Well then Demba, the rule is never do as the King. Why couldn't the then agric   Minister spot malpractices at his department? Suntou

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On 22 Mar 2012, at 07:07, Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The buck with any ministry stops with the Minister of that Department... The revelation of corruption at the Agriculture ministry underscores our long contention that the President could not  function effectively by being President, Minister of Agriculture and defense... Is this about "do as I say and not as I do"
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> Courtesy of: Dailynews: http://dailynews.gm/africa/gambia/article/will-president-jammeh-lead-by-example-on-the-fight-against-corruption
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> The quote below is eye catching...
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> "Moreover, according to Daily Observer newspaper, former permanent secretary of agriculture and four others indicted by the Commission have already been arrested. But there is a point of observation here.  
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> The question is how about the rest? For the commission’s report states that: “From the top to the bottom, the staff at the Ministry were complacent and negligent in the discharge of their duties.”
> Apparently, none other than President Jammeh himself was at that material time doubling as minister of agriculture. And of course the highest position in a ministry is that of the minister. Is Jammeh, too, found to be complacent and negligent"?
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> Thanks
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> Demba
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