Its funny how easily we jump to conclusions, often times making the wrong ones. Did you know that MANU KUMBA converted to ISLAM nearly two decades ago?????????????????????

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>>Word has it that the catholic(gurrmet) connection which is very

>>strong in >>the APRC/government ranks have been working strategically to place >>christians in positions of power in todays government and despite >>the fact >>that they form the minority of the population the same cannot be >>said of >>the >>positions of power they occupy ie SOS Works, SOS Fisheries and >>Environment, >>SOS Justice, SOS Education, Secretary General, P.S. Presidents >>office,Accountant General, NAM Banjul South, NAM Banjul Central to >>name a >>few.Word further has it that the gurrmet connection, just like the >>jola >>connection make sure that their numbers will continue to increase >>and not >>decrease, which is why you hardly hear of christian or a jola fired >>for >>that >>matter. It is a subtle but effectively campaign which you will >>hardly >>notice >>unless you look close enough. >>Different ways were looked for to place Manu and various posts were >>offered >>but he declined all and insisted that he wanted the mayorial, he >>found >>support in Waffa Ogoo and Joseph Joof. The main obstacle was of >>course >>Samba >>Faal and what to do with him in the face of his popularity with >>Banjulians. >>The cabinet reshuffle presented the perfect opportunity and Samba >>Faal was >>"promoted" to an SOS. This effectively got him out of the way >>despite >>protests from the Divisional. What the connection was not prepared >>for was >>the emergence of Mass Axi Gye as an aspirant. Axi did not present >>himself >>as >>a candidate but was popularly selected by the people. The top ranks >>were >>suddenly divided as to what to do. Waffa Ogoo and Joof wanted Manu >>Kumba >>whilst Yankuba and Aji Fat Sallah were in support of Axi. The >>connection >>were able to win over Yankuba and he switched over allegience.This >>was >>apparently done in Dakar when they went for the independence state >>visit. >>Yankuba was not part of the delegation and only went to the airport >>to see >>off the President, but was called in afer the plane doors were >>closed and >>opened again and he was asked to join them. The events that >>followed >>explained why he had to go with them to Dakar. Yankuba from Dakar >>switched >>over and declared his allegience to the gurrmet connection. Axi was >>later >>called upon by a commitee comprising Joof, Waffa Ogoo, >>Singhatey,FJC etc, >>to >>withdraw to which he instead suggested that they should request his >>withdrawal from the Divisional who proposed him in the first >>place.Manu >>Kumba was eventually selected, the connection had finally won. >>As at now the Divisional are staging a peaceful protest outside the >>state >>house grounds to register their dissapointment in the way the >>selection >>process was done. They have also sought audience with Jammeh for >>them to >>heed the voice of the masses. We will see how all this unfolds but >>it would >>seem that the gurrmets already have the upper hand. >>Sams >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >>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 contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >>[log in to unmask] >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >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 contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~