Sister Jabou,
Notwithstanding the media's role in all this I think the guy does not
realize that Gambians are a bit more sophisticated than they sometimes
appear.
He may make a splash in the paper but not sure if he will find himself
the office he is looking for.
Malanding
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>Interesting question Malanding. But I think he recognizes like minded
>company and was accepted and on to the propaganda pages it goes to impress the
>unthinking.
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>Jabou
>
>In a message dated 3/28/2006 12:32:26 P.M. Central Standard Time,
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>Sister Jabou,
>With someone as highly connected as this bloke and capable of providing
>scholarship to atleast 20-30 in different institutions, and covering
>areas like youth develop, health, construction, etc, who would need to
>spend money on Mr Jammeh and his government? Perhaps its is time we ask
>the big man to go retire on his farm and leave him his office.
>
>Malanding
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>>>From the pages of the Jammeh Regime's mouth piece, the Daily Observer.
>>Another Snake Oil Salesman courting the regime and criminals always
>>gravitate towards each other.
>>The Era of Brutus ended with Ceasar
>>Written by Chief Ebrima B Manneh
>>Monday, 27 March 2006
>>Prince Darlington Johnson, a Nigerian born Swedish citizen who is planning
>>to establish the International Committee For Aid in Africa (INCOFATA ),
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>has
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>>disclosed that “the era of those who kiss the hand of their leaders in
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>daylight
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>>and stab them under the cover of darkness is ended.”
>>Mr. Johnson made this remark last Saturday in an interview with the Daily
>>Observer while condemning the attempt to remove President Jammeh and his
>>government from office through violence means. He noted that the coup
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>plotters
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>>could not even have reasons to topple President Jammeh’s administration
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>which, he
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>>said, has brough about stability and development to the Gambian people.
>>Mr Johhnson, a British and the US educated international jurist, said The
>>Gambia needs stability for economic growth, emphasising that investors
>>normally have confidence for investment in such situations.
>>“It is often said that change is constant, but no reasonable coach that
>>knows his onions changes a winning team. Of course, the society will frown
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>at any
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>>concept of change that will truncate a winding side or anything that
>>willbring discordant tune to a well-blended-music,” he said.
>>He noted that The Gambia is a paradise for investors and predicted and
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>that
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>>in the next ten years, there will be lots of opportunities for investment
>>hence rapid socio-economic development.
>>He said The Gambia government is actually doing a great job in augmenting
>>the standards of Gambians which, he said, has compelled him to come down
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>and
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>>give him a helping hand.
>>According to him, his organisation is an international umbrella body for
>>Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and that it is going to be seriously
>>focused on manpower training to ensure that at least 20 to 30 personnel
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>from
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>>different institutions in The Gambia have access to scholarship. He said
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>what he
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>>needs the government to do for him, is to provide him with an office.
>>He disclosed that he will also cover other areas like youth development,
>>health, construction, notably for schools, and agriculture, especifically
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>in the
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>>acquisition of fertilizers and the rendering of valuable assistance to
>>Gambian farmers.
>>According to him, he is higly connected with many Heads of State in the
>>world which, he said, enables him bring about numerous assistance to The
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>Gambia.
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>>He added that there are numerous resources for developing countries,
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>noting
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>>that the only problem is how to tap such resources. He made mention of a
>>proposal that he intends to present to President Jammeh.
>>Mr Johnson, however, disclosed that he had been approached by a Gambian
>>musician based in Sweden, Demba Conta, to visit The Gambia, hailing the
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>great
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>>job President Jammeh is doing. He said as an international lawyer, who is
>>connected worldwide and travelled extensively realised the good work
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>President
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>>Jammeh doing for the Gambian people.
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