Operating within the confines of deliberately flawed terms of reference whose
main objectives were specifically designed to absolve the man ultimately
responsible, both the coroner and the commission of enquiry has cobbled
together their 'findings'. It is abundantly clear at best these findings
would attempt to restate the tragic nature of the whole affair and skirt the
most pertinent aspect of culpability. Using judicial chicanery, insincere
expression of regret and other insidious tactics, the President, Pap Cheyasin
Secka and the rest of their enablers would in the guise of "consideration'
attempt to delay even these flawed reports indefinitely. In the meantime the
President is doing his best to ingratiate himself to the youths and students
by arranging public meetings with teachers Union representatives, nurses
reps, rap groups and also using surrogates like Baba Jobe and Sarja Taal and
others to bribe or otherwise try to Copt youth groups through activity
sponsorship or job offers. Earlier this week he visited RVH and professed to
be stunned at the fetid nature of the nation's only major hospital and
staying true to his normal public relations gimmick he promised a few
thousand Dalasis of his foundation money to buy blankets . He doesn't care
about the fate of the tens of thousands of Gambians who are dying
debilitating deaths in these shells of hospitals because he has chosen to
spend the nation's scarce resources to ferry his wife to expensive hospitals
in America for pre and post natal care. This guy and his cronies are the
quintessential embodiment of evil and would stop at nothing to maintain
themselves. They are also acutely aware that these reports would find their
way to the public domain in as much as they would prefer that never see the
light of day. Infact the BBC reported yesterday that the commission report
names specific security commanders and individuals as being directly
responsible for the shootings. Yahya Jammeh would either have  to say they
acted on their own in shooting the kids in which case they would have to be
charged with murder and duely tried in a court of law. It is my believe that
those individuals already severely burdened by their creul acts with all the
religious implications of murder would stick to the categorical assertion
that they were following orders. Ultimately command responsibility for what
happened on April 10 and 11 would rest squarely where it rightly belongs and
that is none other than Yahya Jammeh. All these public relations efforts on
his part is geared toward extricating himself  from the massive atrocity he
designed and executed. Drenched in the blood of the 14 children he now wants
to cleanse himself  by doling out the monies he stole from the  people in a
cynical attempt to buy himself absolution. The nation would never fall for
his ploy. Yahya Jammeh is a certified murderer. Gambians must hold him
accountable.
Karamba

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