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Fye samateh <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 29 Nov 2004 11:01:05 +0100
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Mr Camara.

I will second you on this,Yahya Jammeh should tell the Gambian people and
the whole world
where his riches come from.

Fye.

>I wonder how much our own President Jammeh earns from his Kanalie farm. It
> would be interesting to know when he declares his assets before the 2006
> presidential election.
>
> Momodou Camara
>
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Obasanjo admits huge farm wealth
>
> Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo has for the first time publicly
> declared the income from his private farm in the south-west.
> A spokesman for the president said he was earning 30 million Naira
> ($250,000) a month from his farm in Otta.
>
> Mr Obasanjo had made the public declaration to quell rumours that he was
> stealing money from the Nigerian state, the spokesman said.
>
> Africa's major oil producer is ranked among the world's most corrupt
> nations.
>
> Despite the oil wealth, the majority of the population lives on less than
> $1 a day.
>
> Mixed feelings
>
> The BBC's Nigeria editor Bilkisu Labaran Ohyoma says that the farm is
> massive and diverse, with various livestock including chickens, ostriches,
> pigs and fish, as well as crops.
>
> The grounds also include a conference centre, where Mr Obasanjo recently
> hosted a regional summit on the crisis in Ivory Coast.
> Mr Obasanjo's spokesman Femi Fani Kayode said his farm was managed by
> professionals and much of the money was reinvested to develop the
> property.
>
> On the streets of the capital, Abuja, reaction to the declaration was
> mixed.
>
> Some said Mr Obasanjo had earned the money through hard work but others
> said it was not right that he was earning so much money when most
> Nigerians
> were living in poverty.
>
> One Nigerian told the BBC that it could do no harm for public officials to
> declare their wealth.
>
> Story from BBC NEWS:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/africa/4037633.stm
>
> Published: 2004/11/24 09:29:54 GMT
>
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