Hi Bro Sans, Not at all. Maybe you will be around for me to canvass your vote.(LAUGH). Take Care, Bro. Bye, Sis FJC Sanusi Owens wrote: > Honourable Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay > > How about this ?? Don't you think its too early to > talk about 2006 Elections > ...................................................... > > 'Jammeh's 2006 victory will come from women' > by Malick Mboob > & Saffie Jobe > > Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay, APRC nominated National > Assembly member, has declared the readiness of Gambian > women to vote in President Jammeh come 2006 with > another landslide victory. > > She said women were ready to challenge their male > counterparts in the country's development process, > adding that "in the 2006 Presidential election, even > if men hold onto their votes, President Jammeh will be > massively voted into office by the women. > > Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay was speaking at the adoption > ceremony of Abdoulie Kujabi, NIA director general as > "Father" of a women's association in Faraba Banta over > the weekend. > She said Gambian women would ever remain loyal to > President Jammeh, adding that Jammeh's July 22 address > lauded women's contribution to national development. > "Therefore on August 17 all the women across the > country will convene in Kanilai to take part in the > President Farming retreat in appreciation of his > (Jammeh) good vision for the women," she said. > > Mrs Jahumpa Ceesay refuted allegations that personnel > of the National Intelligence Agency should not > interfere in politics, noting that even in Western > countries, their intelligence agencies are actively > involved in their country's political process. > Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang, nominated NAM said since > everybody could not lead at the same time, "if > therefore President Jammeh is chosen to be our leader > we should follow him". > > Mrs Sanneh-Bojang added that the high powered > delegation behind Abdoulie Kujabi is not because of > his relation with the president but his care for the > people. > Kebba Touray, National Assembly Member for Kombo East > said since this government came to power in 1994 they > had empowered Gambian women to contribute meaningfully > to national development. > > Messeng Jatta, adopted "Mother" of the association > promised that Faraba Banta would remain loyal to the > APRC. > She appealed for the government to help them with an > income generating project and a new market to sell > their products. > > Fansu Jung Conteh, Seyfo of Kombo East, said President > Jammeh's eight-year rule was a testimony of his good > governance compared to 300 and 30 years of colonial > and Jawara's ruled respectively. He said, "Jammeh is a > man of peace and wisdom" since he has fostered unity > and peace in the African sub-region. > The ceremony was attended by secretaries of state, > National Assembly members, councillors, APRC Yai > Compins and a cross-section of the civil society. > > --- Fatu Jahumpa Cessay <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi > Bro Sans, > > Thanks for your prompt reply.I'ts your personal > > opinion what you feel about our dynamic > > NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.Just a reminder, I TOOK AN OATH > > TO SERVE MY COUNTRY AND LEADER PRESIDENT > > DR ALH YAHYA AJJ JAMMEH---- Y E S! > > > > May Allah Guide And Protect Us All. > > Bye, Sis Hon FJC > > > > Sanusi Owens wrote: > > > > > Honourable Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay > > > > > > Good morning > > > > > > Kindly allow me to address some issues which you > > have > > > raised in your reply. > > > > > > You wrote; > > > "Please why dont you just give us a chance ,we > > are > > > only seven months in The National Assembly" > > > > > > Honourable Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay > > > > > > As a patriotic Gambian, I am concerned about this > > > latest initiative. If you complain about the fact > > that > > > you and many others have been members of the > > National > > > Assembly for just 7 months, then how about the > > Farmers > > > who have been waiting for almost 3 years for the > > > groundnuts to be bought by the Gambia Government? > > > > > > Please take note that assuming the post of Member > > of > > > the National Assembly does not make way for the > > > availability of unjust privileges. There are so > > many > > > public and civil servants in the Gambia who are > > > finding it extremely difficult to survive with > > their > > > meagre wages taken into into account our level of > > > inflation. I find it absurd that none of you APRC > > > members of the National Assembly has ever thought > > of > > > tabling a motion for a salary increase for those > > > hardworking public and civil servants who are > > > extremely affected by the Government's poor record > > on > > > inflation. Instead of advocating for more > > privileges, > > > one would have expected some element of sincerity > > from > > > your end and start being pragmatic. Since all NAMs > > > have their salaries paid into their respective > > banks > > > why you can't apply to your Banks for a personal > > loan > > > which will be paid at the end of your 5 year term > > of > > > office. > > > > > > You also wrote > > > > > > "And we do carry our integrity and dignity" > > > > > > I am praying that you do so for the benefit of The > > > Gambia as a whole. Notwithstanding your political > > > affiliation, I hope you will be brave enough to > > > cahllenge the Executive if it tries to make the > > > National Assembly a mere rubber stamp. I also > > hope > > > you will take this opportunity to introduce a > > Private > > > Members Bill calling for the repeal of the Media > > > Commission Act and the Indemnity Amendment Act > > 2002. I > > > also hope you will be sincere enough by advocating > > for > > > Justice Hassan Jallow's reinstatement as Judge of > > the > > > Supreme Court. FJC please use your parliamentary > > > privileges and fight against injustice. Try and > > table > > > a parliamentary question on the investigations > > into > > > the death of Koro Sisay. FJC please take advantage > > of > > > your current position and make a big difference, > > your > > > late Father IM Garba Jahumpa was a hero and we > > hope > > > you will follow his footsteps . > > > > > > Finally you wrote; > > > "Please take it easy and no insults." > > > > > > FJC > > > > > > Please take note that I shall never insult you and > > > your colleagues at the National Assembly, it is > > not > > > part of my unbringing. All I require from you lot > > is > > > to be sincere with your tasks as Servants of the > > > Nation and NOT Masters of the nation. Remember > > that > > > power belongs to the people and power is also > > > transferable. > > > > > > In your task as NAM, I urge you to be tolerant to > > your > > > adversaries who mean well for the Gambia. > > > > > > Have a wonderful day > > > > > > Your constituent in the disaspora > > > > > > Sanusi Owens > > > > > > --- Fatu Jahumpa Cessay <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > Bro Sans, > > > > Long time. > > > > Please why dont you just give us a chance ,we > > are > > > > only seven months in The National > > > > Assembly. And we do carry our integrity and > > dignity. > > > > Please take it easy and no insults. > > > > > > > > Bye,and regards to your humble family. > > > > Sis, Hon FJC. > > > > > > > > Sanusi Owens wrote: > > > > > > > > > Pa Samba & Ous > > > > > > > > > > I note that these NAMs are requesting for a > > loan, > > > > if > > > > > this is what they need then surely what is > > > > stopping > > > > > them from applying to their respective banks?? > > why > > > > > request for privileges!! > > > > > > > > > > I even chuckled when I read their claim for a > > > > > diplomatic passport, Diplomatic passport for > > > > what?? I > > > > > will not trust the NAMs with a diplomatic > > passport > > > > for > > > > > the following reason; > > > > > > > > > > During the First and Second Republic, 3 MPs > > have > > > > been > > > > > arrested abroad for committing serious crimes: > > > > > > > > > > (1) Momodou Lamin Saho- > > > > > (2) Phoday Makalo > > > > > (3) Almamy Touray > > > > > > > > > > So here we go now, diplomatic passports is an > > easy > > > > way > > > > > to ensure that MPs morally evade > > responsibility > > > > whilst > > > > > travelling abroad, I therefore object with > > such > > > > > proposal. > > > > > > > > > > Sanusi > > > > > > > > > > --- Pasamba Jow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > <HR> > > > > > <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> > > > > > <P>Sanusi,</P> > > > > > <P>You could not have said any better. This is > > > > > outright greed, i am sick and tired of > > politicians > > > > > whining about privileges. Politics should be > > for > > > > those > > > > > who are ready to sacrifice for the betterment > > of > > > > the > > > > > people.</P> > > > > > <P>Pasamba<BR><BR></P></DIV> > > > > > <DIV></DIV> > > > > > <DIV></DIV>>From: Sanusi Owens > > > > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: The Gambia and > > > > related-issues > > > > > mailing list <[log in to unmask]> > > > === message truncated === > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.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] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~