Mr. Jeng:
I just want to congratulate you for a wonderful piece. Maybe, it is also time
that we bury our differences and find a common ground for unity.
We can talk all day! We will get mad all day! But at the end of the day, we
are still divided. A divided opposition is the basic culprit to The Gambia's
problems. Why so many political parties?
Naphiyo,
ML Jassey-Conteh
On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:25:43 -0500 Musa Jeng <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> We are doing something about it!
> Before continuing as I promised the political
> punditry from a far, I have to put my two cents
> to this important issue, the government dire
> political need to be seen doing something about
> our problems.
>
> Just when I am about to put some of these
> thoughts on paper, the recent sacking of the
> Secretaries only reaffirmed the points I am
> about to make. The APRC government is driven by
> this propensity, that unless they are seen
> doing something about an issue, people may
> finally figure out that they have failed the
> nation. Case in point, problem with the
> electricity, OK bring some generators and dance
> round town would definitely send the message
> that they are doing something about it, eight
> years under their leadership, we are still
> faced with the problem. Second point, the
> Dalasi is slipping, the country is confronted
> with rising prices, no problem, bring all the
> Managing Directors and Permanent Secretaries
> and castigate them for the whole country to
> see, clearly sends the message that they are
> doing something about it. Oh, tourism is one of
> the vehicles to bring about the development we
> are talking about, and bumsters were one of the
> chronic problems indicated by one of the
> experts. Hmm, it is going to be our main thrush
> of our tourism policy. Bring in the security
> forces would definitely send messages to the
> tourist and the country that we are definitely
> doing something about it. The recent utterance
> from the Secretary of Economic affairs and
> Finance, scapegoating of businessmen for the
> inflation the country is confronted with is a
> clear indication, using KB’s phrase is neither
> here nor there. The defensive posturing by the
> Secretary when you read this interview, is a
> clear indication that our economic problem is
> deeper than we even know, and the government
> cannot even tell us what will happen next.
>
> A coup d’etat was orchestrated for a reason,
> and to our development challenges, we had a
> government doing something about it, what we
> need is a serious and genuine people to start
> the daunting task of fixing the problems for
> the sake of our people. Maybe it is time for
> Jammeh the leader, to send the real message to
> the country and give us our country back, in
> order to begin the daunting task of building a
> better Gambia than a mere political ploy of
> doing something about it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Musa Jeng
>
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