Comrades:
If we take the notion that all intellectuals who work for the Government
of The Gambia are opportunists, then we are assessing things
wrong. How can we conclude with certainty that these intellectuals
support all policies advocated by the APRC regime?
Though Dr. Janneh had condemned the innocent murder of Gambia
school children, he now must live with his conscience. Dr. Janneh's
decision to work within is a choice that he alone can live with. I hope
he can make a difference in bringing needed changes. May be he
can now convince Jammeh to explain how he financed the following
projects:
1. A fortified mansion in Kaninlai.
2. A zoo in Kaninlai.
3. 24-hour-and-seven-days-a-week-electricity in Kaninlai.
4. The purchase of a plane.
5. His responsibility in being the owner of YDE.
6. Tampering with the constitution, relative to a simple majority for the
presidential election.
7. His intention of being president for ever.
8. Tribal politics, i.e., giving favors to only one tribe.
9. Frequent decrees that subject Gambians to undemocratic means.
10. Countless other undemocratic policies.
Most of us who are in diaspora are fortunate to do whatever we
want. Unfortunately, most of the people in the Gambia
cannot afford to be jobless. Who is going to feed their families?
Who is going to provide shelter for them?
I hope we come to the realization that most government employees
are career civil servants, and that they are duty bound to carry on
their respective responsibilities. We should be careful in not
calling them names.
What frightens me is our arrogance and disrespect for each
other. Why is it that some of us who are opposed to the APRC
government are bent on using profanities as adjectives in
disagreeing with people? In a civilize society, words used in
medium of exchange should be assessed before they are uttered.
I hope we can now conclude with certainty that not every intellectual
who accepts a position to work with the APRC government is an
opportunists. While we may disagree in principle, our responsible
is to make the Gambia a democratic institution.
I hope Dr. Jannehconcludes with certainty that his tenure will not
be forever. His responsibility is to serve the people of the
Gambia and not the mansa of kaninlai. I hope Dr. Janneh can live up to
that. But in revisiting history, I will concluce with certainty that we will meet
Dr. Janneh at the other end when the inevitable happens.
Naphiyo,
Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
-----Original Message-----
From: samateh saikou <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Apr 23, 2004 6:45 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Amadou Scattred Janneh - From An Expert On Jammeh To A Sycophant of Jammeh
Joe,
I don't know how much energy you intend to use on this issue ,but I don't
believe you should waste your precious energy on .It is very true that DR
Janneh has the right to join the APRC.It is between him and his
conscience.There are other People who rejected the post of State
Sectary,they did not have any Dr degree to understand that it the policy of
the government that dictates both the political and economic development of
a nation and not the private feeling or intention of an individual Secretary
of State,they know the policy of the APRC and they know that it is not
possible for them to contribute to any meaningful national development under
the APRC regime.Dr Janneh is now a public figure and should not worry that
his activities are being criticize,he is part of those some of us believed
are taking our dear nation to hell.Opportunism is a typical characteristic
of the African petty bourgeoisie.They have little values,principles is just
like a football for them.This is why one can just look at them and kick
them away,just like that.Our nation is going to be build by people with
dignity and principles.No nation can be build by people who lamented over
the broad day light brutal murder of 14 young children and turn up the next
day to praise to the skies the very government that is paying those soldiers
and did not bring any of them to justice,whiles people like Dumo Saho are
been kept to rotten.Just read what his wife wrote here the other day,that
Dumo was given a medication that sent him off for sometime and now he was
going to be very careful with what he takes.Lets pray for our nation.
For Freedom
Saiks
>From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Amadou Scattred Janneh - From An Expert On Jammeh To A
> Sycophant of Jammeh
>Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:20:58 +0000
>
>Nancy, thanks for your mail. I was off site and did not access the net,
>the
>reason why you did not hear from me. I also have not read your below
>posting due to time but will surely address your concerns. So, please bear
>with me. Also, I just found the mail you sent me in my Junk folder because
>this is the first time you sent me mail. So, there is no malice on my
>part,
>just happen to be out of the office.
