Hi Bro Sans, Thanks for your prompt reply.I'ts your personal opinion what you feel about our dynamic NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.Just a reminder, I TOOK AN OATH TO SERVE MY COUNTRY AND LEADER PRESIDENT DR ALH YAHYA AJJ JAMMEH---- Y E S! May Allah Guide And Protect Us All. Bye, Sis Hon FJC Sanusi Owens wrote: > Honourable Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay > > Good morning > > Kindly allow me to address some issues which you have > raised in your reply. > > You wrote; > "Please why dont you just give us a chance ,we are > only seven months in The National Assembly" > > Honourable Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay > > As a patriotic Gambian, I am concerned about this > latest initiative. If you complain about the fact that > you and many others have been members of the National > Assembly for just 7 months, then how about the Farmers > who have been waiting for almost 3 years for the > groundnuts to be bought by the Gambia Government? > > Please take note that assuming the post of Member of > the National Assembly does not make way for the > availability of unjust privileges. There are so many > public and civil servants in the Gambia who are > finding it extremely difficult to survive with their > meagre wages taken into into account our level of > inflation. I find it absurd that none of you APRC > members of the National Assembly has ever thought of > tabling a motion for a salary increase for those > hardworking public and civil servants who are > extremely affected by the Government's poor record on > inflation. Instead of advocating for more privileges, > one would have expected some element of sincerity from > your end and start being pragmatic. Since all NAMs > have their salaries paid into their respective banks > why you can't apply to your Banks for a personal loan > which will be paid at the end of your 5 year term of > office. > > You also wrote > > "And we do carry our integrity and dignity" > > I am praying that you do so for the benefit of The > Gambia as a whole. Notwithstanding your political > affiliation, I hope you will be brave enough to > cahllenge the Executive if it tries to make the > National Assembly a mere rubber stamp. I also hope > you will take this opportunity to introduce a Private > Members Bill calling for the repeal of the Media > Commission Act and the Indemnity Amendment Act 2002. I > also hope you will be sincere enough by advocating for > Justice Hassan Jallow's reinstatement as Judge of the > Supreme Court. FJC please use your parliamentary > privileges and fight against injustice. Try and table > a parliamentary question on the investigations into > the death of Koro Sisay. FJC please take advantage of > your current position and make a big difference, your > late Father IM Garba Jahumpa was a hero and we hope > you will follow his footsteps . > > Finally you wrote; > "Please take it easy and no insults." > > FJC > > Please take note that I shall never insult you and > your colleagues at the National Assembly, it is not > part of my unbringing. All I require from you lot is > to be sincere with your tasks as Servants of the > Nation and NOT Masters of the nation. Remember that > power belongs to the people and power is also > transferable. > > In your task as NAM, I urge you to be tolerant to your > adversaries who mean well for the Gambia. > > Have a wonderful day > > Your constituent in the disaspora > > Sanusi Owens > > --- Fatu Jahumpa Cessay <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi > Bro Sans, > > Long time. > > Please why dont you just give us a chance ,we are > > only seven months in The National > > Assembly. And we do carry our integrity and dignity. > > Please take it easy and no insults. > > > > Bye,and regards to your humble family. > > Sis, Hon FJC. > > > > Sanusi Owens wrote: > > > > > Pa Samba & Ous > > > > > > I note that these NAMs are requesting for a loan, > > if > > > this is what they need then surely what is > > stopping > > > them from applying to their respective banks?? why > > > request for privileges!! > > > > > > I even chuckled when I read their claim for a > > > diplomatic passport, Diplomatic passport for > > what?? I > > > will not trust the NAMs with a diplomatic passport > > for > > > the following reason; > > > > > > During the First and Second Republic, 3 MPs have > > been > > > arrested abroad for committing serious crimes: > > > > > > (1) Momodou Lamin Saho- > > > (2) Phoday Makalo > > > (3) Almamy Touray > > > > > > So here we go now, diplomatic passports is an easy > > way > > > to ensure that MPs morally evade responsibility > > whilst > > > travelling abroad, I therefore object with such > > > proposal. > > > > > > Sanusi > > > > > > --- Pasamba Jow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > <HR> > > > <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> > > > <P>Sanusi,</P> > > > <P>You could not have said any better. This is > > > outright greed, i am sick and tired of politicians > > > whining about privileges. Politics should be for > > those > > > who are ready to sacrifice for the betterment of > > the > > > people.