Samba Good points! Lets hope FJC takes note about our concern. Thanks Sanusi --- Samba Boye <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sanusi, > > You have put it so well yet again. FJC cannot and > will not learn from any of > these honourable members. If she were to learn, she > would have learnt from > her very own father who is reputed to be an > honourable man indeed. Alas, > whatever happened to the saying "like father like > son/daughter??????!!!!!. > > Sams > > > >From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Hon Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay speaks!!!! > >Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 10:35:58 +0100 > > > >Samba > > > >HON FJC has a golden opportunity to make a BIG > >difference in the National Assembly. In the past > she > >was at the Office of the President as the Director > >for Press and Public Relations. During this period, > >she was bound to toe the line or else she is kicked > >out of office. The situation has now changed for > her; > >As an Nominated Member of the National Assembly, > she > >is LICENSED to speak up her mind for 5 good years, > and > >she won't be sacked for any reason. Rather than > using > >this golden opportunity, FJC takes every thing on > >partisan basis and therefore fails look at the big > >picture; which is the Gambia's interest > irrespective > >party affiliation. > > > >In the past, we had some Nominated MPs who made use > of > >this golden opportunity to speak up against > injustice; > >Remember Dr SJ Palmer during the First Republic, > Araba > >Bah, Cecilia MR Cole, Hamed Kebbeh and many others. > >What is therefore stopping her beloved sister from > >making laerning from these people?? > > > > > >FJC remember that history will one day judge your > >performance as a member of the National Assembly > > > > > >Have a nice weekend > > > >Sanusi > > > > > >From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> > > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > > > list > > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > >Subject: Hon Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay speaks!!!! > > > >Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 09:59:38 +0100 > > > > > > > >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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~