Walahi! Sacha Bi. >From: baboucarr Sey <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Patriotic Gambians voice their opinions on Senegal >Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 06:44:07 -0700 > >Help the POOR GAMBIAN FARMERS PAY THE THREE MILLION >YANKEE DOLLARS. > >Mbye Sey > >--- Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Be cautious of Wade's proposals > > Written by Jarga ‘Jigster’ Gigo, > > > > > > > > Tuesday, 27 September 2005 > > > > > > Editor, > > The Gambia should be extra cautious of Wade's > > proposals. President Wade is yet to manifest > > sincerity in building peace and justice in > > Senegambia. > > Why can't he ask the the Senegalese union to bring > > back normalcy and give him three to six months to > > negotiate with The Gambia Government? Why is he > > suggesting his proposals if he is really a man of > > justice? Based on his proposals, he doesn't seem to > > give a damn about the interest of the Senegalese > > union but what his government could collect. It > > seems he doesn't only want to collect from > > Senegalese inputs but from Guinea Bissau's vehicles, > > tourists, and Gambian vehicles for using Gambian > > soil and waters. > > > > Unless The Gambia Government sends circumspect > > thinkers, we Gambians will be paying the Senegalese > > government for using our own soil and water. Is this > > a new form of limited colonisation or what? > > > > This is not a very complex issue and intellectuals > > within Senegambia should understand that an unjust > > agreement based on today's powers will only bring > > enmity and other problems tomorrow. So it is wiser > > for all us to try to work together in love and > > justice, including tolerance. > > > > The money involved is huge for poor individuals like > > myself but relatively small for governments. Today, > > most of the argument is pro tariff reduction for the > > trying poor person; but if we over involve both > > governments, the ordinary people will be paying a > > lot more in the near future. And they may choose to > > stop protests with an iron fist come that time. Many > > Gambian great minds are presently at odd with > > President Jammeh and it is sad that some of them > > want to politicise the issue and others don't seem > > to understand that The Gambia is ours with or > > without Jammeh. An unjust agreement today may not be > > easy to dissolve tomorrow. Or worse, if the problems > > heighten to certain levels, we may see the negative > > debris for centuries. > > > > Any honest mind can understand that Wade's proposal > > is costly and will eventually be paid for by the > > ordinary person. Also he wants his government to be > > paid without working or preferably to reduce his > > unemployment problem through The Gambia, even though > > we have our own problems, regardless of the high > > number of Senegalese working in The Gambia. We > > should never lose touch of the importance of > > appreciation and tolerance. There is so much we > > should appreciate each other for, but greed seems to > > blind us from tolerance. > > > > The Senegalese government should be sincere and > > focus-oriented in her people's worries – high > > tariffs. They may suggest for The Gambia government > > but trying to rob us is simply wrong. If they choose > > lengthy arguments, ignore the blessings they are > > enjoying in The Gambia and shun justice and > > tolerance, then may be The Gambia government should > > try to offer them a percentage of the Senegalese > > inputs or choose a discriminatory pricing for the > > Senegalese and give their government the difference. > > A percentage of their inputs is due to the ferry > > manufacturers, our workers, our government and now > > how much to their government? > > > > The projects President Wade is proposing as joint > > projects could be carried out by The Gambia through > > loans from other countries, perhaps including > > Senegal. The more the Senegalese government invests > > in The Gambia, the more they naturally have the > > right to protect their investment. I don't think I > > have to spell out the possible dangers that may crop > > up. There are so many issues one cannot discuss > > publicly, so I only hope The Gambia government sends > > circumspect thinkers and for peace-loving Senegalese > > to understand that over-pressuring us or fooling us > > today only means brewing tension between the two > > countries, who should live in harmony, love and > > justice. > > May God bless us: Let's learn, let's work, let's > > have fun. > > > > Jarga ‘Jigster’ Gigo, > > Canada > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! for Good > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina > > relief effort. > > > > >¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > > 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 Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l > > To contact the List Management, please send an > > e-mail to: > > [log in to unmask] > > >¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > > > > > Let modesty be the rule of observance. > > > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! 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