</P> > > > <P>Pasamba<BR><BR></P></DIV> > > > <DIV></DIV> > > > <DIV></DIV>>From: Sanusi Owens > > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: The Gambia and > > related-issues > > > mailing list <[log in to unmask]> > > > <DIV></DIV>>To: [log in to unmask] > > > <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: FWD:National Assembly > > > Members Demand More Privileges > > > <DIV></DIV>>Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 00:09:16 > > +0100 > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > <DIV></DIV>>Ous > > > <DIV></DIV>>Ous > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > <DIV></DIV>>I don't agree with your suggestion. > > > These people > > > <DIV></DIV>>already earn a lot as MPs, what > > else do > > > they do need// > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > <DIV></DIV>>By the way, I was once told that > > when > > > someone enters > > > <DIV></DIV>>into politics, he must act as the > > > People's Servant and > > > <DIV></DIV>>not the People's Master. > > Unfortunately, > > > our NAMs want > > > <DIV></DIV>>to grab a lot from the government > > > coffers for > > > <DIV></DIV>>representing the people, what a > > joke. > > > Just take a look > > > <DIV></DIV>>at how Halifa Sallah& Sidia > > Jatta > > > are coping with > > > <DIV></DIV>>their own structured salary and > > asked > > > yourself whether > > > <DIV></DIV>>these NAMs are serious about > > developing > > > the Gambia. > > > <DIV></DIV>>Why can't they be content with > > their > > > D7,000.00?? > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > <DIV></DIV>>Just a thought, no hard feelings > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > <DIV></DIV>>Sanusi > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > <DIV></DIV>>Just a thou > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > <DIV></DIV>>--- Ousman Bojang > > > <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > To Mr. > > > <DIV></DIV>>Bidwell and all members of the > > > Parliament, I > > > <DIV></DIV>> > wish them good luck. I > > > <DIV></DIV>> > certainly think some of their > > > claims are very > > > <DIV></DIV>> > genuine. Providing them > > > <DIV></DIV>> > vehicles should really be > > > considered. Giving them > > > <DIV></DIV>> > privileges at public > > > <DIV></DIV>> > hospitals and other public > > > settings should be > > > <DIV></DIV>> > discouraged. > > > <DIV></DIV>> > About diplomatic passports, I > > > think that should be a > > > <DIV></DIV>> > No-No. Service > > > <DIV></DIV>> > passports, may be, but what? > > > Diplomatic passports? > > > <DIV></DIV>> > Oh no. > > > <DIV></DIV>> > So Honorable Members of > > > Parliament, try again. Just > > > <DIV></DIV>> > to make movement easier > > > <DIV></DIV>> > for you is no reason to give > > you > > > diplomatic > > > <DIV></DIV>> > passports. > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > <DIV></DIV>> > Ousman Jallow Bojang. > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > > > > <DIV></DIV>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > <DIV></DIV>> > To unsubscribe/subscribe or > > view > > > archives of > > > <DIV></DIV>> > postings, go to the Gambia-L > > Web > > > interface > > > <DIV></DIV>> > at: > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > > > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > <DIV></DIV>> > To contact the List > > Management, > > > please send an > > > <DIV></DIV>> > e-mail to: > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > > > > <DIV></DIV>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > > > <DIV></DIV>>__________________________________________________ > > > <DIV></DIV>>Do You Yahoo!? > > > <DIV></DIV>>Everything you'll ever need on one > > web > > > page > > > <DIV></DIV>>from News and Sport to Email and > > Music > > > Charts > > > <DIV></DIV>>http://uk.my.yahoo.com > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > > > <DIV></DIV>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > <DIV></DIV>>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view > > > archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > > interface > > > <DIV></DIV>>at: > > > > > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > <DIV></DIV>>To contact the List Management, > > please > > > send an e-mail to: > > > > > <DIV></DIV>>[log in to unmask] > > > <DIV></DIV>> > > > > > > <DIV></DIV>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Join the > > world’s > > > largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. <a > > > > > > href='http://g.msn.com/1HM1ENUS/c157??PI=44364'>Click > > > Here</a><br></html> > > > > > > === message truncated === > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.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 > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~