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The opposition parties must not allow personalities to eclipse the Coalition efforts with non-issues

 

It’s quite evident in the run-up to final coalition convention, some passionate strategists whom given waivers to talk on behalf of their parties, need to provide Gambians with a steady diet of a thoughtful—consistent reassuring messages on the very important issues and avoid confusing Gambians with hypothetical opinions—that are ostensibly giving everyone a pause. We understand there are advisers quite skilled at getting in front of a story and trying to minimize damage of loose cannons —that lacks a deep understanding of discipline on the campaign trail. As such, we understand that— it impossible to deal with or wall off every conceivable human impulse. This is not the time for partisans to reflexively flood our online radio airwaves— waging asymmetrical war of words, regurgitating old talking points of the regime and casting blame against GOFFER efforts. This is the time for extensive private negotiations for a chance to unite the nation.

 

 

This certainly isn’t the time for party leaders to enmeshed cheap political popularity by roasting their colleagues beyond a bare bone — just by mere suspicion or pursue political agendas of exiting the “Coalition Talks” rather than attempting to compromise for a chance to unite the nation. As is readily apparent, each campaign more than ever, needs to pay plenty of attention to surrogates making easily refutable false claims, theatrics statements, promptly releasing or leaking incomplete policy statements and worst of all— making remarkably rosy scenario don’t look credible. Some are very passionate people but their diminishing returns of political capital from their efforts, only contributes to the coalition effort being flatfooted. Those who are deemed less productive or incapable of taking advice from campaign pros or lack the experience skill set to engage the media, should be given different assignments to avoid any direct consequences for failure. Some loyalist had made a series of blunders of keeping alive Yaya Jammeh’s a 22-year-old false stories about our patriot opposition party leaders, that are surely driving their parties to distraction.

 

 

It’s tempting for party officials to make lewd remarks about others party officials and complained loudly about the requirements of the coalition on social media. It makes sense to harsh out modalities and disagreements at Kairaba beach hotel instead of the airways. We have heard— top level officials, either misspoke or unknowingly besmirched about other party’s being included in the coalition effort because— they do not have a presidential candidate. This coalition effort is an interesting test case to demonstrate a compassionate leadership. At this point, Gambians want all parties curb the excesses and encourage party leaders to swallowed their pride and endorsed the coalition. Our nation yearns for some semblance of solidarity from all the aspiring candidates to unite under one ticket and recognized the gravity we have on hand. Sensing an opportunity, we know the regime is very good at courting personalities who has a grudge against the opposition. We should be on the lookout because they are eager for a split ticket that would confuse Gambians.

 

 

In this election, we are going against the same disastrous Yaya Jammeh— who is flagrantly in opposition to all our values. None of this blu-haha should be a surprise. We cannot provide a perfect backdrop to play into the hands of the opportunistic regime— that seek to sow fear and division as a way to disrupt the coalition efforts. Any political leader who refuses to acknowledge that fact a team effort is need to defeat this monstrous regime and instead waging asymmetrical war on the coalition efforts, ought to be ashamed. The bottom line: I whole-heartily appeal to GDC surrogates to adopt the message of Adoulie Sowe—in promoting inclusiveness of his party in the coalition effort and his appeal to lay aside our petty political bickering— overreact with unrealistic demands at every turn.

 

 

Let squabbles over divisive issues on hold for the moment as we all strive to see the coalition succeed. On that last count, so far we are encouraged by those who didn’t see eye to eye on policies very much in the past, demonstrate matured leadership to serve the interest of the Gambian people. There is finally a real plan to salvage our country this year instead of the ruling party’s endless vision to strengthened dictatorship. All parties coming together to undo the Gambian people feelings of nervousness— for a chance to square our shoulders again— weighed down by bitter disappointments of the regime, sorrows injustice, marginalization of the diasporians and undo the regime’s intentional neglection of their duties. GOFFER is saying Yes they can deliver for a change we can believe it. Bravo to Aunty Fatoumatta, Uncle Halipha and all those key players not mentioned here, working tirelessly to deliver a coalition.

 

By Habib ( A Concerned Gambian)

Why GDC Leader Mama Kandeh Can’t Be Trusted

 

 

As we approach December 2016 presidential election, Gambians have seen the formation of a new political party known as The Gambia Democratic Congress ( GDC) which takes center stage in our political dispensation. The newly established party has a young likeable leader whose philosophy, stand on issues of national importance, democracy and rule of law is not known to vast majority of citizenry who are yearning for restoration of democracy and constitutionalism in our country. While it is a welcoming idea to have a new and young likeable political leader and his party in the fight to restore democracy and rule of law in our country, we as citizens deserve to know what Mama Kandeh really stood for in the past 22 years and what was his contributions towards military dictatorship which has notoriously violated fundamental human rights of Gambian people, systematically destroyed our peaceful coexistence as one big family as well as economically prostituted our meager resources for self perpetual rule of the tyrant ? These are fundamental and legitimate questions which every Gambian must ask himself or herself in order to avoid the replica of false narrative which Gambian population were hook-winked in the similar manner by the then Lt. Yahya Jammeh and his semi-illiterate soldiers who had no serious plan for national development and democracy for our country when they took power in July 22 1994.

 

 

I have made extensive research on the GDC leader, his stance on issues of national importance as well as his political achievements in terms of his support for any meaningful legislation during the time he served Jammeh’s regime as a National Assembly member for APRC ( Alliance Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction) . I have not seen a single issue of national importance which Mama Kandeh stood for and supported which today has contributed to economic development or better democratic dispensation of our country. Instead I came across the record of a man who has consistently voted along with all the APRC deputies on bills during his tenure.

 

 

I have a reason to dig deeper into the legislative life of Mama Kandeh. I believe it is a sacred duty or responsibility of every citizen to thoroughly vet Mr Kandeh to avoid a repetition of the current political dispensation we are desperately working hard to replace. Mr Kandeh is an extension of current political dispensation by every measure and standard. This is evidenced by his lack of concerns for horrendous human violations in The Gambia for the past 22 years . Mr Kandeh’s Political opportunism and prostitution is further evidenced by his inconsistency and ability to join any political party to look for cheap popularity without any substantive contribution toward democracy and socio-economic advancement of the Gambian people. Before Mr Kandeh joined APRC, he was a member of the Opposition National Reconciliation party ( NRP) where he sought relationship with the leadership for cheap popularity and political recognition. He later joined the APRC as a National Assembly member until his expulsion for violation of Dictator Jammeh’s edit.

