Gambia-L: The unedited e-mail below came from a source in the heart of the Gambian Government. Regards, Ebrima Ceesay ____________________________________________________________________ >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: "Sir" Alan D. Collins of HILO (Gambia)Ltd. >Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 Ebrima, > >I must say that I am really heartened by the reaction, cooperation and the >show of Gambia-L solidarity displayed over the HILO FIASCO, as it is now >known in Banjul. > >Predators like Alan D. Collins pounce on their African preys because of the >environment created by our corrupt so-called leaders. "Sir" Alan knew about >the corrupt nature of the Jammeh regime before he set sail for Banjul via >Hilo Bay. In fact, I am currently following up on a lead on how the entire >arrangement started and who said what to whom and who promised what to >whom. The European Union will certainly be interested in this part of the >story as well. HOLD ON TO YOUR PURSE STRINGS FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER >WHILE WE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS CASE. > >HILO is the brain child of Tarik Musa and Amadou Samba. They concocted >this arrangement with Alan D. Collins when both Tarik and Amadou were in >London where they met with Collins to close the deal which Tarik and Amadou >took to Yahya and because he was going to get a cut from the deal, he >endorsed the deal and proceeded to instruct his Attorney General to settle >with Alimenta, which has been a thorn in their flesh for the past three >years. > >Since corruption is the order of the day in the Jammeh regime and sensing >that he may be left out of the deal, Cheyassin Secka went to Geneva to make >his own arrangement with yet another groundnut company to come and milk our >farmers in the manner that HILO intended to. However, Cheyassin's preferred >company is still waiting in the wings, at his suggestion, to allow Yahya >Jammeh to boot HILO out because of the embarrassment it has caused his >Government as a result of the brilliant investigative reporting of you >guys. Don't be surprised if yet another 'funny' company surfaces in the >coming days because there is not much time left. The trade season >officially should have commenced 1st December 2000, so if there is going to >be any replacement for HILO which has been proven beyond doubt to be a >'funny' company whose parent company's net worth is $130,000, the >replacement would have to be brought in now. Cheyassin's company is waiting >in the wings, as I said. So, let us see how this one plays out. Meanwhile, >I believe you guys should serious consider bringing the activities of HILO >and the other corporate entities that Alan D. Collins is involved to the >attention of the Internal Revenue Service. > >Ousman Bojang mentioned yesterday that the Government has started its own >investigation of HILO as a result of the revelation. Ous, please don't mind >these people. They are not a serious lot. All they are trying to do is to >give the impression that Yahya Jammeh was not aware of any of the deal with >the 'funny' HILO. They are trying to insulate him from the nuclear >fall-out. Yahya Jammeh was in it from the get-go. I know all the players >very well with the exception of Alan Collins whom I have seen, but have not >met. > >Momodou Camara: TKMotors is the name of Tarik Musa's Mitsubitsi car >dealership located in Kanifing. That is the same place where both Alan >Collin and Modou Dibba's offices are located. The HILO Company has to be >under the nose of Tarik and Amadou. > >George Sarr: I must say that even Alan Collins must be impressed with your >investigative skills. You have exposed his company and his person to such >an extent that there are people calling Ebrima Ceesay pleading with him to >spare these characters of further embarrassment. Please keep it up. >Further research may be necessary before the IRS is brought into the >picture, as suggested by Ousman Bojang. Alan Collins, being the racist that >he is, never thought that we had the good sense to get to the bottom of his >dirty dealings. We do not give into intimidation, "Sir" Alan. George, the >pressure must continue to be applied. > >New Developments - Yahya Jammeh is now trying to sell off the mobile >telephone services of Gamtel to yet another "American" company. The initial >license to operate cellular company was issued to Alieu Conteh (of the >Gambia Airways fame) for D250,000 by Bakary Njie. After three frustrating >years, Yahya decided to rescind the license and he's now in contact with >some operators based in the US. That's all I will say for now. We have our >eyes and ears wide open. > > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.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 You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------