Koto jereffeh jereffeh árte suma MAJI
 Let modesty be the rule of  observance.


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 From: Prince Obrien-Coker <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 11:40 AM
Subject: [G_L] Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh
  

 
“… 
some guys wine and dine with Jammeh and after falling out with him, they 
suddenly appear to be the biggest opposition.”  E. I. Chongan 
  
Now that the dust has settled on 
executions in the Gambia and the release of Dr. Amadou 
Scattred Janneh, it is now time to revisit the case of the good old doctor.  I have read two interviews with the 
doctor after his release and yet was astonished by the questions he was asked.  
When Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh, 
as SOS for Information etc, referred to some Gambian journalists as “sloppy” and 
as “high school graduates not knowing what they were doing” and also promised to 
deal with it effectively, I did not know what he meant. But after reading these 
interviews, it became clear to me. 
Dr Janneh was the SOS for 
Information etc. from 2004 to 2005 and many of the atrocities and persecutions 
against Gambian journalists was in this period but that was overlooked by the 
interviewers. Pa Nderry Mbai, who bagged a degree in Mass Communication and also 
the CEO, Managing Editor and Producer of the Freedom Newspaper, was more 
concerned whether Dr. Janneh had a Fan at Mile 2. Had Pa Nderry done his 
research properly, he would have known that, at Mile 2, inmates would have more 
solace in a coil of “Moon Tiger” than an electric fan. Inmates battle tsetse 
flies during the day, mosquitoes at night and the “mutu-mutu” day and night. 
Dr. Janneh has emerged from this 
as a victim of Yahya Jammeh, but in actual fact he is simply a victim of his own 
arrogance and egocentricity. Dr, Janneh knew that if he goes to bed with a 
stray dog, he will wake up with fleas.  Pa Nderry had even gone so far as to 
compare Dr. Janneh with the Greek philosopher, Socrates. I think that is 
stretching it too far. I think Pa Nderry should keep himself to what he knows 
best, and leave the Classics to the classicists. There is nowhere in his works 
that shows that Socrates betrayed the trust and confidence of his peers. The 
sooner we confront these turncoats with the facts of their treachery, the 
earlier the Gambia will be free of tyranny. We 
should never forget that the Baron got his absolute power through the 
machinations of kaleidoscopic “sahi laka-laka” like Dr. Amadou Scattered 
Janneh. 
What happened during Dr. Janneh’s 
tenure as S.O.S. for Information, Technology and Communication? 
The 
man was appointed on Thursday, 8th  April 2004. 
On Saturday and Sunday, 
10th and 11th April 2004, (Yes!! 10th and 
11th April) he received well-wishers who came to congratulate him for 
his appointment. 
Tuesday 13th April 2004, of all 
days, was his first day in office. 
Wednesday 14th April 
2004 the Independent Newspaper was firebombed  
Friday 19th April 
2004, Dr. Janneh gave an interview to DO in which he referred to Gambian 
journalists as “Sloppy and high school leavers”.  He also expressed his desire to abolish 
the Nation Media Commission, thus giving him total control of the media. And his 
opportunism in becoming one of those he once called “Aimless People Ruining our Country.” 
On Monday 9th August 
2004, D.A. Jawo, as President of the GPU, received a threatening letter with the 
message: "Very soon we will teach one of your 
journalists a very good lesson.”. Demba did all he could to inform all 
journalists of the threat. The police were also notified. 
On Saturday, 15th August 2004, Ebrima Sillah was awakened by arsonists who burnt down his 
house.  
On Tuesday, 14th December 2004, two dreadful bills were passed which virtually gagged the free 
press in the Gambia . Ask yourself who the 
architect and author of these moves were. In every correct democracy, it falls 
on the portfolio of the S.O.S. for Information, etc. to handle anything relating 
to the media. The two bills were the Criminal (Amendment) Act 2004 and the 
Newspaper Registration (Amendment) Act 2004. These legislations were enacted 
when Dr. Janneh was the S.O.S. 
Two days after these draconian 
laws were passed, on Thursday, 16th December 2004, Deyda Hydara was 
mercilessly assassinated. Why? Had it anything do with Deyda’s determination to 
fight these laws in the courts? 
These were just some of what 
journalists encountered in the first eight months of Dr. Janneh’s fifteen months 
in office with those he once called the Aimless People Ruining 
our Country. 
  
In a follow-up to this piece, I 
will deal with the consequences of Dr. Janneh’s actions against the free press 
in the Gambia and also the thought that if this man was not fired he would still 
be there serving the person he called “The Boss”. We will talk about the dangers 
of these born-again opposition loudmouths. 
  
Prince
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