Well Jammeh,

After working hard for over 5 days on a speech this is the only thing that
you can say. Is the opening line in your speech something you really mean or
do you just hear people say and you follow? Am sure if one listens to you
properly, one will notice how difficult it was to pronounce these words.
Jammeh are you the same person who bragged in front of whole Gambia in your
last 'interwhatever' with GRTS during the crude oil saga? If you are not a
coward as portrayed by your speech, then tell us who ordered the shooting.

Jammeh unlike you, it took us a short time to put into PROPER PERSPECTIVE,
TO REFLECT ON AND INVESTIGATE INTO THE CAUSES AND TO DRAW LESSONS. Here are
the results;

1. You and your Government killed innocent children using live bullets.
2. You and your Government failed to accept the truth that you failed and
must go!
3. All this is caused by your desire to hang on to power by 'hooky or
crooky' for that matter even killing children.
4. We must never allow you and you likes to assume power ever again.

No need to preach the duty of Government, since you have never and will
never follow or practice what you preach. In fact it is an insult for you to
tell us since it should be the other way round. Again you are quick to say
no stone will be left unturned, but up until now your Government have not
unturned the stone in Koro Ceesay's case.

Yaya, there is no need for you to seek help in finding peace and stability.
No religious leaders etc needed, you know the problem of the Gambian peace
and stability? well it is you  Yaya AJJ Jammeh.

A.Drammeh
----- Original Message -----
From: "TOMBONG SAIDY" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 10:48 PM
Subject: President Jammeh's Address to the Nation


> 16TH APRIL, 2000
>
> STATEMENT TO THE NATION
>
> BY PRESIDENT JAMMEH ON THE STUDENTS' DEMONSTRATION
> OF 10TH & 11TH APRIL, 2000
>
> BISI - MILLAHI ARAHMANI
>
> FELLOW CITIZENS
>
> MY TASK TODAY IS INDEED A VERY DIFFICULT ONE, AS IT IS WITH THE DEEPEST
> FEELING EVER OF IMMENSE DISTRESS AND UTMOST GRIEF THAT I ADDRESS THE
NATION
> ON THE UNFORTUNATE AND TRAGIC STUDENTS' DEMONSTRATIONS THAT OCCURED LAST
> MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON THESE TWO DARK DAYS IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY, THIS
> NATION SUFFERED IRREPARABLE LOSS OF LIVES AND INCALCULABLE DAMAGE TO
> PROPERTIES.  MOST REGRETABLE IS THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF THE 12 YOUNG PEOPLE
> AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF WOUNDED. I THEREFORE WISH TO TAKE THIS SAD
OCCASION
> TO JOIN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE
OF
> THE GAMBIA AND THAT OF MY FAMILY, TO EXTEND DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND
> HEARTFELT SYMPATHY TO BEREAVED PARENTS, FAMILIES, RELATIVES, FRIENDS,
> CLASSMATES AND LOVED ONES OF OUR DEPARTED CHILDREN. LET US ALL PRAY THAT
THE
> ALMIGHT ALLAH RECEIVES THEIR SOULS AND GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST. LET US
ALSO
> PRAY FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED, TO RECEIVE ALLAH'S SPEEDY HEALING AND
> RECOVERY. WE MUST OFFER PRAYERS ALSO FOR THE BEREAVED AND THE NATION, TO
BE
> COMFORTED, TO HAVE THE FAITH AND COURAGE TO SUSTAIN THEIR LOSS. AS WE
> REMEMBERE AND COMMIT THOSE WE LOVED DEARLY IN ALLAH'S CARE, I AM HEREBY
> DECLARING ONE WEEK OF MOURNING, DURING WHICH ALL FLAGS IN THE COUNTRY WILL
> BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST IN LOVING MEMORY AND RESPECT FOR THE DEAD
>
> FELLOW GAMBIANS
>
> I WANT US ALL TO PUT THIS SAD AND UNPRECEDENTED INCIDENT INTO ITS PROPER
> PERSPECTIVE, TO REFLECT ON AND INVESTIGATE INTO THE CAUSES AND TO DRAW
> USEFUL LESSONS FROM THE EXPERIENCE. WHILE I WAS IN CUBA ATTENDING THE G
77 -
> SOUTH SUMMIT, I HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH MY GOVERNMENT ON THE
> EVOLUTION OF THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND. EVERYONE WILL AGREE THAT THE
> PRIMARY DUTY OF ANY GOVERNMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT PEACE AND STABILITY
> PREVAILS IN A COUNTRY, SAFEGUARD THE RIGHTS OF EVERYONE TO LIFE AND
> PROPERTY, AND GUANRANTEE FREEDOM AND JUSTICE WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR. MY
> GOVERNMENT WILL THEREFORE CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE EVENTS OF
> THE 10TH AND 11TH APRIL 2000. IN THE INVESTIGATIONS, NO STONE WILL BE LEFT
> UNTURNED IN OUR SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH. CONCURRENTLY, A CORONER'S INQUEST
WILL
> BE HELD ON THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF THE TWELVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR
> LIVES IN THIS UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT.
>
> IN THE DAYS THAT LIE AHEAD, I WILL BE COUNTING ON ALL GAMBIANS, RELIGIOUS
> LEADERS, LEADERS OF CONSCIENCE TO HELP BRING BACK THE PEACE AND STABILITY
> THAT HAS ENABLED US TO HELP NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES TO AVERT THE DANGERS OF
> INTERNAL CONFLICT AND STRIFE. WE WANT TO BUILD A SOCIETY WHOSE YOUTH WILL
BE
> PROUD OF THE EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
> AVAILABLE TO THEM. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO BUILD ON THESE FOUNDATIONS WHICH
> WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE GAMBIA A HAVEN OF PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE
> SUB-REGION AND AFRICA AT LARGE. THESE ARE CERTAINLY SOME OF THE ESSENTIAL
> PRE-CONDITIONS FOR ATTAINING OUR VISION 2020 OBJECTIVES.
>
> I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND PRAY THAT THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH
CONTINUE
> TO SHOWER HIS PEACE AND BLESSING ON THE BEREAVED, THE WOUNDED, AND THE
> COUNTRY AS A WHOLE.
>
> ASSALAMU ALAIKUM WARAH MATULLAHI WABARA KATUHU
>
>
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