Haruna'
Honourable Sanneh is an astute politician with lots of experience.
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Suntou

On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 1:28 AM, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thank you again UDP-UK for sharing the most honourable Momodou Sanneh, NAM
> for Kiang West. Can you share the UDP website with us again? Thanx.
>
> Haruna.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UDP United Kingdom <[log in to unmask]>
> To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tue, May 3, 2011 6:52 pm
> Subject: Parastatals on the Brink of Collapse; Says Minority Leader
>
> Tuesday, May 03, 2011
>
> The minority leader of the National Assembly and the parliamentarian for
> Kiang West constituency Mr Momodou Sanneh said the minister of Finance and
> Economic Affairs stated in his last budget speech said that parastatals have
> limitations to contribute to national development due to lack of funds.
>
> Sanneh who was addressing a UDP rally at Tallinding on Saturday said the
> minister’s statement showed that parastatals in Gambia are on the brink of
> collapse.
>
> He said the buses of The Gambia Public Transport Corporation (GPTC) have
> been used by the APRC as political tools until they got spoiled, rendering
> the country’s only public transport corporation dormant.
>
> “GPTC had facilitated transportation of people and goods across the
> country. There were school buses at reasonable fares,” Sanneh noted.
>
> Sanneh also criticized the government’s habit of giving press statements to
> be read by the Secretary General when there is a ministry of Foreign
> Affairs. He said the worst thing about the statements are that they are
> diplomatically retrogressive.
>
> The Kiang West parliamentarian said, the 2011 election is another important
> moment in the country’s political history. He said that it is a
> constitutional mandate for there to be an election every five years to elect
> a leader of Gambia.
>
> He said every Gambian who attains the age of 18 and above has the right to
> acquire a voter card and to vote in any election.
>
> The minority leader said people should come out in numbers to register in
> preparation of the 2011 elections and to vote.
>
> He said it is necessary to remember that President Jammeh first came to
> power as usurper of power from a democratically elected government.
>
> He said, Jammeh deceived Gambians that there would be accountability,
> transparency, and probity which are different from the system in place.
>
> He added that President Jammeh has told the people that he is not
> interested in politics, but came to correct the ills of the past, which, he
> said, is contradictory to his ways of governance.
>
> Sanneh urged Gambian people to reflect by closely examining the current
> system in the country. He said being head of state does not mean that one
> has to be a ruthless leader.
>
> “Where have you seen on earth, a leader throwing biscuits on his people to
> scramble like hungry beasts. This is no sign of respect for the dignity of
> Gambian people,” he said, noting that there are many progressive ways of
> helping people to uplift their standards of living.
>
> He also said that those who want to make president Jammeh president for
> life are not thinkers but dreamers who are just trying the impossible.
>
> He said chiefs have been going round the country to campaign for President
> Jammeh to become king of The Gambia. He said monarchical inclinations have
> brought down many presidents in other parts of the world.
>
> He said some leaders suffered the uprising of the people they have been
> oppressing. He said leadership should go with selfless sacrifice.
>
> He rubbished the notion of a governor that opposition cannot bring
> development for the people. He said the money meant for the development of
> the country is from the pockets of the taxpayers and not from the pocket of
> any leader. He added that development is not a partisan issue.
> Sanneh said the right time to wise up as a people is now, because people
> are increasingly getting into abject poverty and many businesses are
> collapsing.
>
> “Farmers are suffering due to disproportionate sharing of the national
> cake. They are not enjoying the fruits of their labour. Let us end the
> politics of pettiness and bring to power a progressive government by voting
> in UDP,” he said.
>
> Author: Baboucarr Ceesay
> www.dailynews.gm
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