George, let us try some role reversal here i.e. me of all people telling you
to take a deep breathe, drink some ‘Saul Khan Tea’ and let Tombong loose for
now. In the larger scheme of things, Tombong is a nonentity. Let us abide by
the maxim that there is no honor in beating a man that is down. Ignore
Tombong until Yaya ‘rethreads’ by appointing Tombong to another post and the
latter continues with his sycophancy. Until that happens, brother, just
ignore Tombong and the vacillating people in our midst that seem to forget
whose side Tombong really is.

I know it is frustrating trying to figure out why Gambians treat their
‘abusers’ in a certain way. But I have resolved long time ago NOT to judge
certain situations from somebody else’s perspective. That Tombong will
apparently be ‘terminated’ by Yaya and he turns around and declares
‘loyalty’ to Yaya, is nothing to these people. When Pap Cheyassin Secka was
fired by Yaya, you know what the former did? He formed an NGO, hired someone
with a Jola surname to head the NGO and then went on TV and donated 5000
dalasis to Yaya’s ‘Foundation’. See how sick these people are? We have the
inmates running the asylum in Gambia.

When Yaya ‘abuses’ these people, they do NOT get mad. Their ONLY thinking is
to craft a way of begging Yaya for another job. Look at Blaise Jagne for
instance. I also understand that Sedat Jobe (Mr. Principled Resignation) is
also begging for a job again. George, if you just consider the behavior of
certain people, you will end up giving up on the Gambian people as a whole.
So, I respectfully counsel you to ignore people that treat their enemies as
friends and their friends as enemies. I have a learnt a long time ago NOT to
pet a mad dog with rabies simply because he is a dog. When someone orders
the massacre of children as young as three, they forfeit their right to be
treated as decent human beings. Thanks again George for your invaluable
contributions.
KB



