BY PA NDERRY M'BAI In this write up, we intends to revisit dictator president Yahya' Jammeh's, so called farming activities. Having exposed his dubious moves to engage Gambian men and women into forced labour at his Kanilai farm, we are surprised to hear Jammeh saying that he believe to live by example. JAMMEH THE FAKED FARMER THAT NEVER WAS!!!! The State House website in Banjul quoted Jammeh as saying that"he is a natural farmer who believes in leadership by example." This statement of Jammeh, is nothing but mere lies and deception. There is no element of truth in his statement. Gambians are too intelligent to be fooled by such misplaced statements. If he was natural farmer as he claimed, then he would subjecting Gambians into forced labour. Hear Jammeh again in this version of the State House website""If I tell people go to the land and am sitting down, they will say; after all, he is telling people to go to the land but what is he doing. After all, there is no law that says the president cannot be a farmer. So I lead by example and I think that is why the people heeded my call," the President pointed out. The President said food self sufficiency is no longer a distant reality. If Jammeh was a leader by example as alluded to, The Gambia will not be reduced to a failed state today. He had destroyed almost all fabric of society in our country. Jammeh had not only succeeded in using our so called intellectuals as "guinea pigs" but he also succeeded in cowing the civil populace through his intimidatory tactics. Still on his statement that he leads by example, why then dictator Jammeh you woefully failed to allow an independent and impartial Commission of Enquiry to probe into your ill gotten wealth and other atrocities you had been linked to over the years. Stop messing with Gambians. We don't buy your bogus story that you are a leader by example. You can be best describe as a failed leader interested in aiding and abetting criminals within your government. We will get to that later. To further exposed his numerous lies, Jammeh was further quoted as saying that"if Gambians had taken on agriculture on a scale witnessed this year, there wouldn't be hunger." How can Gambians be serious about farming, when the current regime is unable to guarantee farmers about reliable marketing of their produce.? For over four years now, this government is unable to facilitate the sale of our farmers produce. Is this not a shame.? Yahya Jammeh now had the guts to blame our hardworking farming community for the current hunger and malnutrition current taking place in the tiny West African country. Look Jammeh, you are nothing but a joker. Stop provoking our farmers. They are pissed off with your lies. One good thing Jammeh, had confirmed is the growing hunger in the country. This is the reality on the ground. There is no food in The Gambia today. Most families are going to bed hungry. Few individuals can afford one decent meal a day. The issue of a balanced diet is now a forgotten thing. Almost everybody in the country, is malnourished. This is why the infant and maternal mortality is on the rise. Local hospitals across the country speak of high death rate these days in The Gambia. Even though medical officials will not openly tell families the real cause of these deaths, one wouldn't hesitate to conclude that the deaths are due to hunger related incidents. It's also imperative to note that our life expectancy rate, is also declining. We are today witnessing more youths dying. In addition to the hunger issue which Jammeh admitted to, The Gambia is also at war today with the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Latest findings released by Gambia's aids researchers say the country's HIV/AIDS infect rate is on the rise. It's estimated that about 20,000 Gambians are living with the aids virus, while aids orphans are scattered across the country with little hope of surviving. There are also unreported cases of HIV/AIDS. The situation is very scary. No one had ever implied that Jammeh should not engage in farming activities. What we are against is the way he go about his so called farming. Using our parents for cheap labour is unacceptable and unGambian. We expect Jammeh to be able to take care of his own farming needs without subjecting poverty stricken Gambians into forced labour. Our young and senior citizens deserved some degree of decency and respect. What's more interesting here is that, Jammeh's interest in farming, only came into being after the July 22ND 1994 coup. While in the military, nobody heard about him talking about farming. These are the same people who will stay in the "Kombos" during summer vacation while their parents are dying in the country side farming. The late Pa Tamba of Latri Kunda would have been a potential source, if he was alive to throw more lights on Jammeh's claims that he is a natural farmer. Tourism minister Susan waffa Ogoo is afraid to talk, but she too knows Yahya very well. Both Yahya and Susan were hosted by the late Pa Tamba, while they were going to school. We are not being rude here. All we are interested in is the truth. Yahya Jammeh should practice what he preaches. The natural farmers are in the country side. Despite their low income, they never contemplate exploiting Gambians. I could vividly remember as a young man, in those days, when some elders will be contracted to work on people's farms for hours just to feed their families, the next day. Such contractors were paid and fed well during such occasions. These individuals are not richer than Yahya Jammeh. They just don't want to exploit their fellow country men, even though some of them had authority in some localities. Yahya knows what I'm talking about. He is just interested in exploiting Gambian through his forced labour schemes. Jammeh is not a natural farmer. He is a faked farmer. It's up to Gambians working at his Kanilai farm to break the chain of slavery and say 'no to this forced labour." Your freedom as citizens lies in your hands and not Yahya Jammeh, who is hell bent on enslaving you. We must make an end to this civilised slavery. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ 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