Jubilations about the arrival of a third generator in The Gambia just goes to show how inept this government is. Had Yaya NOT stolen more than thirty million dollars from our people to open Swiss Bank Accounts, our electricity problems would have been solved since 1995. Now the vermin and his cohorts (like Joseph Joof) are pretending as if Yaya (through his generosity) is giving the Gambians a generator. Well, I got news for the knuckleheads that think that the generators are a God-sent. Thanks to Yaya’s corruption during the bidding for the purchase of these generators, the Taiwanese are now cutting off Gambia. It is reliably learnt that bribes changed hands during the procurement of these generators forcing Yaya to purchase these generators without having an internationally recognized bidding process. Needless to say, the Taiwanese (who have received heavy criticism for bankrolling corrupt regimes like Yaya’s) were NOT happy with how Yaya made a deal to buy the generators. So Yaya’s final hopes have been dashed. No more dollars from Taiwan. Clearly, the moron lied when he said that he was going to electrify 98% of the country before July 22, 2001. They CANNOT even electrify 98% of the urban area. The joke in town is that every locality is part of the 2% that was NOT electrified. But this is just one illustration of Yaya saying something that he knows he CANNOT deliver on. What happened to accountability, transparency and probity? The man is a pathological liar. Now all they got are these gimmicks to try and win them votes. But Gambians know better. The ten thousand dollars Yaya dish out to people will also NOT do the trick. All that does is put the question in the minds of Gambians: ‘How come Yaya is so rich, in a matter of seven years?’ The answer is simple. The vermin went in there to loot our coffers. He is holding the country hostage so that he and his cohorts can open huge Swiss Bank accounts at the expense of the poor people in Gambia. Yaya held a gun to the Gambian people so that he can afford to send his wife abroad on private jets to go to America to have a child. Any legitimate government with the loans the AFPRC/APRC have saddled our country with can electrify the whole country in less than three months. With the millions of dollars that came into that country after these morons took over, we should be exporting electricity to Senegal. We should certainly NOT be making fools of ourselves dancing in the streets celebrating the arrival of a generator. Shame on Yaya and his cohorts. KB >> > ----------------- >> > From: Dampha Kebba [log in to unmask] >> > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:49:35 -0400 >> > To: [log in to unmask] >> > Subject: Bombshell ....Yaya's Corruption >> > >> > Culled from the Independent >> > >> > As dollar-for-diplomat status deal is struck External funds for >>Jammeh's >> > election campaign 100 tractors, 5000 Tee shirts, $1million promised >> > >> > An American referring to himself as The Gambia's Ambassador-At-Large >>and >> > Trade Attaché was quoted in a letter to Buba Baldeh and Baba Jobe as >>saying >> > that his company was on the verge of releasing one million US dollars >>for >> > President Jammeh's election campaign, 5000 campaign Tee-shirts and >>shipping >> > hundred new tractors to the country. A September 4 2001 letter from Mr. >> > Enslin bearing the letterhead and official stamp of The Republic of The >> > Gambia and addressed to Mr. Baldeh also indicated that "several >>millions >>of >> > US dollars would be made available to the APRC within weeks". "We will >> > expedite the process and get the funds into the account as soon as >>possible. >> > >> > The funds are being transferred from our bank in Europe to the >>Greatmore >> > account in Texas and then to New Jersey into Gotham's account and from >>there >> > to your account in New York" Enslin's letter explained. Mr. Enslin also >>made >> > a request to the Gambian Ambassador in Washington "to start looking for >>a >> > new location for the embassy as we would like to purchase the building >>next >> > month". He assured Mr. Baldeh that "money is not a problem". However he >>was >> > also worried over an apparent delay to send them their identification >>cards >> > and contracts from the State Department as employees of the Gambian >>Embassy >> > in New Jersey. He told Mr. Baldeh that he consulted with John P. Bojang >>the >> > Gambian Ambassador to the US who told him (Enslin) that no instruction >>was >> > forthcoming from The Gambia to process their contracts as Trade >>Attaches. >> > >> > "It is becoming very difficult for us to plan our trip to The Gambia >>because >> > no one will give us answers to our questions relating to our contracts >>and >> > our identification cards from the State Department" Enslin noted to Mr. >> > Baldeh. Meanwhile an earlier letter from the American to one Mansong >>Jagne >> > dated August 27 2001 and bearing The Gambia's official letterhead >>detailed >> > his company's readiness to buy and ship one hundred new tractors to The >> > Gambia two weeks later (September 10). The letter referred to a meeting >> > Enslin's deputy Big Joe Siderowicz was supposed to have held with the >>John >> > Deere Tractor Company on August 28 to that effect. "We will begin the >> > process of releasing the funds this afternoon after we confirm the >>office of >> > protocol has instructions to expedite our credentials" it said. >> > >> > However it also requested Mr. Jagne to confirm the members of his >>group's >> > appointment as Ambassadors and Trade Attaches and whether they have >>full >> > Gambian diplomatic immunity and status. Another confidential letter >>Enslin >> > addressed to Baba Jobe on August 6 referred to instruction "Gotham of >>Gambia >> > Ltd" issued to its bank to transfer five million dollars to the Central >>Bank >> > of The Gambia for use to set up an Agricultural and Housing Bank here. >>It >> > also quoted Mr. Enslin as thanking Baba Jobe "for your role in helping >>us >> > with our appointments and we intend to deliver whatever we have >>promised >>for >> > The Gambia". "Also please notify us of your needs with respect to the >> > required funding of the presidential campaign in October" the letter >>pointed >> > out, making it clear that as soon as President Jammeh's photograph and >>full >> > colour coat of arms were provided "Gotham Gambia Ltd" would order five >> > thousand Tee shirts for the October 18 election campaign. >> > >> > Mr. Enslin's communiqué also complained about the effort of an >>undisclosed >> > number of people to thwart them from helping The Gambia. It could be >> > recalled that The Independent carried a story in March quoting sources >>as >> > saying that Mr. Enslin was "roaming" the sub-region as an ambassador >>for >>The >> > Gambia. Sources had indicated that Mr. Enslin who was referred to as >>the >> > Chief executive officer of Gotham Financial Group Ltd had promised that >>his >> > organization would be making a monthly deposit of 2 million dollars to >>The >> > Gambia in addition to depositing monthly 2 million dollars to finance >>The >> > Gambia's diplomatic activities at the United Nations. Source said Mr. >>Enslin >> > was hoping to be reciprocated with a diplomatic license to operate >>around >> > West Africa. They claimed he was also offering the same >> > dollar-for-diplomatic status deal to Guinea Conakry. Although a Foreign >> > Affairs official had earlier confirmed that Mr. Enslin lobbied the >> > government for diplomatic status without success the official had also >>said >> > The Gambia never received any money from him and his company in >>exchange >>for >> > a diplomatic status of any kind. >> > >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >> > >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >>Gambia-L >> > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >> > You may also send subscription requests to >>[log in to unmask] >> > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write >>your full name and e-mail address. >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > mail2web - Check your email from the web at >> > http://mail2web.com/ . >> > >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >>Gambia-L >> > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >> > You may also send subscription requests to >>[log in to unmask] >> > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write >>your full name and e-mail address. >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >>Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >>You may also send subscription requests to >>[log in to unmask] >>if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write >>your >>full name and e-mail address. >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your >full name and e-mail address. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------