Beran, thanks for your input and I agree with your summations.  You are
right, if the students could be mowed down only to see Pa Dacosta and a few
brave souls speak their minds, I really should not expect much from the
population atlarge.  I really feel for these folks and those whose survival
depend on these individuals' continued employment.  Some of these
individuals have been employed for more than 20 years.  The impact of this
irrational act revaberates all the way down to the youngest victims.  I hope
all those that are fired to gain the courage to push for change by being
active in the political process.  This is not the time to feel sorry for
yourself but to be active.  However, if these folks feel like they want to
go beg for their jobs, then they are just asking for it, as some of them
have already experienced.  This is the second or third for some.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: Beran jeng <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: The Firing Spree Continues
>Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 16:21:07 -0500
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>Joe,
>
>You seem to be more concern about the civil servants being fired than
>themselves. Most of these civil servants transitioned from the Jawara
>administration to the Jammeh administration. They will not protest or make
>their voices heard regarding the so called firing spree. As a matter of
>fact,they are probably begging and lobbying to get their jobs back. As Mr.
>Saine enquired about in his last posting,"Ngorr and Jom" has long been gone
>in Gambian society particularly ,in the urban areas.This has been the case
>since Jawara.
>President Jammeh is implementing what he campaigned on that he will fire
>civil servants who oppose his regime. You may not agree on how is going
>about doing it but that is exactly what he is doing.Mr Darboe also said
>during the campaign that he will fire civil servants who showed support for
>the APRC. He might have taken a different approach!
>Jammeh put the electorate on notice about his intention and was given a
>clean bill of health by the electorate. It is time we hold our people
>accountable for their decisions and actions.
>
>Beran
>
>
>
>
>>From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]>
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>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: The Firing Spree Continues
>>Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 20:29:53 +0000
>>
>>Culled From The Point
>>
>>Civil ServantsTwo Re-instated Another Fired
>>
>>Following the sacking of six officers at the customs department last
>>Tuesday
>>two of the officers have been reinstated while another officer was also
>>sacked, competent sources told The Point. The two, Alieu Ceesay Principal
>>Collector Administration and Seedy Kinteh of the Mobile Brigade were said
>>to
>>have resumed work yesterday.
>>
>>Our source added that no reason was given to the two officers regarding
>>their abrupt dismissal and subsequent reinstatement. When this reporter
>>contacted the two for confirmation Mr. Alieu Ceesay said, “Well I am in my
>>office at present and I don’t want to comment on my dismissal or
>>reinstatement.” Mr Kinteh was said to be at work but away at the time. In
>>the latest of the sacking spree at customs, Pa Matarr E. Touray has been
>>fired on Wednesday. He corroborated the story when contacted, adding that
>>he
>>received his letter at four O’ clock that day. He noted that no reason had
>>been advanced.
>>
>>However, senior customs officers who spoke to The Point welcomed the move
>>of
>>reinstatements and further called on the authorities to rescind their
>>decision on the other officers who they said were wrongfully dismissed.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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