How pathetic; it is very unfortunate that rather than trying to engage our
oppnents in fruitfull dialogue for the betterment of our country, some are
trying to wish them away for convenience. Suppose Tombong was a head of
state that was overthrown, would you kill him based on his political believe
and contributions on the L? Let us please be more pragmatic than that.

Ngai and Yus,

Like I said some months ago and re-iterated a few weeks back, I am in the UK
for a mission on behalf of Gamtel and the people of The Gambia. As such, I
am not in a possition to contribute much on the GL especially with regards
to what prevails in The Gambia. However, because you chose to bring me into
this for reasons best known to you, I would further re-iterate that my
possition in Gamtel is not a result of my political affiliation. I rose
through the ranks and currently head one of the most important units in the
company, ie, the planning unit. It is also important that you understand
that I bacame head of planning during the Jawara years and not during the
Jammeh era. Therefore it will not do justice to Gamtel or the country to try
to insinuate that I have been doing a bad job or I am incompetent.
Furthermore, if I cease to work for The Gambia government, it is very
unlikely that I will wish to work for anybody or any organization within the
country. Like I said before, I don't consider myself among the best
engineers in the country but among the very best in the country.

Finally, rather than writing my eulogy, think about your own; I am a very
compatent engineer, fully capable of taking care of myself.

Have a good day, Gassa.

>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: UNCLE TOMBONG - Brilliant Jow!!
>Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 19:40:30 -0500
>
>HA, HA, HA!!!!!!. keh keh ma reh! I am not fired. Keep wishing.
>
>
>PEACE
>
>Tombong
>
>>From: Edward Small <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: UNCLE TOMBONG - Brilliant Jow!!
>>Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 18:37:56 +0000
>>
>>Brilliant Yus!! Almost sounded like a story I read on the L sometime ago
>>by
>>Baba Galleh... the Pajero, the dust, worshiping the idol...You see, guys
>>like Tombong learn too late and you just happen to hit on exactly how they
>>would react under such circumstances. What with the big lordy, the cronies
>>and all!! Good piece.
>>Pa Small
>>
>>
>>>From: Yusupha C Jow <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>>><[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: Re: TOMBONG SAIDY HAS BEEN FIRED..........BREAKING NEWS
>>>Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 14:15:30 EDT
>>>
>>>Uncle Tom Mbong Saidy does not have the time to respond to our concerns
>>>here.
>>>
>>>At this moment, I can just paint a mental picture of his Pajero moving
>>>furiously through a cloud of dust as poor Uncle Tom Mbong furiously eggs
>>>on
>>>his driver to drive faster so they can reach Kanilai before the sun goes
>>>down.  Of course, Yaya, by now just plain disgusted with Monsieur Le
>>>Directeur's cell phone side venture, has blocked his cell phone calls and
>>>the
>>>only way he can get to Yaya is to go to Kanilai and literally get on his
>>>two
>>>knees and beg for mercy.
>>>
>>>Now, once he finally gets his dust coated vehicle and endlessly harangued
>>>driver to the place in Kanlilai, he has to bribe the the dictator's body
>>>guards to finagle his way through the main gate, and even after this
>>>humiliating experience Le Ex-Directeur will have to wait side by side
>>>with
>>>the throngs of locals to get to see Yaya.  Now, I am sure the locals know
>>>who
>>>the  ex-Directeur is and have seen him on TV,. This will result in this
>>>hilariously comical scene; a bunch of confused locals all staring at this
>>>ex-big hitter with a seriously desperate look on his face waiting like a
>>>mere
>>>mortal to see Jammeh.  Talk about being humbled!
>>>
>>>Anyway, Uncle Mbong can take some heart in the fact that his boss, the
>>>dictator Jammeh likes to be begged and worshipped like a lord, and
>>>therefore
>>>after he goes through the humiliating experience in the manner described,
>>>Yaya will give him another albeit lesser job with the condition that
>>>along
>>>with Gassa he continues to be an APRC lackey on the L.
>>>
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