In amicus of my cousin Prince Sankanu, I encourage Yahya to consider selling GPTC to the veritable Prince of Gambia. At least the workers would get paid on time and possibly more, and tax-payers would not have to fund a dime of GPTC to then be used as campaign vehicles for APRC. Any political party who wishes to use GPTC vehicles must enter into contract with Sankanu Transport and I can assure you the contract will be executed to the letter and you will be very pleased with the service of his well-trained and courteous drivers.
Haruna.
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From: Prince Bubacarr Sankanu <[log in to unmask]>
To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 2:40 pm
Subject: [G_L] SELL IT TO ME: Re. GPTC Workers not Paid For 4 Months?
Oh what a waste,
I remember while in The Gambia, one of my brothers used to laugh whenever I said
I would buy GPTC. He could not understand so I just laughed with him.
On a serious note, I am still passionately interested in acquiring the 100 or
99% stake in GPTC.
My Brother Cherno Fankung Fankung tell your Babili Mansa that I am ready to
offer Gambia tax payers a fair deal for GPTC they cannot resist.
Don't tell me Babili Mansa prefer the foreign crooks/immediate profiteers would
will not waste time to repatriate their profits than the Noble Son of the Mother
Gambia with a patriotic mission that balances capitalistic business
re-engineering and social responsibility.
My offer remains valid and whenever The Gambia Government is ready, I will meet
its authoritzed officials for serious talks.
Warmest,
HSH Prince Bubacarr A. Sankanu
Chairman and Chief Executive Producer
RSPS - THE ROYAL SANKANURA PRINCIPALITY STUDIOS/
AROMEDIA FILM & TV INTERNATIONAL GROUP B.S.e.K.
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Datum: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 15:04:55 +0000
Von: Pasamba Jow <[log in to unmask]>
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Betreff: [G_L] GPTC Workers not Paid For 4 Months?
GPTC Workers not Paid For 4 Months?Author: Publisher | Date: 06-07-11 | Topic:
National News
By Lamin Sanyang
Reports reaching this paper claimed that employees of the Gambia Public
Transport Corporation (GPTC) has not been paid their salaries for the past three
to four (4) months. According to sources, there is no Managing Director to give
explanation. More than one hundred employees are reported to be currently
working with the Corporation and these include the ones at the Head Office in
Kanifing, the sub-stations in Brikama, Jarra-Soma, Farafenni, Basse as well as
those attached to Gambia International Airline (GIA) at the Banjul International
Airport.
This reporter visited the Transport Corporation’s Head Office in Kanifing to
find out why salaries have not been paid for the past four months. Some of the
workers who spoke to this reporter have confirmed the claim and are complaining
about the dire economic conditions they are confronted with as heads of
households. They said the situation is very disheartening to be working without
salary for four months when most of them have families to feed and school fees
to pay for their children.
Ebrima, one of the affected employees, said they did not have salary for the
months of March, April, May and June respectively and that no reason was given
to them as to why they are not paid. He said he has been working with the GPTC
for the past 23 years. He disclosed that there are only three buses that are now
being operated by the GPTC.
“The only buses we have now are the three that are operating at the airport. I
have a big family with two wives and I’m renting a house with all my kids. I
have about eleven (11) children and eight of them are going to school,” said
Ebrima. He said he is only managing with his family through the support of
relatives and close friends.
Another employee said he is living with his wife and kids in a big family
compound. He complained about the difficult situation his family is facing as a
result of his lack of salary at the end of the month. He said he goes to work
every working day but never gets paid at the end of the month.
“At the moment, things are very hard for me. I find it difficult to provide the
basic necessities for my family. Just imagine, my wife was sick and I could not
buy medicine for her. It seems as if I am working for nothing. Let them put
themselves into my position and see what they would do,” he suggested.
The Senior Manager at GPTC, Mr. Kebba Demba, was contacted to throw light on the
matter. He declined to make comments.
“I am not authorized to give information. I have signed a bond of secrecy and I
am answerable to the Permanent Secretary,” said Mr. Demba.
He referred this reporter to the office of the Permanent Secretary at the
Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.
When contacted, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Works and
Infrastructure, Mr. Abdoulie Camara, agreed to talk to the reporter but invited
the Deputy Permanent Secretary and a senior staff of the Ministry to witness the
interview.
When the questions were put to him he said: “At the moment we cannot entertain
questions. The issue of GPTC is ongoing. As soon as that is done there will be
an announcement,” said Permanent Secretary Camara.
Readers could recall that the issue regarding the non performance and non
payment of staff salaries of GPTC being in the spot light, at the National
Assembly. It is noted that the country cannot achieve development without an
efficient and reliable national transport service.
Presently, the GPTC Kanifing headquarters and depot is now transformed into a
graveyard of derelict buses. This depot, which used to be teeming with people
and busy during the heydays of GPTC, is now a desolate place.
The place is in a state of abandonment with the paint on buildings peeling off
and furniture in offices old and in a state of disrepair.
The GPTC depot, to the observer, looks like a ‘ghost place’.
The authorities need to urgently address the plight of the employees of this
national road transport service.
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of
justice." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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HSH Prince Bubacarr A. Sankanu
Chairman and Chief Executive Producer
RSPS - THE ROYAL SANKANURA PRINCIPALITY STUDIOS/
AROMEDIA FILM & TV INTERNATIONAL GROUP B.S.e.K.
Deliverers of Highest Quality Programmes from Africa
Postfach 800144
D-51001 Cologne Germany
Tel.: 00491774842957 (Cell)
Fax: 004922146780440
Emails: [log in to unmask],
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Skype: princebasankanu
Tax/VAT ID: 218/5030/2061
Company No: HRA 25199
Amtsgericht Köln. Local Court of Cologne City, Germany
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