Haruna' Honourable Sanneh is an astute politician with lots of experience. www.udpgambia.com 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 > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 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]¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 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]¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > -- www.suntoumana.blogspot.com ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 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] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