 

 

Mr kandeh’s rise in politics happened at the time when innocent citizens were tortured , raped , exiled and murdered and he has been silent on these atrocities all these years. In terms of his voting record in the National Assembly, Mr Kandeh has shown and proven to Gambian people that he would be no different from the leaders of current rubber-stamping Parliament which has denied Gambians better democracy, rule of law and economic advancement. His formation of a new political party which comprises of former supporters and officials of APRC, is an affront and further confirmation that Mr Kandeh is in politics as an alternative to disgruntled supporters who were once key players in the constitutional entrenchment of the dictatorial regime. Among his key supporters and surrogates are former regime officials who sees mr kandeh’s candidacy as a blessing to protect and prevent any future accountability of their roles in human Rights violations they have witnessed or participated . Among such high profile supporter is the former military officer and Aide de camp to President Jammeh , Lt col Lamin Gano who has become key propagandist for the regime and GDC. Mr Gano’s propaganda for regime officials is even manifested in his daily outrageous and political hypocrisy. His recent congratulatory message to mr Ousman Sonko who escaped from oppressive Regime to Sweden and who is regarded as the most brutal henchman of the regime is a clear indication that mr Gano careless about the fundamental human rights and rule of law in our country . In essence ,mr Kandeh and some of his former enablers played a part in the regime’s human rights violations and economic destruction. While it is indeed noteworthy to see him calling for national unity and democracy in his political bolster but it is also significant to note that Mr Kandeh lacks substance in his political deliberations . His political record does not match with his recent rhetoric on the campaign trail. Mr kandeh’s refusal to agree in principle with other political leaders to sign recent coalition building document is another indication that he cannot be trusted and he is in politics to safeguard and protect the interest of the Dictator who he has been supporting since day one .

 

 

The historic tragedy of military dictatorship must teach Gambians that we should not fall for young and untested politicians who have no proven record , experience, and qualifications to run the affairs of our country. This will help the country from slipping into a replica of the APRC regime. We must focus on leaders and their parties with wisdom , knowledge, experience and better policies which have been consistent in the fight for rule of law , constitutionalism and better economic policy for our country . We have passed the time for experimental leadership in this defining moment of our country’s political dispensation. As citizens, we must look for steady , consistent, honest, decent and proven leader who is temperamentally fit to lead the nation in peaceful and unifying manner , and who sees our diversity as a gift of God’s creation that encompasses potentials ready to be tapped for entrepreneurism and economic advancement.

 

 

I therefore urge Gambians to take a hard look at the leadership of Gambia Democratic Congress ( GDC) before we make similar horrific mistake that APRC regime under the leadership of Dictator Yahya Jammeh has brought on Gambian people. We deserve better . Untested and unproven leader will lead the nation into a failure.

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Writer Says UTG’s Omar Jah Unfairly Promoted Many UTG Staff

 

Editor,

 

Omar Jah of UTG has done it again. Jah damn well knows that he is on his way out and therefore decided to once again breed antagonism among UTG staff. Without following the laid down rules and regulations for staff promotion, Jah almost singlehanded promoted many perceived loyalists to the disregard of other hard working staff. As a result, some of the newly promoted staff are now earning more than their bosses. To add insult to injury, Jah hid behind the cover of UTG Management to do what he did. Jah, in writing to the beneficiaries, claimed that UTG Management did the promotion. This source can state with authority that this claim of Jah is a fallacy and any interested party is welcome to investigate. Instead, Jah was just utilizing the old tactics of his former boss and cousin, Muhammadou Kah. Messing up further, Jah never consulted UTG Finance to find out whether there were enough resources to accommodate the benefits of the newly promoted. Jah again neglected both the Appointments and Promotions Committee and the UTG Council, which is the approving authority of any recruitment and promotion at UTG. It seems that this Council is the worst that has ever been instituted to govern the affairs of UTG.

 

 

Council should know that when it comes to any major policy issue at UTG there are laid down rules and procedures to be followed. With regards to promotions, everything should be channeled through the Appointments and Promotions Committee which then laid before Council its recommendations. This is to ensure fairness in promoting staff, and it is what the rules call for. I urged Council to investigate and see whether this latest madness of Jah was in line with this simple procedure.

 

 

Mark my words, many UTG staff are very bitter about this unfair promotion. It is simply unacceptable and the whole exercise should be repeated in the manner prescribe by the rules.

 

 

Council for once should seriously assume its responsibility or honorably relinquish it. UTG Council should not be a place where members are out to protect staff just because of one relationship or the other, but this seems to be the case with Jah. WATCH OUT Council.

PRESS RELEASE ON GDC’S REFUSAL TO SIGN THE DOCUMENT ON A COALITION OPTION OF OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES.

 

The Gambia Democratic Congress opted out of the coalition option adopted by opposition political parties based on the following reasons:

 

The document that was circulated to the press bearing signatures was extracted from another document which was a DRAFT AGREEMENT ON COALITION AND MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH BY MEMBERS OF GAMBIA OPPOSITION FOR ELECTORAL REFORM (GOFER), INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT AND INVITED PARTICIPANTS FROM CIVIL SOCIETY. GDC is not a signatory to GOFER and therefore the document completely excluded GDC and was not aware when that document was adopted. GOFER existed well before GDC was formed and GDC was never represented in any of the meetings that scripted that draft document.

 

GDC was invited to coalition talks by People Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) in which we participated and presented a coalition building proposal along with other parties. That meeting according to PDOIS was meant for flag bearers of the opposition political parties. That later changed in subsequent meetings allowing all opposition political parties to take part following an objection by the Independent Presidential aspirant. Those talks were inconclusive and were later handled by GOFER of which GDC is not a signatory. GDC however continued to participate in the talks because it was important for all parties to take part in the negotiations.

 

To our dismay the document presented to us to sign was prepared by GOFER and GDC was completely excluded from it. Apart from our objection to the clause that says ten regional representatives selected by each signatory party and Presidential aspirant to elect a candidate, as the general public was made to believe was the only reason, we had issues with other clauses as well. GDC has functioning structures across the country from regional to ward levels with working regional offices in every region while most of the parties have only one functioning office. Therefore the method of primaries being proposed is open to abuse and corruption. An open primary is a fairer method of selection. Out of the five committees proposed GDC is not represented in any of them demonstrating that GDC was not aware when those decisions were made. One particular clause that favoured one political party which we objected to and triggered our withdrawal from an earlier talk organized by Kebba Singhateh was included. Kebba Sighateh claimed at the time that he was neutral only to come round and sign on behalf of a political party this time a clear demonstration of double standard. The document was hastily prepared and is not a true representation of all the political parties. We believe we were being lured into a well calculated plan to exclude us.

