Mr Camara. I will second you on this,Yahya Jammeh should tell the Gambian people and the whole world where his riches come from. Fye. >I wonder how much our own President Jammeh earns from his Kanalie farm. It > would be interesting to know when he declares his assets before the 2006 > presidential election. > > Momodou Camara > > > -------------------------------------------- > Obasanjo admits huge farm wealth > > Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo has for the first time publicly > declared the income from his private farm in the south-west. > A spokesman for the president said he was earning 30 million Naira > ($250,000) a month from his farm in Otta. > > Mr Obasanjo had made the public declaration to quell rumours that he was > stealing money from the Nigerian state, the spokesman said. > > Africa's major oil producer is ranked among the world's most corrupt > nations. > > Despite the oil wealth, the majority of the population lives on less than > $1 a day. > > Mixed feelings > > The BBC's Nigeria editor Bilkisu Labaran Ohyoma says that the farm is > massive and diverse, with various livestock including chickens, ostriches, > pigs and fish, as well as crops. > > The grounds also include a conference centre, where Mr Obasanjo recently > hosted a regional summit on the crisis in Ivory Coast. > Mr Obasanjo's spokesman Femi Fani Kayode said his farm was managed by > professionals and much of the money was reinvested to develop the > property. > > On the streets of the capital, Abuja, reaction to the declaration was > mixed. > > Some said Mr Obasanjo had earned the money through hard work but others > said it was not right that he was earning so much money when most > Nigerians > were living in poverty. > > One Nigerian told the BBC that it could do no harm for public officials to > declare their wealth. > > Story from BBC NEWS: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/africa/4037633.stm > > Published: 2004/11/24 09:29:54 GMT > > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい > 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 Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい 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 Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい