Mr Jallow: No surprise whatsoever. Indeed I expected this kind of sycophancy at the formal launch of Banutu Business College I've read Ba Banutu-Gomez's exit interview with Gainako and the remarks attributed to him in the instant article appears to be an extension of views therein expressed, if implicitly. By demanding that junkies de-emphasise "politics" for "national development", he was being political himself. It is unbelievable that supposedly learned people have such great difficulty in appreciating that a lawless public environment is the functional equivalent of barren land in its incapacity to promote growth, much less anything approximating meaningful sustainability. I know a Gambian who said his parents broke down when he informed them he was returning home to make a living. As I understood it, the parents were less concerned about the foreign exchange than about his personal safety. That person has as good a potential as Ba Banutu-Gomez to make a comfortable living in the Gambia Who wants to see your child falsely accused, arrested, detained, tortured, and may be killed - with impunity - for mere non-conformity to the lawless political dogma of the Republic and its Great Leader? Ba Banutu-Gomez shared a podium with Baba Galleh Jallow about this time last year. I wonder if he told him about his impending book, and to at least commit him to purchasing a copy. In my view, he is certainly not one of Mandela's Other Children As an informed observer of Gambian public affairs is wont to quip in the context of readiness by many to dine at the table of atrocity, we are light years away from prime time readiness. How sad! LJDarbo Abdoulie Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: All power and blessings of the lord to you Prof. Gomez. You are doing a noble deed indeed for fellow Gambians and I pray to the Almighty Allah to pave a smooth path for your success in this endeavor. Your challenge is heard loud and clear, but conscience, experience and circumstance dictates yours truly to see you through for some time. Skepticism has taken the better part of me on this one prof. sorry but no thanks for now. I'd rather be away and support your call in various forms including specific help to your students. Just let us know when you set up Online Classes. I can certainly venture 3-4 early hours of some of my mornings with your students to share the little experiences i've had in life from my safe, free, fair and hassle-free abode. And what is it that you think politics is all about? Do you think there can be any meaningful risk taking for development without the right political environment? Just curious. God be with you prof and I wish you every success in your endeavor. -Laye ===================================================================================================== Professor Gomez Challenges Gambians Thursday 23rd August 2007 By Abba A.S. Gibba & Ya Sainey Gaye Professor Ba Banutu-Gomez, the proprietor of the newly built Bantu Business College, has called on all Gambians outside The Gambia to stop focusing on politics, and instead focus on developing the country regardless of any political ideology one may have, adding that if the country is the centre of our hearts and thinking, we can work together even though we may have different political ideologies. On the occasion of the inauguration of the College, Professor Bantu-Gomez said, "It is indeed expensive to invest on quality education, but we feel The Gambia deserves a quality business college to help citizens better their lives and their families". "I challenge any Gambian, if you care about your own people, your own country, then you should come back and invest in your own country, not only in education but in any form. "It's with great pleasure that I am finally ready to return home and engage in national development and sustainability at this stage in the history of our beloved country, The Gambia. I feel energized, excited and more committed than ever, to return home and work directly with my fellow citizens. This great opportunity for me and my wife has served as a variable for motivation to return home," he added. He made this statement at the grand opening ceremony of Banutu Business College at Lamin village, Kombo North. Professor Banutu-Gomez revealed that Banutu Business College "plans for Academic year 2005 to 2009 is to enter the education market and offer Bachelor of Science Degree in all the disciplines in our programmes. By the academic year 2009 to 2010 we will offer Masters Degrees and PhD Programmes here in The Gambia," he added. "We believe in marrying and theory and practice and Banutu Business College is a Teaching and Research college. Banutu Business College is being established to provide quality business education based on North American Education, for students in The Gambia," he stated. He revealed that the college would initially embark on Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Associate of Science Degrees in the following subjects: Leadership and Management, Accounting, Office Administration, Finance and Banking, Human Resources Management, Tourism Management, Management Information Systems, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Sales, Public Administration, Gender Business Development, Economics, and International Business. 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