Dr. Jaiteh, The only ride has to belong to His Powership. And yes, it is a one-man show par excellence. Under the current regime, categories like performance and administration are totally redundant. The entire non-system is geared only towards one supreme goal - more power longer for the one single person who wields any public power at all, though there must necessarily be a lot of hidden power wielders in the shadows - talk about "hidden transcripts" in situations of tyranny and despotism!! A tragically sad political situation we have in our country just now. Baba >From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Is this real love for the President? >Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 15:31:39 -0400 > >Baba, >SOS Sambou's grand explanation can only suggest one of two things. Either: >1. Mr Sambou cannot perform as desired by his boss thus the "confession" >that HE should take over his Department or >2. Gambian President has nothing better to do than tend to LOCAL >government adminstration. >In either case I wonder how President Jammeh sees himself among his peers. >A village alkalo or head of state? Is it that the Gambia is not fit to be a >state that institutions of state such as Secretarie of State are not >necessary? As you said, we should not be surprised to hear another one of >his SoS call upon him to take over the Alkaloship of Sare Mankamang Kunda. >Since thats what they have come to expect of him. > >To tell you the truth I sincerely do not know who is taking who for the >ride. The President or his men? > > >Malanding > > > >Baba Galleh Jallow wrote: > >>Right right Dr. Jaiteh. Bon appetite to His All Powerful Lordship. Next >>step would be takling over all Alkaloships, Borom Dekaships, Jomsaareships >>and Kabiloheadships and even riverships, roadships and streetships! Just a >>reminder that he who controls everything loses everything. But of course >>paranoia demands all-holding, all-seeing, all-monitoring lest something >>somewhere goes unnoticed and therefore proves potentially power-seizing. >>Thanks for sharing. >> >>Baba >> >> >>>From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> >>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >>><[log in to unmask]> >>>To: [log in to unmask] >>>Subject: Is this real love for the President? >>>Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:26:09 -0400 >>> >>>As they say in Mandinka- now that the President has in his custody of >>>both the knife and the meat, he can indulge in whichever part he choses! >>>Lets wish him bon apetit! >>> >>>Courtesy of the Daily Observer. >>> >>> >>> President given executive power over Councils >>> >>>Africa <http://www.observer.gm/africa/news> » Gambia >>><http://www.observer.gm/africa/gambia/news> >>>Thursday, November 01, 2007 >>> >>>It has finally been considered and approved for the President of the >>>Republic of The Gambia to take over the affairs of all Area Councils and >>>Municipalities, with effect from November 1, 2007. >>> >>>This was considered and approved by NAMs yesterday, at an Extra-ordinary >>>session of the National Assembly in the 2007 Legislative Year. >>> >>>Presenting the motion for approval, Ismaila Sambou, Secretary of State >>>for Local Government, Lands and Religious Affairs, said Section 152 of >>>the Local Government Act 2002, provides that the President may with the >>>approval of a simple majority of the votes of all members of the National >>>Assembly, assume the executive powers of any Local Government Area, in >>>circumstance where the Council so request and it is in the public >>>interest to do so and where it has become extremely difficult or >>>impossible for a Council to function. >>> >>>According to SoS Sambou, there has been constant power conflict between >>>the Office of the Regional Governors and the office of the Chairman of >>>Area Councils, the latter claiming being elected by universal adult >>>suffrage of all eligible voters in the Local Government Area, thus >>>creating functional difficulties. >>> >>>"This power struggle in many instances do not yield positive impact. As a >>>result, this constitutional provision has recently been amended to pave >>>the way for the amendment of Section 13(1) of the Local Government Act >>>2002, among other things. For a good transition and to achieve the >>>desired results, therefore, it will be desirable for the President to >>>take over the administration of Local Government Councils for them to be >>>well-prepared for the forthcoming Council Elections," he said. >>> >>>He added that there has been a series of complaints from the general >>>public and other stakeholders in Local Government Administration about >>>the poor performance of the Local Area Councils, which in some cases led >>>to public outcry and great confusion. It is for such reasons, according >>>to him, that, the Department of State for Local Government and Lands had >>>to come up with a press release in 2006 to reduce rates across the >>>country. "Also, because of the unsatisfactory method of car park fees >>>collection by Councils, the Department of State in collaboration with the >>>Department of State for Finance and Economic Affairs and the Interior had >>>to shift the collection of car park fees from Councils to The Gambia >>>Police Force," he noted. >>> >>>SoS Sambou then noted that, these and many other cases are result of both >>>financial and administrative malfunctions, leading to unsatisfactory >>>performances by all Councils. He added that to arrest this undesirable >>>situation and considering that Local Government Elections are scheduled >>>for January 2008, the need to better prepare new Councils to take up >>>their financial and administrative responsibilities as expected by the >>>citizens they are supposed to serve, cannot be over-emphasised. >>> >>>He then observed that in the light of the above and under the present >>>circumstances, it is only proper for the President to invoke Section >>>152(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 2002 to remedy the current >>>situation and prepare good grounds for a more vibrant and result-oriented >>>Local Government Councils in The Gambia to achieve the aspirations of the >>>MDGs and our Decentralisation and Good Governance Strategies. >>> >>>Supporting the motion, Hon.Netty Baldeh, NAM for Tumana, said the motion >>>is timely for the fact that the Local Government elections are just in >>>the pipeline. He said this will help to create a level playing ground >>>field for all participants and also indicates government's commitment to >>>ensure a fair play in the election process. >>> >>>He urged the NAMs to ratify the motion so that the President of the >>>Republic of The Gambia can take actions to remedy the current poor >>>situations of Councils and Municipalities. >>> >>>Hon. Sellu Bah, NAM for Basse, also supported the motion for the >>>President to take over the affairs of the Councils and Municipalities. He >>>urged for the proper scrutiny of the administrative actions of the >>>Councils and Municipalities. >>> >>>Hon. Sedia Jatta, NAM for Wuli West urged the authorities to create an >>>interim management structures to run Councils until the election are >>>over. >>> >>>by Alhagie Jobe >>> >>> >>>¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >>>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >>>Web interface >>>at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >>> >>>To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >>>http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l >>>To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >>>[log in to unmask] >>>¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Don't just search. Find. 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