Suntou,

Your statement *"just happen Nwaa couldn't stand fighting any longer and he
needs to put bread on the table",* underscores the predicament Gambians
have to go through being in the opposition camp. In a country where
opposing the regime almost means not being able to secure a job either
public or in the private sector, many are left with little choice but opt
to work for or with the state.

If you have no other means of survival such as private practice like
Darboe, Assan Martin, Hamat Bah and others, then it is hard to admonish
citizens for willing to work for a living. There should be a separation
between the APRC/Jammeh and the Gambian State. Unfortunately, this line
seems very blurred in the Jammeh administration and matter of fact in many
African governments.

So I think I can understand why Waa would choose to work with the state,
not only to put food on the table but also to contribute as a citizen
towards his state... As long as he doesn't come out and support policies
that oppress citizens I can forgive the likes of him, Dr. Janneh, BB
Darboe, and many others for working for the state.

Happy Independence Day...

Demba

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 3:24 AM, Bolonba <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Samusi, a fascinating rewind of Nwaa's politics. Nothing has change. It
> just happen Nwaa couldn't stand fighting any longer and he needs to put
> bread on the table. Suntou
>
>
>
> On 19 Feb 2012, at 08:07, Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>     As we continue to congratulation Lamin Waa Juwara on his appointment
> I wonder what has changed since he last made this statement in 2001
>
> *JUWARA HITS AT JAMMEH AGAIN *Posted Thursday, February 22, 2001 by Editor<[log in to unmask]>
>
> The propaganda secretary of the main opposition United Democratic Party,
> Lamin Waa Juwara, has said that it is "unjustifiable and unfair" for
> President Yahya Jammeh to blame Gambian youths for the country's increasing
> unemployment rate.
>
> Mr Juwara was reacting to President Jammeh's independence anniversary
> message in an interview with the Daily Observer yesterday. He said
> President Jammeh should have blamed his government, which, he said, could
> not provide jobs for the country's youth population. The UDP propaganda
> secretary attributed the current unemployment rate in the country to "poor
> governance and lack of judicious management of state resources." According
> to Juwara, Jammeh has lost control of the organs that should create jobs
> for the youths. "The public enterprises that have been created have already
> run down. Everybody knows that the GPTC is no longer functioning. Where are
> the buses? We know the problem that Gamtel is facing. We know all the
> problems of other parastatals that were here," Juwara argued. He cited the
> closure of the GGC by government as a major contributing factor to the
> unemployment saga.
>
> Jammeh boycotted independence anniversary
> Mr Juwara also accused President Jammeh of boycotting celebrations marking
> the country's National Day, saying it was "improper and wrong." He said
> President Jammeh was duty-bound to attend the National Day celebrations
> "because it is the most important event in the history of this nation. If
> The Gambia was not independent, I can assure you that Jammeh and his people
> could not have staged a coup d' etat. He cannot down-play it. The day of
> independence is the most important day in our national calendar, whether he
> likes it or not, this is the reality on the ground," Juwara charged.
>
> July 22 takeover
> Juwara said the July 22 coup was not a revolution, but a classic coup d'
> etat which he described as a "treasonable offence". He censured Jammeh and
> his cohorts for toppling the democratically elected government of former
> president Jawara, querying "How can he turn around and credit himself for
> staging a coup and thinking that it is more important than another day in
> the country? A democratically elected government being toppled by the
> barrel of the gun? They cannot even realise the mistake they have made",
> Juwara charged.
> Health sector in shambles
>
> Mr Juwara also argued that the country's health, agricultural and
> educational sectors are in shambles. He criticised the health sector for
> not providing enough drugs and incubators at hospitals and dismissed
> President Jammeh's statement that "significant achievements have been
> recorded in the health, education and agricultural sectors." Juwara also
> accused the Jammeh administration of mismanaging the country's economy
> which, he said, brought hardship to citizens of the country. He said
> farmers' groundnuts were not purchased and that some tour operators were
> planning to pull out from the country. Juwara said all the parastatals in
> the country were "dead", and that the Jammeh administration has completely
> failed.
>
> By-elections
> Talking about next month's by-elections, Mr Juwara said "We are not going
> to boycott the by-elections simply because we have challenged the
> constitutionality of the dismissal of former IEC chairman, Bishop Tilewa
> Johnson. We are dealing with the IEC and the IEC is still there. Of course,
> we did explain the view that we do not trust Gabriel Roberts due to what
> transpired in the 1996 and 1997 elections. We have made our concerns
> abundantly clear that we want this thing to be corrected and to be
> transparent". Juwara however expressed optimism that the UDP will sweep the
> polls come the by-elections on March
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