Peter
wrote tombong "I would like to borrow your own advise to Ceesay which
pertains to checking what u wrote as head of GRT b4 sending it to the list
hence to facilitate easy comprehension. I mean too many unnecessary
mistakes. You can do better than this, if only, u take your time and go
over ur text before dispatching it"
I found your comment less valuable. It does not encourage but discourage
future contibution in this list. Next time be kind to the members of the
list to pin point what you found wrong, if you felt the need to critic
someone's work (writing). I think you can persuade your readers well, by
support your points with examples, anecdotes or quotations. Do not just
critize and expect the reader to hold your points with merit. May be you
can learn more of that from Ebrima Ceesay's scholarly articles or from
Tombong's article you felt was incomprehensible. Tell Tombong what you
think made his writing less understandable, may be next time he will
correct those mistakes. "That is what learning is. You suddenly understand
something you've understood all your life, but in a new way" as stated by
Doris Lessing
Just a critical reader, no offence
Ebrima
>
>
>>From: TOMBONG SAIDY <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Two new Gambian Ambassadors Named
>>Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:39:58 PDT
>>
>>Ebrima,
>>
>>Please be more objective in your so-called analysis and commentaries. You
>>should not allow your personal dislike of President Jammeh and this
>>Government to cloud your Judgement. I was not surprised when you wrote:
>>
>>
>>"And I do not also have any hidden agenda. I don't know what the future
>>holds for me, but my wish is to continue in the role of a social watch
>dog,
>>where I am convinced I will play a far more effective role, because it is
>a
>>field where all my instincts drive me. But, of course, if people like
>>Jammeh
>>were to remain in power, it should not surprise you, if I go into full
>time
>>politics".
>>
>>Those on the list who do not know, Ebrima was actually toying with the
>idea
>>of running for the Presidency in 1996 until he realised that he will not
>>make it, and he dropped the idea for a later date. So, he is already in
>>politics and this underlying motive, coupled with others, clouds his
>>judgement. Not to say there is any wrong with that but to point out that
>he
>>has a hidden agenda.
>>
>>Few months ago, I told you to get another "reliable source", but you
>either
>>did not take my advice, or you again got the wrong "reliable source".
Your
>>"source" is again misinforming you.
>>
>>You wrote:
>>
>>"Presently, I understand that he is a deputy permanent secretary and,
>prior
>>to that he had served as a First Secretary at out Embassy in Paris,
during
>>the transition period"
>>
>>Essa Sey is not a Deputy Permanent Secretary and has never been. Essay
Sey
>>is currently in New York at the Gambian Mission to the UN. He performed
so
>>well in Paris that when The Gambia assumed its seat in the UN Security
>>Council, he was transferred to strengthen the New York office.
>>
>>He has been made an Ambassador to France because he knows France, served
>>there, and above all he is one of the most dynamic diplomats we have out
>>there. Besides, not only does he speak French fluently, he writes very
>good
>>poems in French. For your information, Essay Sey was trained in France as
>>well.
>>
>>You see, Ebrima, modern day diplomacy is no longer what diplomacy used to
>>be. Diplomacy to day, particularly so for Developing countries, is
>ECOMONIC
>>DIPLOMACY and PRO-ACTIVE DIPLOMACY. The days of going to endless
>receptions
>>and passing back and forth of countless note verbal are gone. Essay Sey
is
>>some one who really understands the phenomenon in the diplomatic field.
>>Essay, Mambury Njie in Taiwan and Juliana Baldeh in Washington D.C. are
>>among the few young and dynamic diplomats we have out there. I wish you
>>"source" could give you the achievements Essay in the diplomatic field,
>>especially when he was Paris for months as the only diplomat armed with
>>only
>>a secretary and a financial attache or his performance in New York.
>>
>>I would be glad to hear from you what are the qualifications for some one
>>to
>>be appointed an Ambassador.
>>
>>Do not think your "source" did you a favour by telling you that:
>>
>>"Ebrima, guess what, Essay Sey is going to be announced as The Gambia's
>>Ambassador-designate to France…………". This is already common knowledge and
>>this happened weeks ago, it is really stale news for those within the
>media
>>in this country. You are obviously out of touch. Essay and Maodo have
been
>>written to long time ago to inform them of their appointments. The only
>>reason why these appointments are not yet announced publicly is because
>the
>>"agreement" (with French pronunciation) from France and Belgium are not
>yet
>>received. Normally when an Ambassador is appointed, the country he/she is
>>serve is written to request for an "agreement" (pronounced as 'agreema'),
>>which is basically a written acceptance letter from the host Government.
>>This process normally takes from two days to six months or more depending
>>on
>>the bureaucracy, timing and many other factors. So Governments would not
>>normally announce such appointments until an 'agreema' is received and
>that
>>is why these appointments are not yet officially announced.
>>
>>In your reply to William Njie, you wrote:
>>
>>"By the way, I was told that Dr Saja Taal, permanent Secretary at the
>>Ministry of Education, had been sacked for the second time yesterday."
>>
>>Again you are being misinformed. Dr. Saja Taal is now a Permanent
>Secretary
>>to the Office of The President, which is a more influential position than
>>he
>>previous position. I think you should double-check your facts before
>>writing
>>them on the list. One of my teachers once said "always make assurance
>>double
>>sure" before penning down any thing.
>>
>>The reasons you gave for the transfer of Njogou Bah are absolutely wrong
>>and
>>at best malicious and speculative. Why write such "facts" if you cannot
>>substantiate them and in the process, tarnishing the image of these poor
>>innocent individuals (I mean both the maid and Njogou's wife). Njogou,
>>Ismaila, Mr. Grey-Johnson were transferred or recalled for official
>reasons
>>and simply put because their services are needed some were else.
>>
>>Ebrima, from your own opinion, has the Jammeh administration done any
>thing
>>good since it came to power? I would definitely love to have an answer
>from
>>you.
>>
>>PEACE
>>
>>Tombong Saidy
>>
>>
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