SOURCE: http://www.africandictator.org/?p=3730


Sweet-Talking :Jammeh Woos Voters

August 11, 2011 | Filed under: The Gambia | Posted by: Eric


Yahya Jammeh is up to his tricks again: His Daily Observer state newspaper is waxing lyrical about his latest “donation” to the people of Gambia: Sacks of sugar.
 
Generous Praise
 
Jammeh’s “generosity” was inspired by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and prompted officials from the districts chosen to receive it to sing the dictator’s praises:
 
“Alhaji Omar Khan, the governor of the URR thanked the Gambian leader for the humanitarian gesture, and described him as a real Muslim who cares and shares anything he has with the people, in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Governor Khan also urged the chiefs to distribute the sugar accordingly at their district level,” the Daily Observer reported.
 
It went on to discuss enthusiastically the distribution of Jammeh’s stolen “gifts”:
 
“The URR got 1000 bags of sugar which was distributed to all the districts of the region. Jimara District got 89 bags; Fulladou East District received 89 bags; Kantora, 89 bags; Sandu, 89 bags; Tumani, 89 bags; Wuli East, 89 bags; Sandu, 89 bags, and Wuli West, 80 bags. Various government departments in Basse also benefitted from the presidential gesture.
 
The governor of NBR, Alhaji Eduwarr Seckan on behalf of his people also thanked the president for giving his region 1000 bags of sugar. Speaking to our NBR reporter in Kerewan on Monday, Governor Seckan said this year’s gift was timely as it came in the first week of the month.”
 
The governors and Imams were encouraged to tell people under their leadership to support Jammeh and his ruling party. They agreed to, naturally, as they rely on his “kindness”. Jammeh’s style of leadership includes personally handing out gifts of money, farming equipment, food and fuel. All of it comes via his own businesses, businesses he has either acquired by stealing from their original owners, or bought using the proceeds of his corruption.
 
Sweet Votes
 
The sickeningly-sweet gift should cause people to realize that they are dependent on Jammeh for even such a basic necessity as sugar.
 
The elections are coming up, and you’d expect that Gambians would be flocking to the polling booths to get rid of Yahya Jammeh, and yet his tyranny has seen the opposition leaders falling out or fleeing the country.
 
It could be that Gambia’s Sugar Daddy could survive the forthcoming elections, and live to sweeten his lies to the people for another term.
 •Indicators: Gambia is run as Jammeh’s personal account, and he is using the proceeds of
 •corruption to create voter-dependence

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