 

GDC as clearly stated in our proposal believe that a coalition of opposition political parties can appeal to a broader constituency beyond individual parties considering the unfavourable electoral laws in place. Therefore GDC has always been willing to forge a coalition in order to put up a stronger challenge against the incumbent. The formation of a viable coalition should not be based on party and individual sentiments while deliberately sidelining a major player like GDC. If the conditions remain the way they are GDC is willing contest the election on its own.

 

GDC regret that even at the time of the negotiation, other opposition elements were busy spreading false messages about our flag bearer. GDC has always been consistent in focusing its attacks on the incumbent and encouraging APRC supporters to defect to the opposition and will continue to do that. Our efforts to break the incumbent’s strength is unprecedented, and GDC is responsible for psyching the general public again into elections as our best option to unseat the incumbent. Our ability to attract large number of ruling party supporters is the catalyst for any election victory.

 

Essa Jallow

GDC Press Secretary

As our nation is saddled with dizzying arrays of evolving difficulties, the regime leaders are racing to hide being tall grass

 

In an election year as contentious as this one, it is refreshing to see our seasoned politicians who have been tried-and-tested, able to exercise judgment of the people and exert the will to stand up for the nations interest, whiles Yaya Jammeh continues to hide behind tall grasses in Kanilai —as his system of brutality continue running on autopilot. They have thus far shown us an admirable level of resilience by their last-minute tinkering to have an agreement that represents the will of the people. That’s a point worth chewing on as they offer us a cautionary lesson to avoid another extra levels of heartburn from disappointments. They have remained poised and exercised self-control by accommodating every possible schedule, when it comes to moving the coalition efforts in the right direction. At first blush, it is maddeningly frustrating watching from the sidelines— but if this means Gambia will be far better served in the end, it is worth to withstand the stomach crunching pains— because sometimes a slow approach yields useful concessions.

 

 

We are faced with serious evolving dangers that plague us— as a results of always looking up to false promises that completely devoid of credibility and reveres what our country truly stands for twenty years. it may be hard to fully comprehend— how the regime hoodwinks enough Gambians in the past, even though the hardship falls squarely at their feet and untold pressures on the poor famers. There’s no question times have changed but the regime is agitated by our unity. Gambians will not be fooled by the pied pipers of the regime making flawed excuses of self-preservation of the status quo is the only available option for us. The Army’s unprincipled CDS—a less mature man, is out again thumping his chest out to our politicians— to shift attention away from the issues that unite us, but has no problem hiding behind the tall grass to cause the usual painful tug-of the usual “T” label card they loved to pull against the opposition. These comments, suggest a man at odds with rational views of the duties of his job. After all, he cannot reverse the fact that’s how he got his position. In a nutshell, every time their grimy erotic fantasies backfire on them, they will stubbornly insist with straight faces— the nation woes as an insidious invention of the opposition. When are these folks going to learn the— political axe of Yaya Jammeh’s self-interest swings at both sides? It is sad that our military institutions politicized and no longer work in the interests of the people.

 

 

More seriously, how can such a person —who released his common thugs during the events of April 14/16, watched our libel laws change by mercenary judges to punish UDP executives to three-year jail terms and all the innocent tortured women, indulge in false equivalence. Even more worrisome, now he is send out there to adequately question our opposition leaders with a do-over language about peace? But best of all, why listen to someone who consistently stood on the wrong side of our national interest, and refused to look down his nose to see his own failures. Indeed, as coach Pa Samba always put it in vernacular “Wah he Gaayjah, sai moo koo ton tu”. Gambians are all enlightened now and united in anger because of the regime’s record absence of contributions to the betterment of society. We cannot be distracted with odd battle of the past centuries. It is chilling reminder that intimidation battle Gambians have to deal with around these times. Considering the enormous challenges confronting the nation— caused by the regimes reckless actions and thoughtless decision making processes that put our country in every deplorable list of measures, Gambians are determine to obliterate the path destruction the regime policies set us on autopilot. At every turn, they have fought to remove the barriers that stand in the way of giving all Gambians access to the opportunity they are enjoying today.

 

 

With our nation facing dizzying array of issues and the regimes hostile misdeeds against the citizens —causing crippling pressures on the nation with no ending in sight. No wonder majority of the Gambians from Banjul to Kartong, are some of the most passionate advocates of a Coalition to end the maddeningly difficult —frightening aberration Yaya Jammeh’s regime, continues to put us through. Most starkly, our values, our national identity as Gambians— are all at stake because Yaya Jammeh finds an inexhaustible energy of putting us into embarrassing situations. Considering the challenges confronting the nation, it is a false illusion that the regime has improve anything. In fact, good intentions or not, the conditions haven’t improved for two decades now since they over throw of the first republic. It is quite as sad watching regime leaders —racing to hide behind the tall grass in the face of evolving dangers of their failed policies that saddled our nation.

 

By Habib ( A Concerned Gambian)

Scary prospects for the Gambia

 

By DA Jawo

 

I have always been saying that the forthcoming presidential elections are like a referendum for Babili Mansa’s Islamic State project and if Gambians decide to elect him for another term, the first thing he would do will be to introduce full-fledged Sharia and other draconian laws that will regulate the way that ordinary Gambians will conduct their lives on a daily basis, thus destroying the very norms and values that we have always known in this country.

 
Another scary possibility is the prospect of Babili Mansa giving such Islamic radicals like Dr Zakir Naik the free hand to virtually run the country by proxy, making all the decisions that would affect our daily lives.

 
This extract below is from an analysis of what we should expect after the December elections made by a prominent Gambian academic and social commentator who has quite a deep analytical knowledge of the situation in the Gambia:

 
“After the December election, Jammeh is definitely planning to implement fully-fledged Sharia law in the Gambia to “regulate” public behavior. Apparently, the Indian Islamic preacher, Dr. Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, while recently praising Jammeh for his tough stance against gays and lesbians, did make a slip of the tongue remark on Peace TV when he revealed that Jammeh would be implementing a fully-fledged Islamic law in the Gambia from 2017 onwards.

 
“Jammeh plans to change the national flag to “reflect the Gambia’s new status as an Islamic country” and he also intends to ban any non-Muslim man marrying a Muslim woman. Among other things, I am told that Jammeh also wants to make sure that after the election, even meat to be eaten in the Gambia must have come from animals that have been “sacrificed” to Allah – “Halal”; a Muslim who becomes a non-Muslim or converts to Christianity will be sentenced and that even theft is going to be punishable by amputation of the right hand.

