Farage,
You
mentioned:
Kenneth Y. Best, the Proprietor of the paper,who is a
renowned
journalist and for that matter encountering
problems while in The
GAmbia should be blamed for
making this choice and not the new
management who
are right if they wish to sack all the efficient
staffs
of the Paper.
Should Mr. Best, not have conducted an opinion poll on the sale
before
taking the decision? Did he forget that since
he was away these staffs
dedicated their lives in
ensuring the existence and independence of
the
paper? Did he not foresee the consequences?
I think you are missing
the point. You failed to realize that Kenneth Best was the sole proprietor
(judging from the sale process) of the paper therefore he does not have to seek
any ones' approval to sell it. In order words, it is his opinion that counts.
Also, he is in business.....profits, profits, profits...does that mean anything
to you?
In present day
business, big corporations are being engulfed by even bigger ones in thousands
of mergers and takeovers happening in the world of business every single day.
You may be right if you say that he has an ethical or moral obligation to his
former employees, but again, depending on what the sale agreement entails, he
may have only short term control over their destiny at the Observer.
The employees on the other hand have a contractual obligation to do the
job for which they were hired. If this involved risking their lives, it is their
own prerogative.
How do you expect Mr.
Best to foresee the consequences of the sale? He can only account for what
happened while he owned the paper not anything after he sells
it!
I only hope that Mr.
Best was not pressured into selling the paper, he has every right to sell his
paper as a sole proprietor.
On
the issue of progressive Gambians and intellectuals,it is high
time
for our intellectuals to prove their efficiency
by contributing
positively and progressively to
emancipate the Gambians from
selfishness and greed
for wealth with their families.
Mr.. Farage, accept my sympathies......this is a problem
that will always exist to tell you the fact.
I know for a fact that, I like many in the Diaspora, will not burst my
butt working odd jobs here in the US to pay for my education only to return home
to be kicked around by some moron up there. I will first ensure that I atlas
enjoy my hard earned qualifications with relatively better incentives out
here before I think about "sacrificing". I know I may sound
"unpatriotic", but this is the fact.
You may direct your query to those who have been sponsored by the state
to pursue higher education abroad. They are the ones "obligated" to
return right away.
Also given the current state of affairs,
hmmm......
I will join you in
encouraging every Gambian to atleast engage in some form of investment back home
from which our own selves will be the benefactors.
Please
don't get me wrong.
The truth
will always prevail.
Abdoulie
Jallow
Hello G-L,
I have been following the issues
sent to the G-L from various opinions
and found
others interesting and others unnecessary.This is so
because
some people are just writing for the
shake of having access to a PC
but without
enlightening the rest on important issues.Much debate
has
been leveled on the sale of the Daily
Observer and its associated
effects on its
editorial independence and also on the recent
appointments and deployment of Ambassadors to foreign
countries.These
are the issues raised among
others which spark debates,arguments and
in some
others abusive languages to a fellow
brother.
I sometimes wonder what image are
these people portraying being
countrymen?
The sale of the Daily Observer
to Amadou Samba, a Gambian is indeed a
welcome
idea but was the vendor taking into account the
implications
behind the
sale?
Kenneth Y. Best, the Proprietor of the
paper,who is a renowned
journalist and for that
matter encountering problems while in The
GAmbia
should be blamed for making this choice and not the
new
management who are right if they wish to
sack all the efficient staffs
of the
Paper.
Should Mr. Best, not have conducted
an opinion poll on the sale before
taking the
decision? Did he forget that since he was away these
staffs
dedicated their lives in ensuring the
existence and independence of
the paper? Did he
not foresee the consequences?
These and
other issues are the gist of the matter but not to put
the
blame to the new management for whatever
change they deem necessary.
On the issue of
progressive Gambians and intellectuals,it is high
time
for our intellectuals to prove their
efficiency by contributing
positively and
progressively to emancipate the Gambians from
selfishness and greed for wealth with their families. It is very
sad
that throughtout the whole period of my
higher education in the
Gambia,no Gambian
intellectual taught me, it is thanks to the
foreigners who are laying all the foundation. Why not
progressive
Gambians and intellectuals think of
doing something productive for the
Gambian
population by either doing some projects back home that
could
contribute to the development of
intellect. Can we not learn from
Nigerian
intellectuals fighting tooth and nail to ensure the
survival
of their nation in good or in bad
times?
We should try and use this
opportunity to unify Gambians all over the
world
through this net rather than spreading hatred,insults
and
disunity in the eyes of the world. Let us
educate one another on
matters that are of
interest to all and help those who are not in a
position.
Let us debate issues of national
importance,then try to find out the
problem and
the solutions rather than entertaining abusive
language
for selfish interest or
recognition.
I wish to continue and
elaborate more on this subject but due to lack
of time I leave at this until next time.
I
hope I am not hurting anyone. Your comments are
welcome.
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