Saiks,
Thanks for forwarding this. Many of us are now immune to being shocked at
the contempt with which Yaya Jammeh treats Gambians. I'm dying to hear what
his supporters have to say about this one, considering that there has been
several accidents involving soldiers going to and from Kanilai. Is there
anybody willing to justify this one?
Saul.
>From: saiks samateh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Jammeh vs The Gambian People
>Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 13:31:39 PST
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>
>So to say it was moving to read the reaction of ordinary Gambians about,
>among other things the lifestyle of their president,the offering of
>contracts
>to Morrocans without leasing it out,about his Zoo etc,if the political
>conciousness of Gambians is a problem for anybody,then that person needs to
>read this and read between the lines too.
>
> Jammeh's Move To Kanilai.
> This Week News watch examines the reaction of the general public on
>President
>Yahya
> Jammeh's settlement in Kanilai while State house is being renovated.
>Although
>the duration of
> his stay has not been confirmed, what is known for sure now is that he is
>currently residing in
> Kanilai.
>
> Pa Musa, Trader:- "The move is a bad idea, in the first place the
>awarding of
>the contract is
> illegal because it should have been tendered, even the labourers are said
>to
>be non-Gambians
> which is grossly wrong considering the high level of unemployment we
>have.
>
> The second fact that I know is that Jammeh's decision to transfer the
>seat of
>government to
> Kanilai has been in his mind since 1995. But he should know that this is
>not
>possible for a
> village with less than 12 compounds and less than five minutes walk from
>Cassamance
> especially where his house is built."
>
> Ngorr Tambadou:- "This move is not good for the country because Banjul
>is
>the seat of
> government. As it is, he is setting a precedence, if State House is being
>renovated the simplest
> thing is to move to Jawara's old residence at Cape Point."
>
> Mike, Businessman:- "It puzzles me how Gambians can so easily accept this
>kind of things.
> How can the President of a whole country do this kind of thing without
>informing the public or
> the National Assembly. Yet still not a single person has come up to
>oppose
>this move."
>
> Bamba, A.PR.C supporter:- "I am one of those who voted for Jammeh during
>the
>elections and
> when the opposition talked about plans to transfer the capital to
>Kanilai, I
>vehemently
> confronted them on the issue. But now, I am ashamed to stand in front of
>the
>people I used to
> argued with. This move taken by the President is totally wrong and I am
>not
>the only APRC
> member against it. People do not have the feeling that he is in Kanilai
>because State House is
> being renovated, they think that he is running away from something, what
>it
>is, we don't know.
> Come to think of it, I am not even convinced that he is there because of
>the
>renovation."
>
> Ali Jobe, Banjul:- "My honest opinion is that Jammeh is taking advantage
>over
>the people. He
> feels that he can do anything he feels like and gets away with it.
>Imagine
>being in a small
> village like Kanilai and thinking that you can run a country from there.
>This
>kind of ridiculous
> thing has never happened anywhere in the world, anyway, let's wait and
>see.
>
> Omar Jallow:- "You see, Jammeh is taking people for granted. State House
>is
>the last place to
> be renovated; can you think about the cost of transportation, feeding and
>other logistics for
> the soldiers and other personnel there, not to talk about the cost of
>feeding
>the animals in his
> zoo there. Just count the number of deaths in accidents between Banjul
>to
>Kanilai."
>
> Paul Gomes:- "From my point of view, this is not correct it only shows
>that
>the administration
> is lacking in maturity: what will happen to important documents which
>need to
>be signed by
> the president. Is it that they will drive all the way to Kanilai to get
>them
>signed. Think about
> what would happen if a secretary of state or head of department sits at
>home
>and decides that
> all the work should be brought to his house, what do you think will
>happen.
>
> Nobody is saying that he should not got to Kanilai but he could do so on
>weekend visit like,
> he used to do but to transfer the seat of government is out of the
>question."
>
> Baboucarr, Kanifing:- "Whether this is Jammeh's idea or that of his
>security advisers, the
> only thing I say is that this is a bad move. You know it reminds me of
>Idi
>Amin of Uganda
> when he entered a small hut with a small door and asked the British High
>Commissioner to
> crawl though the door to talk to him. In many ways it's the same with
>Jammeh,
>staying in that
> little villages and expecting diplomats and other dignitaries to visit
>him of
>such a remote area.
> Totally unacceptable."
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