 
“After the election, assuming that Jammeh will remain at the helm, the Gambia is going to be mired in the most severe crisis it has known since independence from Britain in 1965. The country’s future seems so bleak and hopeless. Jammeh will keep trying his luck – doing things that involve risk, and hoping to succeed. Knowing Jammeh, he would push his luck too far, and yes, there comes a time in your life when you have reached where you say enough is enough. I believe that that time is slowly dawning on Gambians”.

 
So if this apocalyptic analysis is not scary enough for Gambian voters to take the bull by the horns and get rid of this regime come December 1, then I wonder what would ever stir them to take the necessary action to save Gambians from such a looming catastrophe.

 
Therefore, this should be even enough food for thought to propel the opposition to intensify their search for a single candidate for the December elections, particularly the GDC who are said to be making quite unreasonable demands before they would join the proposed coalition.

Gambia’s opposition adopts coalition option memorandum as talks continue

 

By Alhagie Jobe

 

Opposition political parties in The Gambia, who have been on an intense coalition talks ahead of the December Presidential elections, Friday, adopted a coalition option memorandum for selecting a standard bearer to face incumbent President Yahya Jammeh.

 

The talks held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel brought together political party leaders and their representatives as well as the Independent Candidate representative and civil society groups.

 

After a day long talks, the leaders agreed to meet again on Sunday, 16 October, 2016 at 11am GMT at the YMCA to review the memorandum, despite no formal agreement reach.

 

All opposition political parties have signed the coalition option agreement adopted except The Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) of Mama Kandeh.

 

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Kebba Singhateh signed on behalf of Gambia Moral Congress (GMC); Sarja Jarhue signed on behalf of the Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress (GPDP); Majank Samusa signed on behalf of the National Convention Party (NCP); Pa Touray Bajinka signed on behalf of the National Reconciliation Party (NRP); Amie Sillah signed on behalf of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS); Omar A Jallow alias OJ signed on behalf of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP); Alhagie S Darboe signed on behalf of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and Ramzia Diab signed on behalf of Independent Candidate Dr Isatou Touray.

 

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Meanwhile, from the Civil Society groups, Aja Fatoumatta Tambajang signed on behalf of the Committee of Concern Gambians for Democracy and Peace (CCGDP) and Kebba Singhateh signed on behalf of the Interparty Committee for Opposition Unification (IPCOU).

 

Below is the full press release;

 

Coalition option adopted by opposition parties, Independent Presidential Candidate aspirant and invited participants from civil society

 

We, the signatories of this memorandum comprising the representatives of member parties of the Gambian opposition for Electoral Reform (GOFER), the aspiring Independent Candidate from Civil Society and the invited participants from Civil Society, putting our differences aside, in pursuance of the supreme National Interest, do hereby agree;

 

To hold a National Convention comprising 10 delegates from each region selected by each signatory party and presidential aspirant from Civil Society, who are accorded the key mandate to elect one of the aspiring presidential candidates to be a flag bearer of the coalition for the 1st December 2016 Presidential elections;

 

To this end, we further agree to set up technical committees that are charged with the mandate to work out the modalities required to hold the National Convention.

 

 

Dictator Jammeh’s Mother Collapses again; First Lady Zineb Complains About Her Presence At State House

 

The Fatu Network has received a breaking news from Banjul that Asombi Bojang, dictator Yahya Jammeh mother has collapsed at her residence from a diabetic attack. She was rushed to The Edward Francis Smalls hospital but was later moved to The State House from instructions by the dictator himself to cover up any public attention.

 

According to our sources, a group of Syrian doctors have since been attending to the old woman at the state house where she is being housed in Mariam Jammeh’s room, the dictator’s first child. Surprisingly, the presence of Asombi Bojang has attracted an unusual  fight between the dictator and his wife, Zineb Jammeh.

 

Zineb according to our sources has protested bitterly and confronted both her husband the guards as to why Asombi Bojang is receiving treatment at the state house and not at the hospital. She is particularly angry that of all the rooms available at state house, the dictator chose Mariam’s room as the treatment center for his mum.

 

Indeed, Zineb Jammeh who many refer to as a gold digger has never hide her contempt and disregard for the dictator’s mum. Over the past several years, there has been several arguments between the first couple about how the first lady treats the dictator’s mother.

 

Staff at the state house have constantly informed The Fatu Network about the contentious disdain the first lady has for Asombi Bojang to the point that she will not allow the old woman to have any contacts with her grand children. The first lady is also said to have labelled the dictator’s mother as dirty where she will order staff to completely remove plates and cutlery the old woman is served in from state house kitchen.

As Fear Grips Dictator Jammeh GAF Soldiers Ordered To Tidy Up The Banjul Serekunda Highway Of Tall Grasses

 

From saturday, October 15, soldiers from across the different barracks in The Gambia are expected embark on a grass cutting exercise on The Banjul Serekunda Highway as part of an order from dictator Jammeh who fears that his enemies (perceived or real) could use as hiding grounds to launch a surprise attack either on his convoy or on security installations.

 

A source who contacted The Fatu Nettwork who is also embedded in dictator Jammeh’s security details, said Jammeh is completely paranoid perhaps justified by consistent and what appears to be credible rumors of an impending attack by dessidents who have penetrated into the country.

 

In dictator Jammeh’s confused mind but also from intelligence advises given to him, the probable attack could happen at any time especially between Sting corner and Hamza barracks when the dictator goes out of the state house. This explains one of the reasons why the dictator has curtailed his movements and is confined to only Kanilai and/or state house.

 

The street clearing exercise of tall grasses on the Banjul Serekunda Highway according to our sources is expected to be led by The Chief Of Defense Staff (CDS) Lt. Gen. Ousman Badjie.

Why are Gambians surprised that we are caught in a vise of Yaya Jammeh’s own design?

 

As Dec.1st looms closer to the staggering shock and awe of extremely difficult times Yaya Jammeh already accentuates will grip the country, a dismayed, disconsolate Gambia waits and wonders. And the most pressing question: With all the turbulence of terror, unprecedented kidnappings, opposition leaders in jail and the divisive socially intolerant policies to intentionally balkanized us into identity group politics, should we allow our personal ambitions and grievances against the opposition leaders —confuse us into extending the political schism that has divided Gambia for some 22 years? How has our country fallen so inescapably into political pandering and coalition talk dead line gridlock? The honest answer is —we are caught in a vise of Yaya Jammeh’s own design of stonewalling and dissembling things that does not perfectly suit his likings. Haven’t we Sort through all the desires of one man for 22 years and know all the details of his failures?

