Thank you Uncle Haruna, you are entitled to your opinion but that does not make your interpretation of the Foroyaa editorial correct. The fact of the matter is that no amount of tokenism will salvage the country especially the tokenism style of Yahya Jammeh. Doling out milloins of the people of Brufut just like many others before them will never and have not solved the basic needs of those people let alone their communities.
“We now extrapolate Yahya to an Ousainou or Halifa government. There will be the same tokenism. Granted Ousainou and Halifa will endeavour for more sober distribution of wealth and may not have to steal it from one community to dole it to another, but the people will not understand that. They are not interested in the source. America has a whopping budget deficit. In order to vote for the Health Insurance Reform bill in the
Senate, Nebraska demanded a token and so did Louisiana. Neither state can be faulted for demanding ransom because they realize the budget deficit and debt is another's creation and they have nothing to do with it. Why must they be destituted for another's idiocy???? The fact that there is a budget deficit and a national debt does not speak to the values inherent in these communities.”
The example of Nebraska and Louisiana is out of place here. Those types are being done at the National Assembly by NAMS. Their only problem is they are not making use of their actual powers. And contrary to your opinion, the issue at hand is not about communities demanding or receiving a share of the national wealth rather, it is the dishing out wealth to a few while others try to use it as reason to supporting a system or government.
“Why did I share this with you Dad? To help PDOIS in more effective campaigning for elections. Instead of harp on the Tokenism of the communities (condescending), we try to explain the crime. In other words Foroyaa ought not present the people of Brufut (the aversed) as decrepit tokenizers. Foroyaa should endeavour to explain to the people of Brufut that the criminal Yahya steals from one community and transfers half of the stolen wealth to another community while keeping the other half for himself. He then borrows the half's worth from another nation or prostitutes the value of Gambia for the half and gives yet another half of the receipts from borrowing and prostitution to the MFDC and other targeted elders to reorder the cards. In other words explain the crime and the criminality. If you transfer the blame on the ordinary citizen or a community, you are shooting yourself in the foot and you are being disingenuous. There
will be tokenism whether it is a UDP/NRP or a NADD government. It is the character of the token that will differentiate the governments. I know Foroyaa's heart is in the right place. Just more competence in campaigning is what she needs for NADD. Haruna. The same thing goes for quoting the constitution ad-infinitum. To a people who hardly know what you're talking about if you do not explain it properly. The social engineering part of PDOIS will take generations. The campaigning is for 2011.”
Uncle, you do not have to help PDOIS in effective campaigning just go ahead and do your part. In that way the people will be enriched more. You can deal with the aspect of the crime as you in a more elaborate way. And for foroyaa? You seems still stuck in the mud. Foroyaa the newspaper and PDOIS the party are two different entities. A political party and a newspaper dealing with the same issue are two different things. The people of
Brufut were never presented as tokenisers as you suggested. This is what Foroyaa wrote: “It should be clear to all Gambians that the positions the President can offer is limited and is financed by public funds. The money he has to give is also limited. If villages are to support President Jammeh only because one villager or another is appointed a Minister or officer, what then should be the attitude of villagers whose residents are not appointed? How many Millions could President Jammeh give to each village to build mosques, provide water, electricity and other infrastructure? Should the local and Central Government provide these things or the President? The Government had a deficit of 363 Million dalasi in 2009. It had to take loans to feel the gap. If the President has money to take care of the needs of every village that gives him support then why should the country have a budget deficit of 363 Million.”
This is Foroyaa’s view it is for
you to also give your views to the Gambian people. The same thing goes with the issue of citing the provisions of the constitution. Give the people your style.
Nyang
--- On Tue, 2/9/10, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Foroyaa Editorial : The President and The Brufut Elders 5 Million Dalasi To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 9:28 AM
You are not a serious man Bailo.
Haruna.
In a message dated 2/9/2010 7:50:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
"The social engineering part of PDOIS will
take generations. The campaigning is for 2011. Allez-y my friend."
Nice one Sheikh.
Hahahahhah!
Bailo
--- On Tue, 9/2/10,
Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From:
Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Foroyaa
Editorial : The President and The Brufut Elders 5 Million Dalasi
Donation To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tuesday, 9
February, 2010, 10:46
Indeed. Dad, thanx for sharing. This tokenism is at the heart of
local politics. Indeed it is the cancer of all politics and democratic
governance. When you throw in the paucity of education and
discernment, you get the fankung fankung tumor. The people of Brufut
are like the people of Kanilai, Salikenye, Makumbaya, Wulli, Bansang,
Banjul, Serrekunda, Brikana, Herzegovina, Bronx, Tripoli, Agadez, and
Tananarive just to name a few. To these people who don't understand
budget deficits and national debt, it was wealth taken away from them
and given to another people. If that same wealth is returned to them,
it all of a sudden appears to be a token of the rehabilitated thief.
