Walahi! Sacha Bi.
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>Subject: Re: Patriotic Gambians voice their opinions on Senegal
>Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 06:44:07 -0700
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>Help the POOR GAMBIAN FARMERS PAY THE THREE MILLION
>YANKEE DOLLARS.
>
>Mbye Sey
>
>--- Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Be cautious of Wade's proposals
> > Written by Jarga ‘Jigster’ Gigo,
> >
> >
> >
> > Tuesday, 27 September 2005
> >
> >
> > Editor,
> > The Gambia should be extra cautious of Wade's
> > proposals. President Wade is yet to manifest
> > sincerity in building peace and justice in
> > Senegambia.
> > Why can't he ask the the Senegalese union to bring
> > back normalcy and give him three to six months to
> > negotiate with The Gambia Government? Why is he
> > suggesting his proposals if he is really a man of
> > justice? Based on his proposals, he doesn't seem to
> > give a damn about the interest of the Senegalese
> > union but what his government could collect. It
> > seems he doesn't only want to collect from
> > Senegalese inputs but from Guinea Bissau's vehicles,
> > tourists, and Gambian vehicles for using Gambian
> > soil and waters.
> >
> > Unless The Gambia Government sends circumspect
> > thinkers, we Gambians will be paying the Senegalese
> > government for using our own soil and water. Is this
> > a new form of limited colonisation or what?
> >
> > This is not a very complex issue and intellectuals
> > within Senegambia should understand that an unjust
> > agreement based on today's powers will only bring
> > enmity and other problems tomorrow. So it is wiser
> > for all us to try to work together in love and
> > justice, including tolerance.
> >
> > The money involved is huge for poor individuals like
> > myself but relatively small for governments. Today,
> > most of the argument is pro tariff reduction for the
> > trying poor person; but if we over involve both
> > governments, the ordinary people will be paying a
> > lot more in the near future. And they may choose to
> > stop protests with an iron fist come that time. Many
> > Gambian great minds are presently at odd with
> > President Jammeh and it is sad that some of them
> > want to politicise the issue and others don't seem
> > to understand that The Gambia is ours with or
> > without Jammeh. An unjust agreement today may not be
> > easy to dissolve tomorrow. Or worse, if the problems
> > heighten to certain levels, we may see the negative
> > debris for centuries.
> >
> > Any honest mind can understand that Wade's proposal
> > is costly and will eventually be paid for by the
> > ordinary person. Also he wants his government to be
> > paid without working or preferably to reduce his
> > unemployment problem through The Gambia, even though
> > we have our own problems, regardless of the high
> > number of Senegalese working in The Gambia. We
> > should never lose touch of the importance of
> > appreciation and tolerance. There is so much we
> > should appreciate each other for, but greed seems to
> > blind us from tolerance.
> >
> > The Senegalese government should be sincere and
> > focus-oriented in her people's worries – high
> > tariffs. They may suggest for The Gambia government
> > but trying to rob us is simply wrong. If they choose
> > lengthy arguments, ignore the blessings they are
> > enjoying in The Gambia and shun justice and
> > tolerance, then may be The Gambia government should
> > try to offer them a percentage of the Senegalese
> > inputs or choose a discriminatory pricing for the
> > Senegalese and give their government the difference.
> > A percentage of their inputs is due to the ferry
> > manufacturers, our workers, our government and now
> > how much to their government?
> >
> > The projects President Wade is proposing as joint
> > projects could be carried out by The Gambia through
> > loans from other countries, perhaps including
> > Senegal. The more the Senegalese government invests
> > in The Gambia, the more they naturally have the
> > right to protect their investment. I don't think I
> > have to spell out the possible dangers that may crop
> > up. There are so many issues one cannot discuss
> > publicly, so I only hope The Gambia government sends
> > circumspect thinkers and for peace-loving Senegalese
> > to understand that over-pressuring us or fooling us
> > today only means brewing tension between the two
> > countries, who should live in harmony, love and
> > justice.
> > May God bless us: Let's learn, let's work, let's
> > have fun.
> >
> > Jarga ‘Jigster’ Gigo,
> > Canada
> >
> >
> >
> >
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