 

 

Nevertheless, we all know the current Gambian leader has a history of egregiously erasing the truth but one telling episode among the countless he leveled with the Gambian people is: Yaya Jammeh has gone out of his way to splendidly reinforced his own guilty verdict by putting a magnifying glass on his crimes— with respect to the death of opposition leader’s colleague —Solo Sandeng. He goes further to affirm the tremendous difficulties of the country— is caused by their failed Ponzi schemes policies and the burrowing owls pecking on our national coffers to nourish their greed. We cannot allow Gambia to falter a bit more on the same wrong direction. This is the moment to see this election as about the collective Gambian people’s predicament and the wrong direction our country is heading to. And this is the moment for the opposition parties to come together for— Gambians to rebuke Yaya Jammeh and give him the shellacking he deserves. Equally predictable, the guy has proved—he has neither the character nor the prudent disposition to continue as the president of the Gambia.

 

 

Today, we are at a key juncture. Given the tentative nature of the December 1st election being the most consequential elections in Gambian history, we must allow the disgraced outlaw regime a fighting chance of ridding to the State House gate on the backs of poor Gambians. The opposition leaders gracing the coalition talks should also remember that they’ve been robbed of opportunity and respect by the regime. We all know Yaya Jammeh and his regime are now on their heels — cunning political maneuver to impact the coalition talks and election behind the scenes. Nothing to quibble with here about that fact. Clearly this election is an urgent concern, and one that opposition leaders has sought urgently to deal with. They are all familiar imprudent mistake of the past. We understand that this election has consumes the nation’s bandwidth, but we cannot to fiddle ourselves with heart burns with conspiracy theories about coalition. If one more day is needed to get things right, lets shallow that hard pill for a chance to squared our shoulders again soon.

 

 

Yaya Jammeh has clearly communicated his quest of staying in power and enforcing his conflict-of-interest if it means— killing 10,000 Gambians to reserve his peace. Those words cannot be not met with warm considerations, prayers only, corner cutting the coalition efforts or better still — it shouldn’t only anger few swaths of the Gambian public. All Gambians should be fed-up and clamor for alternatives to tame the beast of Yaya Jammeh. Yaya Jammeh and some of his surrogates will defend that conversation as “locker-room talk or attaya session talk” rather than repudiating him. Interestingly, a kernel of truth exists in the statement—a broken clock being right twice a day. We cannot afford his quest to come true by allowing the alarms of broken clock to ruin another Gambian’s life. We will rather sweat in the coalition talks than bleed blood on December 2nd .

 

By Habib ( A Concerned Gambian)

Obama Administration Bans Gambian Officials From Entering The US

 

By Jeremy Kadden, HRC

 

On October 1, the U.S. government announced that it would no longer issue new visas to officials of the Gambian government, their spouses or children, due to a longstanding dispute over the African nation’s refusal to accept Gambian citizens being deported from the U.S.

 

 

While these visa bans have not been linked to the Gambian government’s terrible human rights record, they are a welcome response to a regime that has long targeted LGBTQ people and other vulnerable Gambians.

 

 

HRC has been calling for this particular action against the Gambian government for a number of years. In May, HRC joined 15 other human rights organizations to raise concerns with the U.S. government about a recent spike in human rights violations related to upcoming Gambian national elections in December.

 

 

“We urge the United States government to take further actions against President Jammeh and his government to make it clear that continued violations of human rights such as these will not be tolerated and will severely strain his country’s relationship with the United States,” their letter to the U.S. State Department explained. “In particular, as previously requested, we urge you to consider visa bans against Gambian officials guilty of grave human rights abuses…”

 

 

“We are very pleased to see the U.S. government taking action against Jammeh and his government,” said Ty Cobb, the Director of HRC Global. “The situation in The Gambia has become intolerable for LGBTQ people, for democracy activists and for any opponents of Jammeh’s government, and we hope that these these latest steps by the U.S. government might cause the Gambian government to rethink its its actions.

 

 

This current visa ban follows on other steps the U.S. has recently taken against Jammeh’s government. In December 2014, the White House announced that it was suspending The Gambia’s eligibility for trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunities Act. A White House spokesperson confirmed the connection between that suspension and the human rights situation in The Gambia at that time.

 

 

Nonetheless, President Jammeh continues to act with impunity, imprisoning an unknown number of LGBTQ people without charge, while spreading fear throughout his country. In 2015, he threatened to “slit the throats” of any gay men in his country and in April 2016, Gambian police broke up several peaceful pro-democracy gatherings, imprisoning protesters, some of whom later died under mysterious circumstances while in prison.

 

 

HRC will continue to advocate for the human rights of LGBTQ people in The Gambia and push for further U.S. responses to human rights abuses committed by the Gambian government and its allies.

Gambia’s Biggest Political Falsehood

By Lamin Gano

 

The things that unite us as Gambians are stronger and more important than our differences. And if there is one single issue in 2016 that all Gambians (both at home and abroad) agree one is that Yahya Jammeh must leave power. Even the APRC supporters agree with this and deep inside their hearts they cannot wait to see Jammeh’s back.

 

 

To buttress this point, even if all our opposition candidates drop out of the presidential race and Kitabu the comedian contest against Jammeh, he will defeat Jammeh with a landslide. In the same vein, even if all the opposition candidates goes out to campaign in favour of Jammeh and against Kitabu, their supporters will disobey them and vote massively against Jammeh. There is just absolutely nothing that Jammeh or anyone else will say or do this year that will make Gambians to vote for the APRC.

 

 

In this regards therefore, the biggest misconception, deception and outright falsehood spreading around is that all the opposition parties and candidates must come together in order to defeat Jammeh. This is totally fallacious!!! Gambians do not need all the opposition parties to come together to convince them to vote against Jammeh because Jammeh has already convinced them by totally destroying himself!!! All that is required to defeat Jammeh is for only one candidate to contest in order to avoid splitting the votes which could give Jammeh a narrow victory.

 

 

In my view, the reason why the coalition talks are still not successful is because they are based on this false belief that all the opposition must join forces and campaign under one umbrella in order to defeat Jammeh. Therefore, until and unless we all get this wrong notion out of our mindset, there will be no breakthrough in the efforts to get a single opposition candidate. In fact, this false assumption is the roots of all the problems facing the opposition.

