From the Observer


President Wade acknowledges Jammeh’s good work

Maitre Abdoulie Wade, president of the republic of Senegal has expressed
appreciation for president Jammeh’s socio-economic development achievements
over the years. President Wade made the remark during the annual Livestock
show and Tobaski Ram sales at the department of livestock services in Abuko,
Tuesday. President Wade who visited a number of development projects during
his three day visit, said Jammeh had shown him everything. “If he hadn’t
worked anything, he would not have shown me anything,” he said. President
Wade gave Jammeh the French idiomatic title of (ILA BOUCLAIS LA BOUCLE) for
being a leader who is building schools, roads, hospitals and at the same
time, helping farmers and fishermen. This, according to Wade, showed that
Jammeh is a worker.

“If he were not a worker, since I came, he would have kept me inside and
talk and talk and talk after which he would accompany me to the airport for
me to leave. But he wanted to show me what he had worked,” noting that such
things are pleasing to see. Among Wade’s delegation was Mrs Maricole Seck,
health minister. He said Mrs Maricole Seck was abroad when he called her
home to serve in the cabinet - “a call she quickly responded to as a good
citizen”. African intellectuals, Maitre Wade said, work under a democratic
atmosphere, the absence of which in any state, forced them to “pack their
materials and go somewhere else.” Toubabs, (Whitemen), according to Wade,
would not fool intellectuals like Mrs Maricile Seck or he (Wade).

“The same Westerners, like Germany, France, England and America used bombs
and other weaponry against one another in the past but they are one today.
Why can’t we be one as Africans,” he questioned. “For Senegal and The
Gambia, it was colonialism that built barriers between us. We are one and
share many things in common. We will remove such barriers and infact the
process has begun,” according to Wade. He thanked the farmers taking part in
the 12th Livestock Show, demonstrating his personal admiration for animals.
He particularly thanked the women farmers among them. “For Senegalese, a bad
weather ever brought a disaster that killed about 250,000 animals in Podor,
Matam, Linguere, and Luga with more calamities in villages where houses were
ruined”.

At the Livestock Show, several animals, ranging from sheep, goats, cattle,
camels, horses, birds, etc where on exhibition. Prizes were given to various
winners from across the country. Also on display were food products from
Afet, National Bee Keepers Association, NAWFA, Food and Nutrition and other
local enterprises. Besides, products such as soap and other household needs
all produced by farmer co-operatives in The Gambia were exhibited.




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