Malanding,
It has been a while, hope all is well with you and the family. I guess I am looking at this in a different light but I think this is purely embarrassing to Mr. Dumbuya that he is subject to this sort of degradation more over being published for the world to read. It in turn gave Jammeh the kingly character that he longed for; this respectable man uttered something to him, now he took it back and publicly apologized. How belittling will that really feel. This man is 70, worked all his life to support his family and now he have to sacrifice his dignity to maintain his support for his family. I think this story and its likes should never make it to the papers. Lets spare the good people of our nation this kind of ridicule.
khaleel
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 12:54:38 -0500
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Subject: Re: [G_L] Another trip to the "wall of shame"
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Khaleel,
This government can not have its cake and eat it at the same time.
The bullying can not work if it's not shown in public how ugly it
gets if you mess up with the "alpha dog". One reason why alpha
dog get the treatment they get.
Baba, this man was arrested a while back, not sure for how long
though and as he said he has no power or desire to fight at this
tender age of 70. More like he is damned he did and very damned if
he does not.
Malanding
On 12/7/2012 12:15 PM, Baba Galleh Jallow wrote:
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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