 

 

It is this deception that has brought Dr. Isatou Touray into the political picture under the pretext that she has come to unite the opposition parties. If she had done her assessment with a selfless and open mind, she would have realized that the major problem with the opposition is that there are too many candidates vying for the presidency. If she really wanted to help the opposition to reach a consensus, she should have taken a position similar to that of OJ Jallow or Fatoumata Tambajang but not to come in as an independent candidate and threaten the opposition that she would contest the election as an individual if they fail to endorse her. In my opinion, she has not come to unite the opposition parties but rather she has only come to add to the confusion and congestion in the opposition arena.

 

 

It is also this same fallacy that all the opposition parties must be in a coalition for Jammeh to be defeated that is why Hamat Bah is still dilly dallying in the political arena. Hamat Bah contested the previous presidential election under an alliance and he pulled only 11% of the votes casted. If Hamat Bah is really sincere and has the interest of the country at heart, he would have resigned from politics after the 2011 presidential elections to focus on his hotel business.

 

 

It is this same falsehood that all the opposition parties must be in a coalition for Jammeh to be defeated that is why Dr. Bojang of the NCP has abandoned his clinic and patients and getting himself entangled with politics and coalition building. Gambians do not need Dr. Bojang or anyone for that matter to influence their votes because we are the most critical and independent-minded people on this planet!!!

 

 

It is also based on this same misconception that all the opposition parties must be in a coalition for Jammeh to be defeated that is why the PDOIS conceived this great idea of convening meetings on coalition formation but made the terrible mistake of inviting all the political parties including such un-influential parties like the GMC and GPDP. Believe me if Mai Fatty and Henry Gomez both reject a selected candidate and advise their followers to boycott the elections or to vote for Jammeh, no one will listen to them. They are simply not in a position to influence any votes in The Gambia as far as the 2016 presidential election is concerned.

 

 

I will conclude by highlighting my expectations from the Coalition Talks on Friday. I am hoping that Dr. Touray will announce the cancellation of her bid to run as an independent candidate. Secondly, I implore Mr. Hamat Bah to announce the withdrawal of his presidential candidature and to focus the NRP on the forthcoming parliamentary elections instead. I am also urging Dr. Bojang to suspend his campaign and to also focus the NCP on the parliamentary elections.

 

 

I believe that the GDC, PDOIS and UDP have all that it takes and all that we need (numbers, expertise, experience, dedication and commitment) to not only pave the way for a single opposition candidate but to also lead us successfully and peacefully into a Third Republic. The election is seven weeks away and the less people we have on the negotiating table the better for all of us.

 

 

I hope and pray that the love for country will prevail over the love for power/position among our opposition leaders so that they will do the right thing sooner than later. Long live the Republic of The Gambia and long live peaceful and harmonious co-existence!!!

Persecution of journalists: The Gambia brought before ECOWAS Court

 

Harassment, persecution and torture of journalists in the Gambia and the media laws used to justify violations challenged in West Africa regional court.

 

Oral arguments were heard on 11 October 2016, at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, in a case against the Gambia. The case, which is supported by the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI), has been brought by the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) and four individual Gambian journalists currently living in exile.

 

 

The Court has been presented with accounts given by journalists who have been arrested, held in secret detention and tortured in the Gambia under draconian press laws providing for sedition, criminal libel and false news.

 

 

Journalists in the Gambia currently operate in a climate of fear, particularly in light of a recent history of journalists being detained, tortured, disappeared and murdered for simply carrying out their work. This widespread crackdown on independent journalism has resulted in over 110 journalists fleeing the Gambia since President Jammeh came to power in 1994.

 

 

The case before the ECOWAS Court considers the oppressive tactics adopted by the Gambian authorities to suppress independent journalism in the country.

 

 

The Court will rule on whether the draconian press laws providing for sedition, criminal libel and false news comply with the Gambia’s human rights obligations under international law and whether the measures adopted by the Gambia in enforcing these laws have violated the rights of journalists, including the right to freedom from torture.

 

 

Noah Ajare, the lawyer representing the Applicants, told the Court that a positive judgment “would recognise the absolute failure of the Gambian authorities to protect journalists in the performance of their important democratic function as “public watchdogs”, and would be further acknowledgement that the laws on sedition, criminal defamation and false news need to change before exiled journalists can safely return to their home country to fully carry out this function.”

 

 

Padraig Hughes, MLDI’s Legal Director, who was present at the hearing, said: “We are glad to have been given the opportunity to put this important case before the ECOWAS Court. The Court is already too familiar with the Gambia’s appalling track record on press freedom. This case presents the Court with the opportunity to build on its previous case law, by challenging the very laws that the Gambia uses to prevent free speech.”

 

 

Abdulwaheed Odusile, President of FAJ,  said: “This case is significant for our members in The Gambia, who practice journalism under the constant threat of detention, beatings, torture and forced exile. For too long the Gambia has acted with impunity towards journalists. For too long this has been the reality for our members in that country. It needs to change.”

 

 

The Court has reserved judgment on admissibility and merits and will deliver its judgment at a later date.

Gambia: Not much hope for a desperate nation as opposition coalition talks suffer another setback

 

By Alhagie Jobe

 

The ongoing talks by Gambia’s opposition parties to form a coalition and select a standard bearer for the forthcoming December presidential elections have been adjourned again to Friday, October 14th 2016 at 4pm.

 

The Gambia goes to the polls in December with incumbent President Yahya Jammeh seeking for a fifth mandate.

 

The talks by the opposition parties namely UDP, GDC, NRP, PDOIS, NCP, GMC and the Independent have been ongoing for the past weeks as the nation hangs its last hope on them to rescue the country by selecting a single opposition candidate to lead the pack and face incumbent Jammeh to end his 22 years iron fist rule.

 

The Tuesday gathering was adjourned at the request of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) to consult their leaders and update them on the level of the talks. There was no other reason advance or any update at the level progress made so far in the negotiations which have been ongoing for the past weeks.

 

UDP representative Alhagie Darboe said he could not informed his party about the level of progress made in the talks so far as the party was engaged on a nationwide tour. He apologized for any inconvenience.

 

The Gambia Democratic Congress Party of Mama Kandeh was represented by one Yusupha Jaiteh while Independent Candidate Dr Isatou Touray was neither personally present nor represented at the Tuesday talks. No reason where advance until the end of the day.

 

Last week, all the political parties unanimously agreed on the method of selecting a single candidate in the December presidential polls. The method is ‘Convention.”

 

Meanwhile, Aunty Fatoumatta Tambajang speaking at the Coalition talks on Tuesday reminded everyone to remember that a party is not constituted by only one individual.

 

 

 

The pied pipers whose angry faces have never become relaxed want us to be content with the hidden cost of this regime.

