----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Sambou" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 10:02 PM Subject: Re: Sillah Bai Fired > Ooh Elhajj, not again! You continue to say the same things and still none > takes it seriously. Are you defending folks because they are your friends > or relatives or do you know that for a fact? Remember, myself and Yus went > this route with you in the case of Ebou Jallow and you swore up and down > about his goodness and kindness and flatly ignore that he stole from > Gambians. Sillah Bai is among the silent benefactors during the Jawara era > and then some during his short tennure with our current criminal, Yaya, and > we are going to talk about it. I know you're going to come back swinging > but that will not stop any from calling you to order. Anyway, welcome back. > Some things never change. > > Chi Jaama > > Joe Sambou > > > >From: Elhajj Mustapha Fye <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Sillah Bai Fired > >Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 06:11:12 +0200 > > > >Pateh & Omar, > >I still standby my words, that I was aware of Sillah Bai selling his > >propety > >to start his business in the early 90s, and that he is an outspoken man. I > >am not a supporter of the APRC, but nobody will force me to lie against > >people or personally attack people, without genuine facts. Do you want us > >to > >hate our relatives / brothers and sisters because they are working for the > >Jammeh regime? Omar, are you serious that people started getting their " > >ill-gotten gains " during the APRC regime? Pateh, maybe Sillah Bai and > >Balla > >Gaye can tell you why they accepted their Ministerial posts from Yaya > >Jammeh. I, for one, have never taken my share of the cake. Brothers, I > >understand your positions and anger towards the Jammeh regime, but let us > >be > >real and accept other people`s views, when they are saying the truth. Once > >again, I am still confirming Sheikh Tejan Nyang`s story about Sillah Bai. > > > >Thanks. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "omar joof" <[log in to unmask]> > >To: <[log in to unmask]> > >Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 2:54 AM > >Subject: Re: Sillah Bai Fired > > > > > > > Pateh, > > > I earnestly agree with you. As the saying goes " in the Gambia even if > >one > > > says something in a house without doors and windows, it finds its way > >out". > > > Corruption has eaten the fabric of our society so much that people dont > > > worry any more about "ill-gotten gains". It is a shame to see some of us > > > praising persons who have put their long fingers into public coffers and > > > made away with the poor tax payers money. > > > Once upon a time in the Gambia, some parents would not allow you to > >marry > > > their daughter unless they know that you are an employee of certain > > > departments or parastatals. And it happends that these are the work > >places > > > at which employees by virtue of their nature of work, are abled to > >access > > > money besides their rightful monthly earnings and allowances. As a > >nation, > > > we must build a culture of truthfulness and honesty and at all times > > > disassociating ourselves from criminal and immoral acts. We must > >distinquish > > > between the good and evil so as to reinforce the former and do our best > >to > > > discourage the latter. Our inability in both the past and present to > > > effectively discriminate between the good and evil has cost us dearly, > >and > > > unless we are abled as a nation to make a determined efford against > > > corruption, our development effords will continue to be undermined , > > > notwithstanding which party you have in power. I am at pains to say > >this, > > > but I am convinced that this loud, lousy and greedy bunch of politicians > >we > > > have in our country is without doubt a product of our own inability to > > > promote good and stamp out evil. > > > Folks, lets be serious, if anyone of us becomes a millionaire over > >night, > > > sure we all will know if the person got the money legally or merits it. > > > Omar Joof. > > > > > > >From: Pateh Sowe <[log in to unmask]> > > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > >Subject: Re: Sillah Bai Fired > > > >Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 04:57:22 -0700 > > > > > > > >If Sillah Bai was outspoken,honest, better off as some > > > >people are saying, why should he accept the ministrial > > > >post.As he definitely knows that Jammeh is corrupt. > > > >There are some gambians whom jammeh approach for such > > > >positions and they refuse. Why can Sillah Bai did the > > > >same. Look Gambia belongs to all of us and we all know > > > > what is going on.As before there are so many vous in > > > >the Gambia and normally they meet on fridays, > > > >saturdays or sundays and the discussion is anybody > > > >jammeh approach for a postion take it annd get your > > > >share of the cake before you are fired.We are all our > > > >aware that Balla Gaye is among the richest Gambian > > > >civil servants and why did he accept the post? Is the > > > >same to get his share of the cake. