I took the liberty of reposting an article written on Charles Sam to show people what kind of man this Charles Sam is and why he should NOT be taken seriously. He is an accomplished sycophant. Period. He predicted an overwhelming victory for Yaya and when that did NOT happen, he got upset and went to town to scandalize decent Gambians. Now that he realized that his predictions were way off and in fact left to (real) Gambians alone Yaya would have been history, Sam is mopping the floor for Yaya, accusing Gambians as being unpatriotic for not voting for Yaya. This man is even an insult to his own people (Ghanaians). Being the sycophant he is and knowing that he can gain nothing from Nkrumah, the man is NOT even ashamed to make the ridiculous argument that Yaya is wiser than Nkrumah. Tells you the depths the man is prepared to sink. Yaya makes some ridiculous decisions expelling diplomats and Sam blames the West for Yaya’s irrational decisions. This man has no moral authority to preach to decent Gambians. Yaya may be his hope. But the Gambians that lost their children on April 10 and 11, 2000 and are denied justice, hope for BETTER than Yaya. KB __________________________________________________________________ The founder and President of African Hope International, Mr Charles Sam, has in an interview with the Daily Observer said incumbent president, Dr Alhaji A. J. J. Jammeh would win by a healthy majority the October 18 Presidential election.” Mr Sam told our reporter that based on a careful assessment of all the factors which determine the winner of a race, it had become evident that President Jammeh would be the man to lead this nation for the next five years. “The writing is very clear on the wall,” Mr Sam said. He added that, in accordance with God’s time-table for this nation, it is the second generation led by a young leader that should be in power. The people of The Gambia found no hope in the first generation parties for decades and it is not at this time that they would turn to them for hope. How can parties which are themselves struggling for hope and life give the people hope and a prosperous future?” he asked. “President Jammeh came to do the job of the first generation leadership during his first 7 years and now has to do the second generation’s actual work during his next five year term”. Mr Sam opined that the works and deeds of President Jammeh proved his sincerity and determination with respect to the transformation and development of the nation and the Gambian people love as well as appreciate him. He further went on to say that President Jammeh worked from 9am to 7pm and got back to work at about 11pm and stays till 5am. He really wants to work with the Gambian people to make the Gambia a paradise and the pride of Africa. “The opposition parties should understand that certain dominant nations of the West are uncomfortable with President Jammeh because he is working for peace, stability, development and unity in Africa and not because of their cries to the West. President Jammeh has succeeded in grouping 12 African heads of state at a meeting under his chairmanship and Gambians should understand that the West doesn’t want this. The West undermined the good effort of Dr Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and they would want to destroy President Jammeh’s pan-Africanist efforts as well. I am pleased to see President Jammeh have an expert foreign security advisor. This is the wisdom Kwame Nkrumah did not grasp. The world is now ready to work with and support The Gambia’s efforts because this nation has proven to all that she is ready to work. However, it is a known fact to all, including Western expatriates resident in The Gambia and the international community that President Jammeh reversed some of his decisions in wisdom and in the interest of his people who are his security. The unpredictable President Jammeh can tomorrow morning reverse his decision to expel Deputy British High Commissioner, Joshi, in the interest of his people whom he loves so dearly, cherishes, is very obsessed with and has a passion for. He is the sort of man, who after a careful thought of the situation and its implications for The Gambian people, would reverse his decision, and that is the strength of a good leader. I am sure President Jammeh also appreciates a recent statement by British Prime Minister Tony Blair at a congress that the west has not been fair in it’s treatment of Africa. Mr Sam said President Jammeh who is only human, should be accepted and supported by all Gambians across the divide to take this nation into the promise of God. “Jammeh is the hope of our time, he claimed”.. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>