 

Gambians who wondered just how shortsighted the cognitive elites of dying regime when facing their hypocritical moment of truth in going against the entire nation in the wake of the storm of Change, got their answer from the so called Chief of defense staff. One of the pied pipers of the regime boasted in obscene terms, warning his recalcitrant colleagues that —they are sick and tired of court endless marshals and they will begin executing disloyal solders straightway. These kinds of cheap tiresome scolds, is a telltale sign of the regime miserable campaign of murdering Gambians at free will without fearing any consequences thereafter. It’s also important to observe that they continue to drive in the head of Gambians the logrolling ideologies of Yaya Jammeh— as being immortal by using the fake debunked story tail of their former junta member.

 

 

When it became clear that they have largely completed the destruction of our country and Gambians do not need them anymore as a panther in moving forward to 2017, they resorted to the only reaction they know for twenty two years. They’ve got to be kidding. After all, we observed that the event demonstrated the folly of how the badjie brethren’s hostility towards Gambians, helped Jammeh in his social engineering quest to divided our nation and destroyed the professional code of conduct— by being innately unapologetically and unaccountable as the unelected holders of our nation. Gambians now are aware that these folks do not only have a mere manners deficit, their fatal weakness for pride and greed along with their ideological prejudice, have warped our country out of privilege. These are the same cadre of corrupt elites of our service men lacking a moral core to do what is right. They are the architects of death, executioners of torture, and the pied pipers who do not hesitate to pass on Jammeh’s immoral judgments against Gambians. They will antagonistically have their subordinates leak favorable stories about them on the issues of the minute. Its’ so sickening Gambians still fell for their chameleon tendencies.

 

 

Our country has been looted, vandalized and into flames of division by the cognitive elites of the regime. Gambians have helplessly watched in horror for twenty two years— and we are all wondering together if our beloved country is going to ever get back on track anytime soon. We have seen so much of the worst examples of behavior from Yaya Jammeh in regards to the sanctity of human life— that some Gambians counterbalance their safety by being shortsighted of events. How can we blame them all? Virtually, after all what Yaya Jammeh and his regime have done to Gambians, we are now afraid to judging people by their best intentions. This well-established phenomenon have magnified the impact of hashed regime calloused indifference when it comes to dealing ordinary citizens.

 

 

In short, contrary to common belief, these people have irresolvable grievances because with all the power and looting of our wealth through their spouses or ghost names, their angry faces have never become relaxed with happiness. It is sad that Gambians have grown accustomed to such abuse. We cannot continue to be content with the hidden cost of this regime. They represent everything we are not. We have been dismissed as good for nothing, wounded as a nation. Who wants to be cast aside as the last man to die in the pool of crocodiles? Their pleasures of trips to our central banks coffers and barbecues can speak for themselves where these peoples heart are. What sorely needs our attention today is something different than what we have experience for the past twenty years of terror.

 

By Habib ( A Concerned Gambia)

State guard vehicle ran into crowd in Lamin village killing over 2 people, injures many

 

By Alhagie Jobe

A vehicle confirmed to be a State Guard vehicle is reported to have ran into a crowd of people in Lamin Village, Kombo North, on Monday evening killing over two people and injured at least nine others, sources have confirmed.

 

The village was crowded as opposition United Democratic Members (UDP) members and supporters were out to welcome their party leader Adama Barrow and his delegation who were returning from a countrywide familiarization tour on Monday. The arrival coincided with the return of President Jammeh from his home village of Kaniali  and the guards where at high speed and ran into the crowd.

 

It is not clear whether those killed are opposition UDP members or not but eye witnesses confirmed that among the deaths are an old woman and a young boy whose identities are yet to be unknown.

 

Witnesses added that five people among those injured are students from St. Peters High School and the rest are villagers who were coming from the cemetery after a  burial.

 

Earlier in the day as the UDP entourage almost reached Tabokoto, the opposition UDP reported on its website that Para Military officers tried to block the road which the delegation was supposed to used and diverted traffic with the excuse that President Jammeh was coming back from Kanilai. The UDP delegation and supporters stood their ground and that never happened and where allowed a smooth passage.

It’s a no-brainer that one cannot feel their kinship’s sorrow if they continue fishing around Creeks of dictatorship

 

In the face of opportunity that presents itself to mark the end of the regime, one major problem most Gambians have is — trying to accomplish conflicting goals or revived old our habits of waiting on the eleventh hour sticking point — even though the odds are failure are high in both cases. In some ways, this trend has become a bellwether of societal norms. This should be a national concern because — it is what fuels our national crisis and gives the regimes the much needed lifeline. No one knows exactly which opportunity would have been the expedient solution to our deepening crisis, but it doesn’t also help when we take the best ideas and help it in the worst way. In brief, we largely dismissed people’s efforts of speaking truth to power with suspicion — and thereby missed the revolution their actions could have sparked.

 

 

It’s fitting to say that our opposition leaders political calendar should only be marked with “Next Coalition meetings” to send the clearest message possible, with immense courage to show that they are ready this time around. It’s a simple fact that any stumble by the political parties in this arena, Gambians will have to deal with repercussions. Clearly, that time had come for all party surrogates to show more actual remorse of the dire situation our country is in and accepted the one independent candidate leading the coalition — instead of fighting it at every turn. There’s a sad truth each time we hear a news of a major step forward on coalition talks or reason to celebrate, party surrogates with misguided vision- waffle – sometimes within minutes on social media to filter speculations and rushed to online media to paralyzed our enthusiasm.

 

 

It’s a no-brainer — these are some of the many causes for the problems that plague us. There is so much; loaded hyper-partisanship coarsening our public discourse, to name a few. No one is served by business as usual of one sided statements that confuses the Gambian electorate instead of helping people with well-informed decisions. No kidding. A Coalition is the collective strength of the Gambian people voice and thus far is the only way we can fix the broken system of our country. Our freedoms are at stake in this election — not the least of these being — the lives of our fellow countrymen. We plea with the indulgence of party surrogates, to feel as our kinship in Gambians sorrow. This flip-flopping and screw-ups of party surrogates on national interest is putting their parties on defense instead of focusing on Yaya Jammeh. Meanwhile, Yaya Jammeh is left free using misinformation as an art form to mislead Gambians whiles forcing his defenders to spin one yarn after another, for them to carry on the narratives as they barnstormed across the nation.

