Readers:

I was going through my mails a short while ago, and saw this e-mail from one
of my sources in The Gambia. The e-mail was sent to me yesterday. As usual,
I am sending it UNEDITED.

Take care.

Ebrima

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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Yahya Jammeh and the Oil Saga
>Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003
>
>Hello Coach,
>
>The mouth piece of the Jammeh regime, Mr Marcel Thomasi, took to the press
>today to refute the allegation made in the "ThisDay" newspaper of Nigeria
>and the subsequent UDP press release demanding explanation from this
>corrupt and increasingly irrelevant Government of incompetents and thiefs.
>
>Government's rebuttal went at great length to explain the fact that the UDP
>never uncovered the story but rather regurgitating what was claimed by the
>Natural Resources Consultancy firm based in Nigeria whose motive for
>breaking the story was financial.  Marcel Thomasi's account further claimed
>that the transaction was normal, as many African countries were utilizing
>the facility offered by the Government of Nigeria and that the transaction
>only generated $99,000 which was deposited in the Government accounts at
>the Central Bank.  What Marcel Thomasi failed to tell Gambians was the
>bigger picture he conveniently left out of his rebuttal and thus putting
>this corrupt government in deeper trouble with the Nigerian authorities,
>Interpol and, most importantly, the Gambian people.  He failed to tell us
>what happened to the rest of the consignment that was allocated in the name
>of The Gambia. And for the information of the readership of the Gambia-L
>and the Post, the $99,000 which was deposited in the Central Bank, was what
>was eventually used to buy gas oil for NAWEC.  THESE PEOPLE THINK GAMBIANS
>ARE FOOLS.  WE ARE NOT.
>
>What the official response from Government has achieved is to allow us to
>submit this as the official response of Government which will be considered
>as part of the evidence submitted to the Nigeria Criminal Commision. In
>fact, this has already been done and we encourage others to let the
>Commision in Nigeria know how we, as Gambians and friends of the Gambia,
>feel about the level of corruption displayed by the Jammeh regime.  The
>level is so intolerable that Bishop Cleary has finally added his voice by
>calling the Jammeh regime more corrupt than the Jawara regime.  Well, it is
>about time that the Bishop distanced himself and his parish from this
>immoral, inept and corrupt regime.
>
>Marcel Thomasi's rebuttal was long on platitude to Yahya Jammeh and short
>on substance. It has also inadvertently dug a deeper hole for the Jammeh
>regime to climb out of.
>
>Meanwhile, Amadou Samba, Edi Jobe and Mambury Njie are trying to absolve
>themselves to friends of blame and how they were duped by Jammeh into
>signing the Memorandum of Understanding.  We say to these despicable
>characters that they should hold their peace until they face the Nigerian
>Commission.  Meanwhile, this story will be pursued to its final conclusion
>which will lead to the arrest and trial of Yahya Jammeh and all those who
>have participated in this heinous crime against the Gambian people.  They
>will be tried in our own court of law in the very near future for their
>crimes against innocent Gambians.
>
>We will get rid of Yahya Jammeh and his entire corrupt Government so that
>we can start rebuilding the Gambia which has been destroyed by eight years
>of mis-rule.

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