The problem with the leadership of the country is failure to acknowledge the
blatant reality that the country is experiencing and that   isecionomic
melt-down. At the moment even the lay man in the streets have realised that
there is something amiss. The day to day experince of the people is the fact
that commodities of all sort are in the increase and there is no tangible
explanation given to the re-assure the people. One had hoped that Jammeh
would take the initiative in his July speech to explain to the people the
state of the economy and why the Dalasi is perfgorming so poorly against
other currencies, alas this was not to be, instead he took on the pulpit
with his aggressive sermons to blaming everyone for everything but himself
and his administration. In fact the nearest he got to explaining why the
dalasi was having a free fall was when he lamented on the fact that we only
export groundnuts and that is the reason why the dalasi is performing so
poorly. True this is just one facet of the equation but it does not give the
whole picture, after-all this has been the case ever since but the dalasi
use to enjoy relative stability.

It is my fervent belief that Jammeh erred in his speech because he has
raised more issues than hitherto existed, in fact he has if anything left
more questions unanswered. By indulging in such a speech which lacks both
merit and substance, it leaves one to question his true statesmanship. I
think it would be an understatement to say that the speech was unwise and
ill-advised. The speech was ilconceived, after all this was an opportune
moment when he could have stolen the lime-light come up with a very mature
and dignified speerch instead he he went on the rant saying things that
would not help forster a healthy relationship with other people and
countries. He definately stole the limelight for the wrong reasons.

H


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