My Dear Mr. Barrow,
I am amazed by your intelligence in narrating the "developments" this government
has brought about. I honestly doubt that there is a single Gambian who would
castigated any progress in the Gambia. There is no doubt that the Airport needed
attention and the Kerewan Bridge was long overdue, but from what you have
written I can only deduce that the Gambia should have a TV station because we
were the only nation without one. But honestly speaking is a TV station a
priority for the Gambia, bearing in mind that less than 10% of the country have
electricity and from these 80% go for days without it. Would it not have been
better had the energy infrastructure been improved before thinking of a TV
station.
Secondly, you mentioned the Arch22. Well as a borned and breed Waa-Banjul, I
have never in my life heard people asking for an arch that will block the
thoroughway into Banjul. What, in heavens name, is the economical or any
significance of the Arch22 to any Gambian? Is this not what Fela Ransome Kuti
called an "Expensive Shit".?
There is one thing I have noticed among those of you who support this diabolic
regime, you are always very selective in putting forward this government's
achievements. The things that the Gambian people are thinking of are never
relevant to you. Does the building of Arch22 out-weigh the murdering of innocent
school children on 10 and 11 April 2000? We need answers for the brutal murder
of Ousman Koro Ceesay. We want the intimidation and persecution of those who
disagree with Yaya's government to cease. We do not want to see our country
ruled as if she belongs to the ruler.
Thanks
Prince
----- Original Message -----
From: Mustapha Barrow <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 17:58
Subject: "White Elephant Projects" Why are they so important now?
Folks,
I have been following the debate on line with
keen interest and I have been very glad regarding the
maturity that is "emerging" within this useful cyber
space, which can without doubt expand our base of
zero-tolerance to what the qur'an says at the end of
suratul Asr "haq wa sabr"-meaning TRUTH and PATIENCE.
Please allow me to send in reminder to those of us who
are poncing on Mr.Saidy that projects that were
realised by the the then AFPRC "transitional Gvt" were
classified by the very opposition that is yearning to
use them now as "white elephant projects". This very
idea that came from the opposition was indeed
corroborated by some commentaries from certain lers
who are still spreading their contagious disease of
"Gambia sink into chaos at all cost in the name of
opposition". So interesting! to see these very faces
now saying to MR TOMBONG SAIDY to execise what?
fairness? In running a "white elephant project"? What
I, Mustapha Barrow would have expected was instead of
scrambling to use such projects that those very
people condemned is for them to say that in that
"mirage" gvt.they would plunge the TV,the Arch22, the
Kerewan bridge,the routes in URD,the Airport terminal
built by ATEPA-Senegal's architect, the high
schools,the kombo coastal highway etc into the sea and
then start new and better projects that have been
carved by the "protectorate degree holders". Where we
not told by the former Gvt. that the Gambia's economy
wasn't "strong enough" to sustain a TV? Some of us
with all the degrees and the rest of all the Cs and
Dees in the certificate-arena sat there blindly up to
1995! Wasn't that the insult of the century? Gambia
was the only country on earth up to 1995 without a TV!
But that was ok for some of us because it was
"buttering" some brains with cynical
smiles. We believe in styles and not smiles.
By the way I can provide some answers on behalf of Mr.
Saidy as a team-mate.
The removal of Mr.Peter Gomez from his post could not
have been stopped by Tombong as a director of GAMTV
which is running the audio-visual part of the media
family while Peter is under the Radio Gambia which is
running only the audio part of the media family.
Lets then find out under whose jurisdiction Peter
directly falls before or after Tombong, prior to
making assertions or formulating the usual "porous
shields" you bear. Then even if it's Tombong or not?
Can any director or could any director have stood
before the PSC or the administering body and tell them
that "by force" Peter is not going! Who amonsgt us
here "reasonably-speaking" would have done that? Who?
Some will tell me "they would have" but thats what
they are expected to say in a drowsy room in America
while kilometers away from knowing what the Go and the
psc regulations or any job regulation in
The Gambia embedds for that matter. Why only Peter
now? Were others not being dismissed since 1965 to
date? If Peter's case is revisited,then would we
entertain a spiral of revisiting certain dismissals or
so to start in the Gambia? I will ask all of you the
reason Why my own uncle was dismissed by the former
Gvt.for having transported a sick NCP patient to
Farafeni clinic as an ambulance driver!? The next
anwswer from you will be Shame on you Mustapha Barrow
because the PPP days are gone! I will then inturn say
shame on anyone who says so because the transcending
"infra-red political fights" are what that clique has
left in most of you on the L and the voice out. So
that was democracy because Yusu Ndour was always at
the Bakau stadium making us drink what the Pdois calls
"sangara noppa"? Folks you see debating is one thing
but castigating and disrespecting is another!
I will try giving a version on the students issue when
next I come in. On the Jammeh Chicago trip. Why are
you guys wondering around asking for dates and time
bluffingly ha! Jammeh's trips if confirmed are
usually publicised so wait and see if its on, then the
GAMTV will send you the signals as appropriate.
Please act with Joe Sambou and stop talking because he
has called you guys to act. We will not ONLY act, BUT
act and react!
Mustahpa Barrow.
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