Haruna, Bandy. Dave , karamba , Kutubo and others,
Folks ,
>From the statements ive had made here in The Gambia i am convince beyond reasonable doubt and came to the
conclusion that tribilism is the main issue behind the seen on the TAF
saga. For those who know me and my
background, I will be the last person to be call a tribalist or an
advocate of tribalism I have always been
and continue to be a strong believer of speaking the truth come what
may. Kutubo, I have also sisters and
brothers who a mandika in the real sense .Thanks for your understanding.
Chi Jamma,
Kutubo Manneh wrot
e:
> Mr Nyang,
> With all due respect,i think your comments are uncall for and to
> say the least very distasteful!Like any community,one does not fold your
> arms when your inheritantance is being taken away from you without due
> compensation.This particular place has been transformed into its present
> state through the back breaking labour of our grand fathers,fathers and
> ourselves and i must say no power,be it individual or government has the
> right to take it away from us!! JUST PUT YOURSELVE IN OUR POSITION FOR A
> MINUTE!
> And to bring in that TRIBAL COMMENT,is the most distasteful of your
> piece,being a member of that KABILO,i have cousins who are WOLLOFS AND
> FULLAS and anybody who knows BRUFUT wll tell you that it is the most
> "tribally blind" town in the kombos!My brother please we are in the twenty
> first century and let us take this TRIBAL NONSENSE from our lives.
> But fight we will for OUR LAND,EVEN IF IT WILL TAKE A 100 YEARS!!
> Kind regards.
> KUTS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lamin Manneh PF <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 10:53 AM
> Subject: Re: Mr. Nyang: TAF has got the BUG too!!!!!
>
> > Mr. Nyang, i think Taf is not a smart businessman. I will not make a multi
> > million Dallasi housing project in somebody's bonafide property. If he
> > succeeded against the will of the legitimate owners in Brufut(because
> > government backed him), be assured that another government can avert the
> > executive order of this government and Taf will be the big looser at the
> > end. Remember, what the government is saying is not a law but a cabinet
> > decision which is unfair to the coastline Kombokas.
> > Being a son of Manneh Kunda Kabilo in Brufut, i support any kind of
> > development efforts in Brufut whether it is government or private sector
> > investments but such development initiatives must follow certain protocols
> > and traditional regiments. I think Taf and government are overlooking
> these
> > realities. Mr. Nyang, this is a very simple matter- Taf can simply go to
> > Manneh Kunda, asked the size of land he want and buy it from them. He
> could
> > have put in the millions of Dallasis allegedly used to bribe government
> > officials to purchase atleast some part of the land by now. Businesses
> don't
> > prosper or last longer in Africa mainly because of the corrupt way they
> > started.
> > Finally, i think your idea of tribalism is very misleading and unfair to
> the
> > Manneh Kunda Kabilo. Taf is not rejected because he is a Wollof but mainly
> > his unscrupulous and dubious manner of acquiring the land of poor farmers.
> > Hey, we host Ghanaians in Ghana Town and give a vast area of land to them
> > free. How would you describe that? We have Wollofs, Karoninkas, Jolas,
> > Fullas, Lebou(from Senegal), Ghanaians Shriffs etc in our Kabilou and they
> > are all united in this struggle.
> >
> > Please withdraw your ugly comments
> > See you all in Atlanta
> > Lamin PF Manneh
> >
> >
> > >From: Dave Manneh <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: TAF has got the BUG too!!!!!
> > >Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 05:50:12 +0100
> > >
> > >Culled from the Observer.
> > >
> > >Makes an interesting reading as it seems that TAF Njie too has got the "
> > >BUG". That disease of greed that unfortunately seems to be gripping the
> > >Gambian Business community.
> > >Just because The Gambia is unfortunate to be lumbered with a bunch of
> > >idiots as a government should not warranty the few Gambian Businesses we
> > >all look up to, to become self-obsessed with making millions whilst
> > >trampling on the rights of poor innocent citizens.
> > >
> > >
> > > Tuesday, July 3, 2001
> > > BRUFUT ELDERS PETITION
> > > JAMMEH OVER TAF LAND
> > > ALLOCATION
> > >
> > > The elders and people of Brufut, Manneh Kunda Kabilo,
> > >last week
> > > petitioned President Jammeh over the allocation of a
> > >swathe of
> > > land which they claimed belonged to the community of
> > >Manneh
> > > Kunda Kabilo in Brufut to Taf Construction by the
> > >Department of
> > > State for Local Government and Lands. The petition
> > >which was
> > > signed and thumbprinted by Kajali Manneh, Kijera
> > >Manneh,
> > > Amadou Manneh, Kebba Musa Manneh, Omar Manneh and
> > > Kebba Jatta was also sent to all secretaries of state,
> > >commissioner,
> > > Western Division, director of lands and surveys, seyfo
> > >of Kombo
> > > North and the alkalo of Brufut.