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- Elhajj Mustapha Fye > > > ><[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > Bro Sheikh, > > > > > You are right! I remember discussing with Sillah Bai > > > > > and late Alh Abu sallah > > > > > at our " Mousanteh Banda " at Wellington St. about > > > > > the sold of his property > > > > > to start his business in the early 90s. I also agree > > > > > with you that he is a > > > > > very outspoken person, who has no fear to say the > > > > > truth. I am not supporting > > > > > the APRC, but we should be careful not to personally > > > > > attack people, without > > > > > concrete facts. As you know, I was in Dakar with my > > > > > family for two months, > > > > > without going to Gambia. Infact I made a big " Samba > > > > > Soho " with Musa Ngum, > > > > > Dial Mbaye and Libidorr at the YENGOULENE NIGHT CLUB > > > > > at Nord Foire. We are > > > > > editing the video cassette, so that I can put it in > > > > > the Libidorr Website. I > > > > > will let you know, when it`s ready. > > > > > > > > > > Greetings > > > > > Elhadj Tapha. > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Sheikh Tejan" <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 10:28 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: Sillah Bai Fired > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ebrima!s source got it all wrong . Sillah Bai > > > > > acquired all his > > > > > > properties legally during the old regime. Ebrima > > > > > himself can confirm > > > > > > that silleh sold his valuable property to start > > > > > his business in the > > > > > > tourist industry first by acquiring a boat call > > > > > Jatou 1 and Jatou 2 .At > > > > > > that time only Silleh and Gambia River Company > > > > > operated by Pater and > > > > > > Monicka were in this business which was very > > > > > lucrative. Let me also > > > > > > confirm that Silleh was very outspoken during his > > > > > tenure at the National > > > > > > Investment Board and his voice was had in all the > > > > > boards that he > > > > > > represented NIB. He made many enemies because of > > > > > his anti corruption > > > > > > campaign and went as far as pointing fingers at > > > > > those who were corrupt > > > > > > and no one has ever pointed a finger at him . That > > > > > shows you the type of > > > > > > guy he is .As i said earlier ,Ebrima is a good > > > > > friend of Silleh and can > > > > > > testify to these facts. > > > > > > > > > > > > Chi Jamma , > > > > > > Bro Sheikh Tejan > > > > > > TOMBONG SAIDY wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ebrima Ceessay,You back again with your > > > > > so-called sources. Your > > > > > > > source is misleading you again. Lang Tombong is > > > > > in town and has not > > > > > > > gone any where. Why would Lang Tombong flee > > > > > anyway? If Sillah Bai was > > > > > > > sacked because he bribed Yankuba Touray, why > > > > > then is Yankuba not > > > > > > > sacked? Try to verify any information from your > > > > > so-called sources > > > > > > > before forwarding it to the L.Your sources are > > > > > not reliable afterall. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PEACE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tombong > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Ebrima Ceesay > > > > > > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > > > > > list > > > > > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Sillah Bai Fired > > > > > > > >Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:33:51 +0000 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Readers: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Another e-mail from one of my sources in The > > > > > Gambia. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Ebrima > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_____________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Subject: Re: Sillah Bai Fired > > > > > > > >>Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:30:47 +0000 > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >>Coach, > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >>The reasons for the arrests are, as usual, not > > > > > clear. However, > > > > > > > >>according > > > > > > > >>to .........., whom I spoke with a few minutes > > > > > ago, they have been > > > > > > > >>alerted > > > > > > > >>that they could be next. So far, as far as I > > > > > am aware, Waa Juwara, > > > > > > > >>M.C. > > > > > > > >>and 16 others are thus far under security > > > > > custody. The wave will > > > > > > > >>continue > > > > > > > >>in the next few days. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >>I will keep you posted as the story unfolds. > > > > > The situation is too > > > > > > > >>volatile > > > > > > > >>for Lang Conteh who has fled to Dakar on > > > > > Friday. 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