Assalaamu alaikum brother Tombong, Alhamdullilah, (Praise due to Allah alone). (There is no power and mighty except by Allah!) Thank you for your information. I read it very carefully. Your effort is highly appreciated. I want you also to extend my message to his Excellency the president. I will be very greatful if you can do this favour for me. I swear to the Almighty Allah! it was my plan to sit down with his Excellency FACE to FACE, but i cannot longer afford to be silent and wait for that day, and am not sure whether i could get the chance or not, but as far as the technology is getting more advance that we could comminicate to each other. I am not talking about politics only, my subject is beyond politics. A REMINDER TO THE PRESIDENT: Your Excellency i would like to take this opportunity to have dialogue with you. As a muslim, Allah! Said that before making any judgement to any one try to have proves and evidence. I think that i have many proofs, and evident, I have AFPRC speeches from your election victory celebration and the oppening of the airport. Which was in 1996. If Tombong can provide this tapes for you: The election victory, the oppening of the new air port and the Rebels that attacked the Farrafenni Barracks in 1996. I have this tapes with me. These tapes are my evidence and if you dont mind i would like you to have the Holy Qur àn also with you and follow my message. We might find the cause of this tragic, if you follow me very carefull, and not by heart. Opon your mind and listen very carefully. I would like to start with the fair Justice you did with those rebels. Do you remember Friday 8th of November 1996, when Essa Baldeh, Omar Dampha, Sulayman Sarr, Mbalo Kanteh and Yaya Drammeh wanted to take over your government. You showed the public live programme about the insident and let all journalist and some soldiers to asked all kind of questions, they went to the extend to asked some of the rebels that if they are honest to themselves what penelty do they deserved. The rebels answer all the questions that they asked and still the journalist want them to be the lawer and at the same time to judge themselves. Your Excellency I want to know whether is it only these five rebels that deserved this kind of justice? Why you dont imposed the same kind of justice to those people who you say that they were trying to overtrown your government. I think they should come to the media also, and all those who took the lives of others. What is the used of the television??? Your Excellency 1996 was a good year for you in the Gambia, because most of the gambians were proud of you, because of the changes you had made in the country. Your Excellency do you remember your election victory were the student and soldiers ran from Birkama to Banjul for your sake, and you stood in your pajero with joy and happiness. The feelings of the gambians that day was fantastic, no one can discribed those feelings,all what I heard from the crowed was: (we need Yaya Jammeh) Your Excellence do you remember the day you stood at the July 22nd Square and said: Now the election is over, we want to work for the country, for those who want to join us, you are welcome, but if you dont want to work for the country and you want to stop those who want to work for the country,(Billaahi, Wallaahi Tallaahi) I swear to The Almighty Allah! we will killed you. All the public claps for you, that time they were innocent about what is going to happen in the future. You also said that let the oppositions stop the insulting, because we have to respect each other, if you dont want that I swear you will die. All the crowd claps their hands for you. That was a big threat to the people and most of them dont know, because they love you and show you all the love they have for you. Your Excellency do you remember the day you opened the International Airport, the smilling faces that day no one can discribed that atmosphere. The late Alieu Sallah (may his soul rest in peace) was praising you so much. He sacrifies his life to support you 100% by telling the people that you are the best person to vote for. I wonder if he was still alive to witness this tragic, how would he feel, how about if his child was one of the victims. The opening of the New Airport you started with the name of Allah! Bismillaahir rahmaanir Rahiim Al-Hamdullilahi Rabbil- Alamiin, Al-Hamdullilahi Rabbil- Alamin Al-Hamdullilahi Rabbil -Alamin You said that the reason why you start with this words is because there were many skeptics about your plans, they think that it is just a mire properganda and is impossible, even the gambian civil authurity for ministry of works and comminication dont believed that it could be possible. You proved them wrong. You said that you want to make something clear for every gambian that there is only one Supreme power and that is The Almighty Allah! The public claps their hands for you, because you really touched them when you mention Allah! and the faith you show`s them. Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; You said that money cannot come any were else than from Allah! Allah is your World Bank. The public claps again for you, and the late Alieu Sallah praise Allah! by saying (Allahu Akbarr) and to showed the public how much he likes you. You said that some people even asked why the need for a ultral modern terminal building, some people says that you were seeking for your own interest. You said that not even the cattle will question why a terminal building is nesesary much more the people that will represent the electorate. So next time know who you are going to vote for!!! Your Excellency you always used to make one thing clear, that the risk that AFPRC took for their lives and make the country a better place and to make gambians a proud people. No body except Allah can denied from that, no matter your philosophical politic is Democracy or Deremocracy I will tell you that the (revolution will never be compromise). The public claps for long time. But I think they did not get the message clearly. You said that you are not going to compromised the security of the country true the name of Democracy. You said that there is no Democracy in the world. The type of Democracy we know is that we most sweet. If any body want to distroyed this country in the name of Democracy (you will be buried) with your own Democracy. The public claps again for you. That was another threat also. You said to the people to listen to you very carefully that your Democracy is very simple: Do what is right, work for the development of the country and for your own developement. if you dont want that please leave the country and go and stay in the bush. You said that anybody who want to put opstacles on your way you will (distroyed them with their supporters). They clap for you again. That was a threat again which is not good for the society, Mr. president. Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; You said that Banjul International Airport is a mirrow of the country not only the atraction, but it will also help in increasing the contribution of productive sector like domestic product and to make tourism paradise. If you think that the building of this airport is waist of money, please dont come to the airport when you are travelling used the desert. The public laught and claps for you. The architecture of the Internation Airport, Mr. Piere Kujabie had said that the meaning of this building is Unity. UNITY IS ALL THIS BUILDING IS ABOUT. Together when you hold hands, that`s unity. The image of the building is like two people in a `Bubu` handing and shaking hands it means that when you shake hands in unity you will stand. He also said that it means more than that it looks like flying birds. United you can all fly like birds for your future and the development and the well being of the people of the Gambia. Says the Architecture Piere Kujabie. I think Mr. president you miss the whole point, about the meaning of the airport. Because what the architecture is trying to say is we should be united. Is there any unity in the Gambia??? Mr. president. Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; You built an arch also infront of the capital which is so wonderful, when people are coming to Banjul the first thing they see is a soldier, called the unknown soldier having a baby on his right arm, and give a sign of peace. Which show`s that the soldier are there for the youths and to protect the country and the people. That is the opposite of what happened the 10 of April 2000. Which gambians will never forget. Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; Yes you built schools also. what do you think today that the student can concentrate in their schooling with your regime THE BUTCHERS. Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; Yes you built hospitals also. Most of the student are laying in your hospitals today with serious inguries, because of your BUCHERES Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; Yes you built so many Mosque. Is it for people to worship Allah alone, or is it for people to fear you, because you are so pious and the way you dressed yourself, or is it the way you talk to the people to fear you. It could be dangerous with you Mr. president;;; The evil do`ers are with you working hand in hand with you. Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; Yes! you went to Mekkah and took so many people to Mekkah. Do you understand the message that a Muslim should go to Mekkah once in his lifetime, if he/she CAN AFFORT IT. Do you teach those people you send to Mekkeh how to be a good muslim. Dont tell the people to fear Allah! and you dont show them good example`s. Why I said this is since the AFPRC took over, people are dieing unnessarilly, yes! people were dieing before you took over, and we will all die, no doubt about it, but we can see the difference between the Jawara regime and you regime which is the best, you dont need to explain to us. We heard that people are killing people with out any good reasons. Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; The piousness you are showing to the people, and real piousness is not inside you. You know yourself better than I do, but I could tell you, something is missing with your piousness. Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; AFPRC you all know that is not your powers that make you took over the Gambia. You all know that, because we could see it the way you dressed yourself like a muslim and in your speech you mentioned Allah`s name, read the Book and try to understand it very carefully, so that you can rule the country if you really fear Allah! You can closed people mouth in the gambia, but not every were. Fear Allah! because you are going to be accounted by Allah! the Almighty and no one will escape that day, only those who really fear Allah! both practical and spiritually, will be successful that Day. Your Excellency you said that the world is three days: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Which is obsalutely correct. AFPRC do you remember the day you took over the country in a bloodless coupe, you new 100% it was with the helped of Allah!, that was Yesterday, Today, you all see with your own eyes that the people are angree because of the way you are rulling this country is not fair. Your Excellency the mejority of the gambians are very angree with you, and dont make it more worse, because it could be dangerous.We all see what happened in Freetown, Brundi, Rwanda and other country, because of anger. Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; Your Excellency you got to stop this right now before it is too late, if the anger countinue, people will not fear the bullets. You have the weapons and the security is in your, so do what is right before your time is out!!! AFPRC you all know that this life is TEMPORAL is not going to last. And I think you believe in the life after... Take your Qur `an and follow me I will direct you where Allah! is calling our attention about this life and the here after. The Qur `an explained every thing. The Qur àn is a complet way of life, because Allah! Send the prophets with the guidience for mankind, which is a complete way of life. Allah has given every person the capacity to discern good from evil and the conscience of every man knows and feels this. it is said that to treat well and with other people is a form of worship the purpose of all worship, where a man submits before Allah! he has to have good manners. When a person performs a deed which gives him happiness and peace, we can safely understand that it is a good deed, and in accordance with nature. Similary if we feel sad of repentant at some deeds we can assume that it is sinful. A person can decide this by appeal to his conscience. Seek peace of the heart and stay away from restlessness so that life may bloom and be pleasant. (Hell is covered by lusts and Heaven is covered with difficulties ). Let us believe in Allah and try to do his command. Because the subject of mans after life is not confined to philosophical and logical speculation but has a bearing on the practical and moral life of man kind. A person who believes in resurrection and the hereafter is inculcated with a sense of responsibility and accountability believes all his actions to be accountable he leaves the path of tyranny and becomes God-fearing such a person by believing in the last judgement makes him self responsible and feels he is answerable for his deeds. Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; Do you remember the late Samuel Doo, General Abarcha, Hitler and others with all their powers, were are they now??? Do you remember Eddi Amin from Uganda, George Bush, Ronald Regan and others were is all the power they were showing off??? Fear Allah! Mr. president;;; May God! bless you and the gambia and guide us from Satan the evil, and LEAD us form the Straight Part.....Ameen!!!!! Allahummasalli alaa saidina Muhammadin wa alaa alli Muhammadin. Samba Goddard (Pulo) > 16TH APRIL, 2000. Tombong Saidy Wrote: > > STATEMENT TO THE NATION > > BY PRESIDENT JAMMEH ON THE STUDENTS' DEMONSTRATION > OF 10TH & 11TH APRIL, 2000 > > BISI - MILLAHI ARAHMANI > > FELLOW CITIZENS > > MY TASK TODAY IS INDEED A VERY DIFFICULT ONE, AS IT IS WITH THE DEEPEST > FEELING EVER OF IMMENSE DISTRESS AND UTMOST GRIEF THAT I ADDRESS THE NATION > ON THE UNFORTUNATE AND TRAGIC STUDENTS' DEMONSTRATIONS THAT OCCURED LAST > MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON THESE TWO DARK DAYS IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY, THIS > NATION SUFFERED IRREPARABLE LOSS OF LIVES AND INCALCULABLE DAMAGE TO > PROPERTIES. MOST REGRETABLE IS THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF THE 12 YOUNG PEOPLE > AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF WOUNDED. I THEREFORE WISH TO TAKE THIS SAD OCCASION > TO JOIN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF > THE GAMBIA AND THAT OF MY FAMILY, TO EXTEND DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND > HEARTFELT SYMPATHY TO BEREAVED PARENTS, FAMILIES, RELATIVES, FRIENDS, > CLASSMATES AND LOVED ONES OF OUR DEPARTED CHILDREN. LET US ALL PRAY THAT THE > ALMIGHT ALLAH RECEIVES THEIR SOULS AND GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST. LET US ALSO > PRAY FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED, TO RECEIVE ALLAH'S SPEEDY HEALING AND > RECOVERY. WE MUST OFFER PRAYERS ALSO FOR THE BEREAVED AND THE NATION, TO BE > COMFORTED, TO HAVE THE FAITH AND COURAGE TO SUSTAIN THEIR LOSS. AS WE > REMEMBERE AND COMMIT THOSE WE LOVED DEARLY IN ALLAH'S CARE, I AM HEREBY > DECLARING ONE WEEK OF MOURNING, DURING WHICH ALL FLAGS IN THE COUNTRY WILL > BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST IN LOVING MEMORY AND RESPECT FOR THE DEAD > > FELLOW GAMBIANS > > I WANT US ALL TO PUT THIS SAD AND UNPRECEDENTED INCIDENT INTO ITS PROPER > PERSPECTIVE, TO REFLECT ON AND INVESTIGATE INTO THE CAUSES AND TO DRAW > USEFUL LESSONS FROM THE EXPERIENCE. WHILE I WAS IN CUBA ATTENDING THE G 77 - > SOUTH SUMMIT, I HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH MY GOVERNMENT ON THE > EVOLUTION OF THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND. EVERYONE WILL AGREE THAT THE > PRIMARY DUTY OF ANY GOVERNMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT PEACE AND STABILITY > PREVAILS IN A COUNTRY, SAFEGUARD THE RIGHTS OF EVERYONE TO LIFE AND > PROPERTY, AND GUANRANTEE FREEDOM AND JUSTICE WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR. MY > GOVERNMENT WILL THEREFORE CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE EVENTS OF > THE 10TH AND 11TH APRIL 2000. IN THE INVESTIGATIONS, NO STONE WILL BE LEFT > UNTURNED IN OUR SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH. CONCURRENTLY, A CORONER'S INQUEST WILL > BE HELD ON THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF THE TWELVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR > LIVES IN THIS UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT. > > IN THE DAYS THAT LIE AHEAD, I WILL BE COUNTING ON ALL GAMBIANS, RELIGIOUS > LEADERS, LEADERS OF CONSCIENCE TO HELP BRING BACK THE PEACE AND STABILITY > THAT HAS ENABLED US TO HELP NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES TO AVERT THE DANGERS OF > INTERNAL CONFLICT AND STRIFE. WE WANT TO BUILD A SOCIETY WHOSE YOUTH WILL BE > PROUD OF THE EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE > AVAILABLE TO THEM. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO BUILD ON THESE FOUNDATIONS WHICH > WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE GAMBIA A HAVEN OF PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE > SUB-REGION AND AFRICA AT LARGE. THESE ARE CERTAINLY SOME OF THE ESSENTIAL > PRE-CONDITIONS FOR ATTAINING OUR VISION 2020 OBJECTIVES. > > I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND PRAY THAT THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH CONTINUE > TO SHOWER HIS PEACE AND BLESSING ON THE BEREAVED, THE WOUNDED, AND THE > COUNTRY AS A WHOLE. > > ASSALAMU ALAIKUM WARAH MATULLAHI WABARA KATUHU > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------