EDITORIAL:THE JAMMEH MANDESS SHOULD END
      EDITORIAL
  President Yahya Jammeh, is uncertain about the future of his government. The recent arrest of the Independent Newspaper staffers, is a clear indication that this regime is bent on sinking the nation before the final fall of Jammeh. Jammeh, should calm down and prepare for his final exist from the State House. He is touching the wrong people, at the wrong time. The people surrounding him today are his enemies and not the press. The press is performing its constitutional mandate-that is to inform, educate and entertain. Thanks to the private press, this country is able to know the atrocities perpetrated by this failed government. 
  
  The Independent Newspaper, suffered untold suffering from this ruthless Jammeh government, ranging from arson attacks, false imprisonment, death threats and xenophobia. The Paper’s owners Messrs Baba Galleh Jallow and Alagi Yerro Jallow were wrongly accused by President Jammeh’s government of being non Gambians, when in actual fact the two are more Gambian than Jammeh. To add insult to injury, the government placed the paper’s staff on routine surveillance by mounting round the clock vigil around their offices. The idea basically, was to scare these hard working Gambian journalists, who put their lives on the line to defend and uphold free press in The Gambia.
  This harassment of local journalists should cease with immediate effect. Journalist Madi Ceesay, Musa Saidy Khan and other Independent staffers have not committed any crime as far as we are concerned. Commenting on Jammeh’s wealth and the so called foiled coup should not warrant such heavy handedness on the side of The Gambian authorities. The above falls under the public domain and is of interest to Gambians. This culture of censorship and dictatorial tendencies must ceased. 
  Jammeh, has a problem at hand and he should figure out how to sort out such a problem. Clamping down on the private press will not help the current security problem in the country. His focus now should centre on how to bring hope in the minds of panic stricken Gambians. People across the country hardly sleeps at night, in view of the ailing security crisis in the country. Jammeh, should remember that in the absence of peace, there cannot be meaningful development. Touring the city Banjul, bragging that you are untouchable is the least helping the situation at hand. You need to depart from your idle game and work. Our people are confused as to what the future holds for them.
  The statement purportedly from the alleged coupists was loud and clear. Whether it was a faked or true statement, posterity will certainly judge. What is evident however, is that there is growing hardship in the country. People want to see an end to this economic and political uncertainties. Many believed that Jammeh is not a solution to the current problem, but rather a stumbling block. 
  Jammeh should acknowledge the fact that the growing demand for change of leadership is being spearheaded by his own party. Most of these people held today worked for Jammeh in the past. Rightly or wrongly, the Jammeh government is being disowned by its own former servants. If the testimonies we heard from Captain Bunja Darboe, Tamsir Jasseh and others are to go by then, Jammeh is doomed for good. His own people are telling us that the man is a failure and also a stumbling block to peace, democracy and development. The same Jammeh has taken the pride of making the damning revelations made by the coupists public. What message is Jammeh trying to send to other soldiers in the army? Is this not an open invitation? Look, Jammeh is playing with Gambians. He doesn’t know what the Presidency worth and as such he is behaving any how he wanted. 
  On a final note, we condemn the recent detention of our colleagues at the Independent. We are demanding for their unconditional release. The Jammeh madness should end. Change is inevitable. The APRC boat had capsized. Gambians should refused to drown with these criminals, hell bent on misruling our dear country. We rest our case. 
    
Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 (Archive on Tuesday, April 25, 2006)
Posted by PANDERRYMBAI  Contributed by PANDERRYMBAI
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