Sir Dagga Borom Rew, My Boss. Sigil naa la mbahana!

Thanks for the heads up. I think it is high time that you go get the despot. The heartlessness of this tyrant is just mind-boggling. Remember the time beggars were rounded up in Banjul, flung into the backs of police trucks and arraigned before a court accused of being a nuissance? This dumbo is not even capable of reading between the lines in the words of a desperate old man being perpetually slapped by the gnarled hands of poverty. But while it is hard to blame the victim, most often the right one to ask for help is the Ultimate Provider if, that is, one is a believer in the existence of such an Ultimate Provider - God. Or, if one must seek the devil's help, one should do so in the good old-fashioned way: "Please sir, help me. I need some help. My family is hungry, etc." The truth will always keep you free. The untruth will always do the exact opposite.

Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 17:39:49 +0000
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Subject: Re: [G_L] Another trip to the "wall of shame"
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Boss Baba, the oldman was arrested in October following Jammeh's visit to the Albert market.
Coach

"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 09:15:18 -0800
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Subject: Re: [G_L] Another trip to the "wall of shame"
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Malanding,

My question is: Was the Alhaji asked to apologize or threatened with punishment? Was he charged with the usual "giving false information to a public official"? If he merely felt guilty that he told an untruth, the one to apologize to is not Jammeh but God. He could have merely prayed two rakats or more and said as many Astaqfirullah as he could. That's certainly better than going public like this. Unless of course he is still expecting that Mr. Jammeh would feel sorry for him and extend his "usual kindness or compensation" to the old man. He can certainly do with some help from our pious moneybag. Thanks for sharing.

Baba

Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 10:21:36 -0500
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Subject: [G_L] Another trip to the "wall of shame"
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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 » Gambia

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’s 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

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