>
>Chi Jaama
>
>joe Sambou
>
>
>>From: Nancy Waggeh <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Amadou Scattred Janneh - From An Expert On Jammeh To A
>> Sycophant of Jammeh
>>Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 07:30:30 -0500
>>
>>Folks,
>>
>> it is a pity that some of us in the forum take pride in bring down
>>people.Whats wrong in Accepting a post.If Ams is given a chance to
>>straigthen out the day to day affairs of the communication ministry,why
>>shouldn't he accept?.Whats shameful of lossing a job as our learned bro.
>>Joe puts it?I can bet the last dime in my pocket that he has lost one or
>>two jobs.Things change and peoples' views change.Ams left a job at the
>>American Embassy which pays far more than what the Gambia Government
>>offered him.If he was lying about teaching in the second University
>>accordinng to his interview atleast it is true that he was a lecturer and
>>that is enough. He Aceepted the job cause he f
>>elt that he has a role to
>>play in changing things if given the chance.
>>How come you get to know the number of Afra sesions one has to attend
>>inorder to get a job?.Are you dieing to attend one of the sessions.? He
>>had atleast a PhD and some experience in journalism, is that not
>>enough?Are
>>you jealous of the fact that he had the chance to attend some hence landed
>>himeself a job?.Or are you simply dieing of envy and jealousy,Cause i know
>>that if you were offered a job by the same regime you will not stop to
>>think but to jump into the next avalible fligth.Yaya migth have his own
>>problems but he did us some good as the jawara regime.How come people like
>>you who have been shouting that yaya never censors Baba Jobe and Lang
>>conteh; when he did and charged baba the thief,murderer and rebel as you
>>used to put in a court of law; you turn out to see him as a saint and that
>>what yaya did was not fair.That he betrayed the frien
>>dship they shared.This
>>has nothing to do with friendship.It is all about the good of the
>>nation.What kind of satisfaction do you want?.Is it Yaya,the country or
>>who
>>ever sits in a position of power that you hate.?I know that if you were
>>given the chance you will not do half of what he has done in terms of
>>development.No human being is perfect.Even the most powerful man in the
>>world has his own share.He alone is not the government.I know that you
>>will
>>take three fold as what he toke if given the chance to serve as the
>>president in 48 hours.Don't tell me that you are not interested because
>>there is nothing better than staying and serving your nation.In any
>>capacity it migth be.Take a two week holiday and come and see for your
>>self.Stop relying on your so called insider.I know he does not exist.One
>>does not need to be a rocket scientist so as to know that some of your
>>facts are mere fabricates.There migth be corruption in the c
>>entral bank but
>>the way some of you write about the country is very frigtening.Investors
>>would surely run away from the country if they get to read some of what
>>is
>>posted in the main page.The gambia migth be facing hard times,serious
>>economic instability but that does not mean that we are scrambling for
>>food.Atleast we are better of than a host of other nations.Pray for
>>peace.Yaya alone is not in the country.When last have you visited the
>>country?Don't tell me that an insider told you cause intelligent people
>>don't rely on second hand information.
>>Yeah,Mafy migth be called 'Mr soft ware engineer' as you decided to name
>>him.But he went to school to earn that name.He is not another quack
>>engineer and by the way what title do you have?Tell me ,i am dieing to
>>know.They had the mind to turn a blind eye to a dolar paid job,packed
>>their
>>belongings and decided to come and do some thing worthwhile for the
>>country.If
>> it was money ;they could have stayed in the US especially Mafy
>>and continue with his job in Delta Airways.Don't tell me that he lost his
>>job and that was why he left.Even if he lost his job as you migth not wait
>>to put it but then he could have stayed in the states.Stop criticing
>>people
>>brother man.Get a life and open your eyes.
>>laters.
>>
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