> > >
> > > Below is the full text of the petition: Your
> > >Excellency, We feel
> > > deeply honoured to bring to your attention a serious
> > >land problem
> > > currently taking place between the Manneh Kunda Kabilo
> > >of
> > > Brufut and the local government authorities. The past
> > >few weeks
> > > have witnessed serious confrontations between the
> > >people of
> > > Manneh Kunda Kabilo, local government authorities and
> > > Mustapha Njie of Taf Construction. After the
> > >controversial
> > > housing scheme called Operation House the Nation at
> > >Bakau
> > > failed, Taf Construction has again been allocated a
> > >vast stretch of
> > > our land in Brufut by the local government authorities.
> > >We learnt
> > > of this allocation by demarcation pegs without any
> > >prior
> > > consultation between the relevant authorities and
> > >traditional
> > > landowners.
> > >
> > > On seeing the pegs, we made appointments and met first
> > >with the
> > > director of lands and surveys and then with the
> > >secretary of state
> > > for local government and lands on February 26, 2001. At
> > >both
> > > meetings, we were informed that the area was allocated
> > >to Taf
> > > Construction and on each occasion, we expressed our
> > >concerns
> > > about the allocation and appealed for a reconsideration
> > >of the
> > > decision as we had already allocated the land area to
> > >some 300
> > > youths of the Kabilo who are still in family compounds
> > >and are
> > > without land to build houses for their families.
> > >
> > > The meeting with local government and lands secretary
> > >concluded
> > > with an agreement that a technical team would be sent
> > >within the
> > > shortest possible time to further discuss the issue
> > >with us. What
> > > we saw the following day (February 27, 2001) and indeed
> > >to our
> > > dismay, was a team from Taf Construction putting up
> > >more
> > > demarcation pegs in the area. This was baffling and
> > >irritating to us,
> > > as it was inconsistent with the agreement we had
> > >previously with
> > > the secretary of state for local government and lands.
> > >After all
> > > these, we were invited to a meeting at the tribunal of
> > >the district
> > > Seyfo on Sunday March 11, 2001. In attendance at this
> > >meeting
> > > were the commissioner of Western Division, the district
> > >seyfo, the
> > > National Assembly member for Kombo North, Brufut
> > >village alkalo,
> > > elders of Manneh Kunda Kabilo, representatives of
> > >Brufut Village
> > > Development Committee and a representative from Taf
> > > Construction amongst others.
> > >
> > > At this meeting, we were told that government has
> > >allocated our
> > > land to Mustapha Njie as compensation for the land that
> > >was
> > > previously allocated to him in connection with
> > >Operation House
> > > the Nation but subsequently withdrawn. We expressed our
> > >
> > > concerns and total rejection of the project because we
> > >believed it
> > > was unacceptable for a single man to benefit at the
> > >expense of
> > > thousands of underprivileged people of Brufut. The
> > >meeting ended
> > > in a stalemate.
> > >
> > > On March 18, 2001, we were invited to another meeting
> > >at the
> > > tribunal of the district Seyfo. This meeting was
> > >attended by the
> > > commissioner of Western Division, the district seyfo,
> > >the National
> > > Assembly member for Kombo North, an officer from the
> > > Department of Physical Planning, alkalo of Brufut,
> > >Manneh Kunda
> > > Kabilo representatives and a representative from Taf
> > >Construction.
> > > At the meeting, we again emphasised and reaffirmed our
> > >concerns
> > > over the landlessness of our youths and the negative
> > >impact the
> > > project would have on the livelihood of over 400
> > >households in
> > > Manneh Kunda.
> > >
> > > Here at stake is the enrichment of one person and the
> > >future
> > > livelihood of over 2000 persons who cannot afford a
> > >house in the
> > > scheme. This meeting too ended in a stalemate. On hand,
> > >Your
> > > Excellency, we wish to inform you that vast areas of
> > >Brufut land
> > > have already been allocated; instances of such
> > >allocations are the
> > > Brusubi Housing Scheme on the East, TDA on the North
> > >and the
> > > Wildlife Reserve Area on the West of Brufut. In
> > >essence, we are
> > > left with very little land to accommodate our coming
> > >generations
> > > and it is unbearably difficult for us to create a
> > >gloomy future of our
> > > children and enrich a single person. We have the
> > >confidence that
> > > your government is by the people and for the people and
> > >the
> > > livelihood of a people is more paramount to you than an
> > >individual
> > > economic interest.
> > >
> > > Your Excellency, we are bringing this crisis to your
> > >attention for
> > > your quick intervention in the light of the concern you
> > >have for the
> > > poor and downtrodden. If the government were to have
> > > educational or other development projects that would go
> > >directly
> > > to benefit the people, definitely we would not have had
> > >any
> > > objection but giving our land to a single rich man just
> > >to make him
> > > richer is disheartening and intolerable. Finally, while
> > >we await your
> > > intervention, we wish to assure you that we will remain
> > >peaceful
> > > and law-abiding until justice takes its course. We
> > >thank you in
> > > advance for your due consideration of this matter.
> > >
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