>From: Mr Makaveli <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: I AM NO LONGER THE DG OF GRTS
>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 18:50:06 -0600
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>Malanding S. Jaiteh WROTE :
>"And that often, this seemly able civil servant who gets the boot would
>come out saying "I was fired but I remain a loyal servant to the all-
>powerful Jammeh". Whatever makes seemly educated and well-to-do adults
>live this kind of life is my concern. I think there is more to it than the
>eye can see. If we are to believe what we hear, something is seriously
>wrong here. I do not know how someone who has gone through the struggle of
>school, college and life in general could after being fired and accuse of
>felony can come back say "I still support my boss". For logic has it that
>until the brain is wrongly wired, if it looks like pain, acts like pain,
>you don't have to go through it to know that it is pain. But then
>sufferers of "Battered Woman Syndrom" often claim that their spouses are
>the most caring and loving ever! The tragedy is that some people would
>have to be "battered to death" to accept that their relationship is not
>all-loving and all-caring.
>I suggest we wish Mr Saidy and all those Gambians in the civil service
>caught up in this all the best and pray that they find an easy way out of
>it. "
>
>MJ,
>   Goody-goodies! To say that it gives me a serendipitous pleasure to see
>that our "Dr" has finally came to our rescue is to put it mildly. I wasn't
>going to dwell on this issue but I couldn't resist after I read your truth
>sermon. Plus, I can't help it I'm a curious cat! Infact, I was thinking
>something along the lines of Therapists, like a Neuro-, Psycho-, or better
>yet Hypno-therapists to help some of us from our post-elections slumber.
>Are hypnotized or is just the fact that the APRC have always confused
>kindness with weakness? Most Gambians are being taken advantage of simply
>because by virtue we are just too damned kindhearted. Call me coldhearted
>but I'm not buying Tombong's pitch. I am an outfielder and I'm sticking to
>my guns!"My APPOINTMENT is TERMINATED" my foot! He should have been FIRED
>long time ago. Perhaps Almighty jammeh got sick and tired of having his
>name mispelled Hammeh by his Director General. One mispell is one too
>damned many for a DG,especially when it applies to the name of a president
>and the humiliation it brings. But there's more to his TERMINATION and my
>hunch is we may never know what really happens. Time will tell though.
>
>Folks, it's easy how we forgive and forget. Remember what Jammeh said some
>time back when he FIRED those poor hardworking, innocent, competent civil
>servants who symppathizes with opposition parties? I quote:  " I Yahya
>Jammeh, when I say you're FIRED(not TERMMINATED), you are FIRED, because no
>one will ever hire you". Remember that folks? That means those he FIRED are
>forced to seek jobs outside of The Gambia. Tombong is NOT forced into exile
>and if anything he has a mobile phone business for last resort. Yet out of
>more than 28 postings, more than 70 perccent of us who suffered so much
>under Tombongs watch are remorseful about his untimely TERMINATION, and are
>unwittingly advocating for a better APPOINTMENT for Tombong in the process.
>Where was this remorseless geezer when some you painstakingly waited in
>vain - forever- to get your questions answered. And to add more insult to
>our intelligence, some have already thanked him for his contribution.
>Contribution my foot! What contribution? This fellow hasn't answered your
>questions, and even if he did you were lied to,--- HELLO! Wake up people!
>
>And I don't mean any disrespect directed at anyone but folks I just cannot
>blindfoldedly accept some of the reactions here at all. This is pathetic.
>Dumo et al are languishing at Mile II, and all they  are yearning for is to
>be granted their freedom so they can spend time with their families. And
>here we busy sympathizing Tombong who has NOT even told you sympathizers
>why his APPOINTMENT was TERMINATED nor what his next APPOINTMENT will be.
>But he did infact was quick to remind us he is still APRC and Pro-Jammeh
>in lieu having 'announced his OWN' TERMINATION. This mindboggling to say
>the least. It seems every time Tombong wants create any public euphoria,
>Gambia-L seemingly is his place of choice to spew his garbage( or can say
>his contribution).  Well, I refuse to be a garbage picker.Let him take his
>own garbage somewhere else - say The Observer Newspaper. I've had enough of
>this cry-baby.
>
>There are plenty of hardworking Gambians here in the US alone who have lost
>their jobs after the 9/11 attacks and only their families and close friends
>know what they're going through. Not to mention several other Gambians in
>various parts of the world who may be going through the similar hardships.
>They may not be dignitaries but they too are Gambians. So I say to hell
>with Tombong's APPOINTMENT being TERMINATED. You people should be furious
>if he doesn't have the guts to come back here and tell you all WHY his
>APPOINTMENT was TERMINATED and WHY he is STILL a staunch APRC and Pro-
>Jammeh advocate in lieu of being literally FIRED, and humiliated by his
>good boss. How can he be so loyal. Didn't we warned him several occasions?
>I remember vivid when I asked him what makes him so special to assume
>Jammeh would not get rid of him, if infact we saw what happened to heavy-
>weights like the  Pape Cheyasins and the Sedats Jobes. He busted into
>laughters and said, " I am still the DG of GRTS last I checked". I also
>remember Mr Ngai Jobe telling him to doube-check. Ebrima Ceesay's sources
>don't just imagin things. These people are "right in the heart of the
>Gambia government". Now look who was dreaming all this time. Yuk!
>
>Dr Jaiteh, again thanks for  your astute observations. Rest assured all the
>conspiring allegations I levelled against you for tactical reasons are dis-
>missed. And even if it's true that Tombong is your best pal, you have the
>wisdom and courage to look beyond nepotism and set him straight once and
>for all. MJ,like they say down here, you have taken it to the hoop when
>every body is busy bouncing the ball around. I , myself, I'm a straight
>shooter. Well said Doctor Malanging Jaiteh- My man!**wink-:) Ooops! my
>barbecue is getting cold. Gotta go! Gotta go! See ya!
>
>Bye 4Now -:)
>Mr Makaveli
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