i'm sorry but even bill clinton can't take care of all the needy students in
the u.s
mini
>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: A wonderful gesture
>Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 08:52:02 EST
>
>If this gesture was done from the heart, and not another propanganda
>scheme,
>then it clearly deserves commendation. However, the question still remains,
>how many Gambian students and families find themselves in the same
>impossible
>situation as miss Bah and her mother, and what is the reason for this
>endless suffering? Mis-management of state funds that have plagued us
>for
>years, as well as an inability by our governments to manage the country in
>a
>competent enough way to bolster our economy, so that families can find
>gainful employment to take care of their families and pay for their
>children's education. These things are not supposed to be luxuries, but
>essentials of daily life.If the President wants to do an even more
>honourable gesture, perhaps he should give a sum that will take care of all
>the needy students in the country, or better yet, come up with a plan
>that
>will revamp our economy, and set our country on the right path, both
>politically and economically . Then, everything else will fall into place
>as it should. The question though remains, is the President independently
>wealthy, or is it the funds from the state coffers that are being used
>to
> demonstrate to the Gambian people how generous he can be?
>
>Jabou Joh
>
>
>In a message dated 11/5/99 10:36:32 PM Central Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
><< All,
> Even though I have my reservations about the genuineness of this
>gesture
>because of the publicity involved, I truly believe that Jammeh has set a
>great example here that needs to be emulated by many.
> Stooges can be very generous sometimes -:)
> Read on........
>
>
>
>
> President Jammeh calls Observer
> helps needy Ndey
>
>
> Tuesday, at 4.30pm, the Daily Observer editor, Sheriff
>Bojang,
>answered a ringing phone.The caller said, "I saw a page three story in your
>paper today about a girl, a student, who needs help to continue her
>education. Can you tell her to... do you know who iscalling?", the caller
>asked.
>
> "I guess it must be the president," the editor replied
>(bemused
>at the thought that any Gambian could fail to identify the voice of the
>caller)."Could you tell the girl to come to State House tomorrow and go to
>the Chief of Protocol directly?""Yes, sir," replied Mr Bojang.
>
> Ndey Bah, 18, a student of Nusrat Senior Secondary School,
>was
>traced to her Serrekunda home and informed about the president's desire to
>meet her.Accompanied by her poor mother and our reporter, Lamin Jatta, they
>met the president in his office Wednesday afternoon.
>
> President Jammeh censured Ndey's mother, Mariama Jobe, for
>keeping silent all along while Ndey's education was being jeopardised."You
>should not feel shy (to ask for help) when your child's education stands at
>the brink of spoiling," President Jammeh noted.
>
> The president gave D5,000 cash for Ndey's educational
>expenses
>for the 1999/2000 academic year and said he would sponsor Ndey's education
>henceforth.He finally urged Ndey to take her education seriously and
>advised
>the mother that they can only spend the money on other needs if they had
>paid
>for all school
>
> expenses. Speaking to our reporter after meeting President
>Jammeh, Ndey's mother said she was overwhelmed with President Jammeh's
>kindness. She described himas "a saviour."Ndey Bah also expressed gratitude
>to the president and promised that she would not let him down in her
>academic
>efforts.
>
> The event was witnessed by the director of press and public
>relations at State House, Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay.
>
>
> Abdoulie A. Jallow
>
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