Ebrima,

Get your facts right. I had an EEC scholarship and not a Gambia Government
scholarship. Irecieved my air ticket from Mrs Reeves on the 25th August 1983
and left for England on the 7th September. And do you know why I could not
get a Gambia Government scholarship? Because I did not have an uncle at the
GTTI who would give me an apprentice job I was not competent to handle.
Remember how, some six months after your appointment to that position Radio
ran adverts for a week inviting suitably qualified Gambians to apply for the
same position? According to the advert, applicants needed to have X GCE A’
Levels or Y O’Levels or atleast 6 months apprenticeship in a recognized
institution. And guess what; I was the guy who tutored you privately for
free. Since this is the way you want to reward, what can I say?

All the best,

Pamodou.



>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Ebrima Ceesay - FYI
>Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 09:45:35 EDT
>
>In a message dated 7/14/2001 7:34:32 AM Central Daylight Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>"and you know that I have not benefitted, especially in terms of Government
>scholarships like you have enjoyed, from the former regime
> > People are only speaking out because we care and love our
>country/people,
> > but some of us are better placed in the West than being in The Gambia."
>
>
>Ditto Ebrima, It was not a Gambia government scholarship that paid for my
>studies either. Infact, I did it on my own and then went home to try to
>work
>for them, only to find the underhandedness and manipulation too disgusting
>to
>stomach, so I walked off the Job. I later heard from a relative that they
>said I absconded. Oh well.
>
>Jabou Joh
>
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