Dear readers:

The unedited e-mail below came from an impeccable source at State House in
Banjul.

Ebrima

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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: A(F)PRC and the Gambian Economy
>Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003
>
>Hello Coach,
>
>Jammeh is the economy and the economy is Jammeh. Period.  This is for the
>benefit of those in the Diaspora who are fully aware of how Yahya Jammeh
>and his Gang of Six have transformed a once liberal economy into an
>oligarchy.  The Hajj operation is only one of many areas that the Gang of
>Six is involved in.  For instance, you cannot invest in The Gambia without
>having Yahya and/or the other members of the Gang as partners. It is only
>recently that Amadou Samba decided to direct investors to other
>less-connected businessmen and women because he is now running scared of
>the level of open hostility directed towards him and his fellow Gang
>members.
>
>It is nearly impossible for government departments and parastatals to buy
>any other vehicle besides a Pajero from Tarik Musa. That's a standing order
>from the Office of the President and, in fact, the President's Office is
>responsible for the purchase of all vehicles. Jammeh's government is more
>centralized than the government of the old Soviet Union.
>
>Contracts are awarded personally by Jammeh without resort to tender. For
>example, the Mandinaba-Soma road project was awarded personally by Jammeh
>without going to tender.  This is a multi-million dollar, 150 Km road
>project which should have been tendered internationally. He was able to get
>away with it for a short while at least because he sought pre-financing
>from the contractor.  It is one of many deals which occurs in the road
>construction sector since AFPRC seized power. The World Bank and the IMF
>are now asking questions about the source of financing from Yahya Jammeh
>who awarded the contract.
>
>A title deed to your property used to be a guarantee to ownership.  Not any
>more under Jammeh.  Property has even been seized illegally from a retired
>nurse who has served this country for number of years and 'given' to Baba
>Jobe's brother.  The nurse had already built a 'boy quarter' and had
>started the main building.
>
>Importation of rice cannot be effected without going through Baaba Jobe.
>The same goes for petroleum.  And the list goes on and on.  These people
>and their madness MUST and WILL be stopped SOON.


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