 4th                                          week again, may you kindly                                          tell if my interview with                                          Malick Jones will be on                                          tonight (May 29) or not? It                                          was recorded on May 06 and                                          edited by Bittaye. The DDG                                          watched it and advised the DG                                          well for approval! SANKANU.                                          P.S.: I am on the stand-by for                                          the programme pilots.
                                        
ARDY FATTY                                            AND DDG ABDOU MK TOURAY:                                          no response
                                        
SANKANU TO                                            DG LAMIN MANGA AND MALICK                                            JONES: Good Day my                                          Brother DG Alh. Lamin Manga,                                          before I am disappointed for                                          the 4th week again, will you                                          kindly approve my edited                                          Malick Jones Interview tonight                                          or not? Who is sitting on the                                          tape or DVD? Everybody is                                          passing the buck to you DG for                                          the wastage of time! True or                                          false, if you reflect, you                                          will agree that I have been                                          badly tossed around far too                                          much like a football and last                                          class Gambian! Do I deserve                                          such? SANKANU.
                                        
LAMIN                                            MANGA: no response
                                        
MALICK                                            JONES: no response!
                                        
Editor, I                                          understand Sankanu is ill and                                          bed-ridden and too weak to                                          fight for his rights. The                                          people who would like to take                                          advantage of him now should                                          know the Almighty God is not                                          sleeping and just will come                                          for them. I wish Sankanu                                          speedy recovery.  I would not                                          even wish my worse enemies to                                          go through what Sankanu is                                          experiencing in the hands of                                          greedy, squared-pegged and                                          jealous officials here in The                                          Gambia.
                                        

                                        
                                        
Lastly,                                          Lamin Manga should be informed                                          that the respect he once                                          commanded among the                                          Sarahullehs who used to fondly                                          called him “o kallu” (our                                          inlaw) when he married a                                          Sarahulleh lady is waning. The                                          mouth-to-mouth news on the way                                          he has been abusing Prince                                          Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu has                                          disappointed them. The                                          Sarahullehs with their                                          internal heterogeneous                                          directions are known for                                          backing and supporting one                                          another, particularly, in the                                          face of adversity and external                                          aggression. You do wrong to                                          one of them, you touch the                                          whole community.
                                        

                                        
                                        
Sankanu was                                          recently appointed Ambassador                                          of Sarahulleh Youth                                          Development. He is a                                          formidable force, beacon of                                          hope intellectual icon for                                          many Sarahullehs. Playing with                                          him is not a wise thing to do.                                          When the Basse National                                          Assembly member Muhammed                                          Magassy wanted to work with                                          APRC, they fought him until                                          the wealthy Sarahulleh youths                                          got angry and funded his                                          legitimate independence                                          candidacy against lies and                                          dirty tricks of the tribalist                                          sycophants in the President                                          Jammeh’s entourage.
                                        

                                        
                                        
The Jammeh                                          Government should not repeat                                          the same humiliating mistake.                                          Sankanu is well known for                                          expressing his interest in                                          cooperating with the                                          Government in building a                                          viable Gambia film and TV                                          industry but they are playing                                          with him like in the Muhammed                                          Maggassi case. Sankanu’s words                                          have weight in the wealthy                                          Sarahulleh community when you                                          ask the members of the                                          prominent Dynamic Sarahulleh                                          Association For Changes and                                          Development (DSACD) and the                                          Sarahulleh Youth Development                                          Organization (SYDO).
                                        

                                          
                                        
Sankanu                                            said he is not interested                                            politics. I think he has the                                            right to change his mind                                            when the fight against him                                            continues. His entry into                                            politics with funding from                                            very rich                                            campaign donours will make                                            the last Basse parliamentary                                            election look like                                            elementaray school exercise                                            for political change. He                                          has the clout and audacity to                                          mobilize the Sarahullehs to,                                          for instance, withdraw their                                          monies from the banks and the                                          country’s economy. This could                                          have devastating effects on                                          our cost of living. From my                                          source in the Sarahulleh                                          Community, though a number of                                          influential Sarahullehs are                                          angry and disappointed in the                                          way Sankanu is marginalized                                          and wasted by GRTS and other                                          officials and institutions,                                          they still strongly back the                                          Jammeh Government as there is                                          no evidence that Sankanu’s                                          predicaments are dictated by                                          President Yahya Jammeh. They                                          are close watching the way                                          Sankanu is faring with his                                          projects and proposal.
                                        
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*EDITOR’S NOTE.                                            Maafanta is follwing by the                                            ethics of journalism by                                            ardently protecting the                                            identities of her                                            whistle-blowers who risk                                            their jobs, lives and family                                            welfare to expose                                            maladministration and                                            injustice in the public and                                            sectors. Those who are                                            mentioned are free to submit                                            their rejoinders for                                            publication in case they                                            disagree with the above                                            damming investigative                                            report. We welcome more                                            whistle-blowers to come                                            forward with their exposures                                            to promote checks and                                            balances in The Gambian                                            bodies. The above report is                                            unedited for obvious                                            reasons.
                                        

                                        
                                        

                                        
                                      
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