Demba,
I think you said it all. Jammeh has suffered a lack syndrome for so long in life that when he clinch to power in Banjul and realized that he can claim everything, put his stamp on them and get away with it; he did just that and don't know when and how to stop. You are right giving ram loans are not new but this is used by organizations to alleviate tobaski expenses on employees, understanding the financial burden they shoulder during this time.
Governments do not sell their products and services for profit because that will without a doubt create serious conflict between what they are hired to do and what they are doing. I honestly don't know what Jammeh's idea is about giving a ram loan to the civil servants; is the loan interest free? was the money used to buy these sheep from the government and the profits intended to pay down national debt? The story did not give a lot of information but if he is doing it to gain personal profit then it adds to his sickness. If he were concerned about affordability for the civil servants or feel that they may need help maybe he should have put some measures in place in terms of price reduction or availability, affecting supply to drive down demand thus pushing prices low.
The only proper function of any government of a free country is to act as an agency which protects the individual citizens rights, and the most important thing in every leaders mind should be how to stay in touch with those they affect most. Jammeh lost the Gambian people but he is too self centered to realize it. These are his last ditch efforts to enslave those in need. Need is a dangerous playground to play in. Need can make some people accept things in essence they can never phantom. Unfortunately for us Gambians, we have a leader that does not understand the characteristics of an effective leader. He uses the needs of his people as means to control their life and destiny, sad case for any leader. May Allah bless the Gambia and her people and free us from this tyrant!
Khaleel
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 08:43:29 -0700
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Mr. Sisay, I concur with you. Giving tobaski ram loans to staff is not new in Gambia. In fact I want to believe that it was started by some successful parastatals such as Gamtel, Civil Aviation, the Ports Authority in their glorious days. The interesting difference here as Dr. Jaiteh noted is the ownership or politicization of the process.
I honestly wonder what pride President Jammeh has if he puts his name against everything that belongs to the public. People who tend to take ownership of public properties simply manifest that they had inherited nothing that belongs to them thus they snatch as much as possible to boost their lack and social status. This is what this President Manifest by claiming to own GRTS cameras, giving cars by using public funds and taking over holly places.
As the old fula proverb said "Wonna koh maieh tan yurmeknee" translation - Not only the dead are worth sympathizing. Thanks Demba
On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Sainey Sisay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
eThis is nothing new; it used to be called one by six. One get a loan equivalent to one's one month salary payable over a period of six months. This was a benefit available to all civil servants, who choose to ultilize it. I wonder why Jammeh is taking a credit for it; it is reported as if he is the one provided the loan. One wonders where he is able to accumulate all that money.
Sainey
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 10:51:52 -0400
Subject: [>-<] Fwd: Does the end justify the means?
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You got to love Babili Mansa sometimes. It would be nce to know the interest rate on this loan. From president to a loan shark!, unbelievable
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From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Subject: Does the end justify the means?
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This is getting very complicating for me.
Courtesy of the Point Newspaper -
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/jammeh-offers-tobaski-rams-to-civil-servants-others-on-loan
Malanding Jaiteh
Jammeh offers Tobaski rams to civil servants, others on loan
africa » gambia
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
President Yahya Jammeh will provide
Tobaski rams to civil servants and members of the armed and
security services on loan payable within six months, a
dispatch from the Office of the President said Monday.
This, according to the dispatch, will
be on a first come first serve basis.
“Civil servants who are interested
should contact their heads of department, while members of
the armed and security services should get in touch with the
ministry of defence or the army headquarters,” the dispatch
stated.
According to the dispatch, all heads
of departments should work with the treasury department so
that the repayment can be properly effected.
A special account, it said, will be
created where all payments will be deposited.
The dispatch noted that the list of
all interested persons should be submitted to the Office of
the President or the Secretary General not later than
Thursday 11th October 2012.
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