Ebrima,

Can you or your source tell me who the current Director of Technical
Services is, if different from Lamin Sanneh?  And where has Mr. Sanneh been
deployed to?

Keep up the good work.

OB Silla.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 03 December 2000 15:51 PM
Subject: Re: HILO (Gambia) Ltd likely to cease operation


> Gambia-L:
>
> The unedited e-mail below came from a source in the Gambia.
>
> Ebrima Ceesay
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: HILO (Gambia) Ltd likely to cease operation
> >Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000
> >
> >Ebrima,
> >
> >My contact in Cabinet revealed to me that because of the revelation of
the
> >true identity of HILO (Gambia) Ltd, its managing Director "Sir" Alan D.
> >Collins and his crooked Gambian business partners, Amadou Samba, Tarik
> >Musa, Modou Dibba and Alhagie Baron Dr.A.J.J.Jammeh, the company is
likely
> >to cease operations within days.  One thing is certain, HILO will not
> >participate in this year's trade season because of the bad publicity.
And
> >as I reported yesterday, farmers are already keeping their distance from
> >these unsavory characters. My uncle, who had at least three hectares of
> >groundnut under cultivation this year, has assured me that he would
rather
> >sell his groundnut in Senegal than to deal with these crooks. I had  to
> >explain to him over the phone what is happening in Banjul.  Several of my
> >colleagues and friends have been doing just that, explaining to their
> >families and relatives to stay away from HILO because the background
check
> >done so far has revealed disturbing facts about the Company and all those
> >behind it, including Yahya Jammeh, the "generous" one. Political parties
> >owe it to the nation to get the facts before the people.  Otherwise, they
> >will be duped for the third consecutive time. This is simply unethical,
> >unacceptable and inhumane.
> >
> >The mistake we made with the BIVAC scam will not be repeated.  I recall
> >some members of the L supporting the scheme at the inception because they
> >were convinced that pre-inspection guaranties quality and  establishes
true
> >value of Gambia's imports etc. The assumption being that it is done
right.
> >But with Yahya Jammeh, nothing is done right and nothing is transparent.
> >The man is a crook, pure and simple, a kleptomaniac of the highest order.
> >He has to have his hands into everything. Well, he got away with BIVAC,
> >together with his father-in-law and NFamara Jatta ( for now, at least)
but
> >he will not get away with HILO Company.  This 'funny' company must and
will
> >cease operation in a few days time.
> >
> >Meanwhile, KB, Bamba Laye Jallow, George Sarr, please use the week end to
> >do further investigations.  Alan D Collins' business activities must be
> >brought to the attention of the Internal Revenue Service and the Inland
> >Revenue in the event that he decides to stay in Britain as opposed to
> >returning to the United States.
> >
> >Ebrima, as for you, all I can say for now is to continue to be vigilant
and
> >not to succumb to the pleas coming from the bandits themselves in Banjul.
> >No "sutura" for these crooks.  They will have to pay for the damage done
to
> >the Gambian economy at the appropriate time.  For now, we will settle for
> >recording and exposing their mis-deeds and crimes committed against the
> >Gambian people, for which they will be summoned before a Gambian court of
> >law to defend themselves.
> >
> >
>
>
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