As in most cultures, they are predisposed to encourage that
rehabilitation and will forgive prior delinquency. No matter whether
the thief stole again to repay the debt owed them.
We now extrapolate Yahya to an Ousainou or Halifa government.
There will be the same tokenism. Granted Ousainou and Halifa will
endeavour for more sober distribution of wealth and may not have to
steal it from one community to dole it to another, but the people will
not understand that. They are not interested in the source. America
has a whopping budget deficit. In order to vote for the Health
Insurance Reform bill in the Senate, Nebraska demanded a token and so
did Louisiana. Neither state can be faulted for demanding ransom
because they realize the budget deficit and debt is another's creation
and they have nothing to do with it. Why must they be destituted for
another's idiocy???? The fact that there is a budget deficit and a
national debt does not speak to the values inherent in these
communities.
Why did I share this with you Dad? To help PDOIS in more
effective campaigning for elections. Instead of harp on the Tokenism
of the communities (condescending), we try to explain the crime. In
other words Foroyaa ought not present the people of Brufut (the
aversed) as decrepit tokenizers. Foroyaa should endeavour to explain
to the people of Brufut that the criminal Yahya steals from one
community and transfers half of the stolen wealth to another community
while keeping the other half for himself. He then borrows the half's
worth from another nation or prostitutes the value of Gambia for the
half and gives yet another half of the receipts from borrowing and
prostitution to the MFDC and other targeted elders to
reorder the cards. In other words explain the crime and the
criminality. If you transfer the blame on the ordinary citizen or a
community, you are shooting yourself in the foot and you are being
disingenuous. There will be tokenism whether it is a UDP/NRP or a NADD
government. It is the character of the token that will
differentiate the governments. I know Foroyaa's heart is in the right
place. Just more competence in campaigning is what she needs for
NADD.
Haruna. The same thing goes for quoting the constitution
ad-infinitum. To a people who hardly know what you're talking about if
you do not explain it properly. The social engineering part of PDOIS
will take generations. The campaigning is for 2011. Allez-y my
friend.
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Message----- From: Modou Nyang
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pm Subject: Foroyaa Editorial : The President and The Brufut Elders
5 Million Dalasi Donation
Foroyaa Editorial : The President and The Brufut Elders 5
Million Dalasi Donation
The meeting between the Brufut elders and President Jammeh
reveals a very curious face of Gambian politics that few
political leaders are trying to change. In this respect, it
works against all leaders who depend on it for their political
survival. What is that attitude?
The elders of Brufut told the President that their sons who
are close to the government organised the meeting. They
explained that the only reason why they were opposed to him is
because of the decision of the government to appoint an Alkalo,
whom they did not approve. They further emphasised that now that
that has changed and a person has been appointed as the head man
or Alkalo of the village, who is their child, they are now
satisfied. They emphasised that an elder of Brufut, the late
Alkalo, was the first person President Jammeh adopted as a
father and that it was the elders of Brufut who first told him
to change his military uniform into a civilian one.
Other party supporters of the APRC counseled the rest to
focus their attention on how many sons and daughters of Brufut
the President has made ministers or appointed to important
posts.
Apparently, the President told them that even though Brufut
welcomed him the men decided to stay away when he became
President. He added that the men refused to embrace him. He
indicated that since he the president controls the well he knew
that they would have to come one day to request something from
him. He concluded by giving them 1.7 Million dalasi and promised
to add another 3.3 Million dalasi to make it 5 Million dalasi.
It should be clear to all Gambians that the positions the
President can offer is limited and is financed by public funds.
The money he has to give is also limited. If villages are to
support President Jammeh only because one villager or another is
appointed a Minister or officer, what then should be the
attitude of villagers whose residents are not appointed? How
many Millions could President Jammeh give to each village to
build mosques, provide water, electricity and other
infrastructure? Should the local and Central Government provide
these things or the President? The Government had a deficit of
363 Million dalasi in 2009. It had to take loans to feel the
gap. If the President has money to take care of the needs of
every village that gives him support then why should the country
have a budget deficit of 363 Million.
The Gambian people should move away from political
tokenism. Selective appointments and allocations of Millions are
mere political symbolisms, which only mesmerize those who do not
understand the true function of the executive under a
Republic.
Such an executive must derive authority from the consent of
the people and utilise authority to promote general welfare,
irrespective of party affiliation or origin. That is the type of
system that we, the free men and women of the Republic, need.
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