Dr. Jaiteh, This is indeed sad On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I guess the President and his team can high-five behind their palace wall > now that 70 yr old Mr. Dumbuya has apologized and begged for their mercy! > It says a lot about the character of a government that uses the might of > state against a 70 yr old petty trader. > And we wonder why Gambia scores a very unimpressive 34% on the Global > Corruption Perception Index (CPI), dropping from rank 77 to 105 from 2011 > to 2012. To paraphrase a Mandinka saying " a guy who plays god at home > is often wussy among his fellow men." > > It looks like everything they call "ndam", heads straight to the > proverbial "Wall of shame". > > > Malanding Jaiteh > > Businessman apologises to President Jammeh > Africa <http://observer.gm/africa/news> $B"d (B Gambia<http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/news> > Friday, December 07, 2012 > > *One Alhaji Mustapha Dumbuya of Thomas Street in Banjul,has sent a letter > of apology to the president of the Republic, His Excellency Sheikh > Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, for the incorrect and untruthful > statement uttered during the president $B!G (Bs tour of the Albert Market.* > > *The letter reads:* > > I humbly hereby write to apologise you for the incorrect and untruthful > statement I have uttered during your visit to the Albert Market. > > Sir, my statement that the store belonged to me was untrue. What I in > fact, actually wanted to say was, I was the tenant for the store for over > 20 years; and because I thought you would extend your usual kindness by way > of compensation or gift to me, I got over excited and lied but I never > intended to defraud you in any way. However, it was all my fault and I > humbly ask for your forgiveness and pardon. > > I am 70 years old and I have never done anything like this before. I have > a large family and with my age, I am still the breadwinner for the family. > I again apologise you for lying to you and I promise I shall never do such > a thing again. > > *Alhaji Mustapha Dumbuya* > > *No. 1 Thompson Street, Banjul* > Author: *Daily Observer* > > $B$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (B To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives > of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: > http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the > List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] $B$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (B > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 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] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