 

 

What got us to this point is a harmonic convergence of circumstance that makes some people fell into Yaya Jammeh’s trap — as they continue fishing around Creeks of dictatorship. Unless we start feeling our fellow kinship’s sorrow to help us answer the clarion call to rally behind the opposition, dictatorship will sunbake our society and our cultural norms into a full Islamic State of Yaya Jammeh. Furthermore, when we always cringed on our opportunities and continue to let it slide because — some Gambians could not care less, Yaya Jammeh will continue to tie the shoes strings of dictatorship around Gambia. Some Gambians shouldn’t continue to feel indifferent about others pain and feel a little sheepish when the regime jails certain women, but only show outrage if their wives and daughters seem offended. Unless we understand that Yaya Jammeh is cozied up to dividing Gambians around the country with his chameleon tendencies and discourage his palm greasing of thousands of dalasis to our community elites, we will not be able to shun him out of these practice. In the face of opportunity, we should all recognize “Coalition” is where the center of gravity in our politics is shifting to claim back our country.

 

By habib ( A Concerned Gambian)

PRESS STATEMENT: Grand Rally of the Independent Presidential Candidate Dr. Isatou Touray !!!

 

The Independent Presidential Candidate Dr. Isatou Touray hereby announces her maiden grand rally on Saturday 8th October 2016 at Brikama, Kombo Central. The Venue of the Grand Rally is at the Canon SSP Lia starting at 3.30pm sharp.

 

 

Dr. Isatou Touray cordially invites all leaders and supporters of all political parties and indeed all citizens of the Gambia to this Grand Rally. Since launching her candidature on September 2, Dr. Touray and her campaign team have been working assiduously to engage all sectors of the population as well as the political parties with a view to forge a united front with an independent flag bearer to end two decades of tyranny in our Dear Motherland.

 

 

As highlighted in her manifesto, Dr. Touray is deeply aggrieved and remorseful that the innocence, national cohesion and beauty of the Gambia once trumpeted the Smiling Coast of Africa have been severely soiled by the undemocratic regime of Yaya Jammeh. Under his misrule, the Gambia and Gambians have witnessed unspeakable and disgraceful attitudes and violent incidents unleashed by his regime on the decent and law abiding citizens of this country in total contravention of our constitution and laws as well as in disregard of our international obligations. Consequently the regime has pushed the Gambia to the very brink of a violent crisis which will have unimaginably excruciating consequences for our dear people. The gravity of our predicament requires a deep sense of urgency to salvage ourselves.

 

 

It is with this sense of urgency and patriotism founded on responsibility and leadership that Dr. Isatou Touray has emerged, and with the collective support and cooperation of the entire opposition camp and all citizens to forge a formidable force for national salvation. The Isatou Touray Campaign calls on all Gambians of all walks of life to endeavour to grace the Grand Rally so as to send a clear and direct message to Yaya Jammeh that enough is enough. Isatou Touray calls on all Gambians to stand up with boldness and pride in their nation to reclaim our long lost dignity and rights and repair the wounds that Yaya Jammeh and his regime has inflicted on countless individuals, families, communities and the entire nation.

 

 

The Grand Rally is to also send a loud message to all opposition parties and leaders that indeed the people desire nothing other than the total unity of the opposition in order to salvage this Great Nation of ours.

 

 

The Grand Rally is an open forum for direct engagement with Gambians in which Dr. Touray will deliver to citizens her vision and mission for free and unfettered discussion.

 

 

The Grand Rally will make a call to action for all citizens to actively participate in this noble struggle for the freedom and development of the Gambia.

 

 

The Grand Rally will therefore open the national campaign which will reach out to each and every town and village in the Gambia. This is our defining moment to unite and take back our country from dictatorship.

 

 

Grand Rally!
Date: Saturday 8 October 2016.
Place: Canon SSP Lia, Brikama Town.
Time: 3.30pm Sharp.

 

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Dictator Jammeh’s Pimp Is Now His Deputy Chief Of Protocol

 

Credible sources have informed The Fatu Network that Ms Jimbe Jammeh 31, from Bakau has been appointed deputy chief of protocol with immediate effect.

 

News of the appointment of Jimbi Jammeh came at a time when the dictator is being abandoned by his loyal troops some of whom have been committing heinous crimes on his behalf. Jimbe without exception had been part of that network of serial abusers of innocent Gambians. The only difference though is that Jimbe who pimps for dictator Jammeh is not new to humiliation and abuse by the dictator himself.

 

Just recently, Jimbe’s sister from the same parents was kicked out of the State house on account that The First Lady in particular came to know about the promiscuity of dictator Jammeh who was using his supposed relatives in Jimbe and sisters who were luring young girls into the state house as sex slaves for the dictator.

 

Jimbe’s appointment therefore according to sources will be no different from her previous role of ferrying innocent girls into the state house for jammer’s fantasy. On paper the official role of Ms Jammeh, a direct relative of President Yahya Jammeh, is deputy chief of Protocol at the Office of the President, but in reality, Jimbe’s main role is to serve as a pimp for Jammeh. She usually picks girls for President Jammeh who act as sexual mistresses especially when the First Lady travels.

 

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As one source puts it ‘What else would you expect from Jimbe a nobody with a bare minimum educational qualification’.

 

 
Currently Jimbee heads a special division of mainly young beautiful fair coloured women at the State House. Many of these young female State House employees including Jimbee herself are housed in a guest house just a few metres away from the President’s official residence. In this guest house the young girls are kept as sexual slaves where they have to be on permanent standby to be called-in anytime but more so at night to have sex with the President. In essence, these young girls are always handy and at the President’s service to satisfy his unusually high sexual appetite.

 

Photo: Jimbe and her sister Awa with #Ethiopian girls

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Meanwhile, one Buba Demba a keen supporter of The APRC has been appointed chief of protocol. Demba was brought to the state house by the then secretary general and presidential affairs minister, Mr Momodou Sabally. He caught Sabally’s eye after his engagement in a clean up exercise at Ebo Town during the floods there. Demba, a junior school drop out was trained by former chief of protocol, Sana Jarju when he was brought in as protocol officer less than two years ago.

Is Twenty-two years not enough to understand Yaya Jammeh doesn’t have no resolvable grievances

 

Gambians ought to be reminded that there is no appeasing way of resolving Yaya Jammeh imaginary grievances. Yaya Jammeh is on a quest to hunt every Gambian’s nightmare dreams into reality. He will continue to dug his heels for a much firm grip to robbed us out of opportunity and respect as long as his last breath. The man has already given his Cooked recipe for the upcoming election everyone buzzing about. There is an unusual trait that makes the APRC regime very unique. One particular note very apparent is the stomach-churning unusual behavior of their mocking elitists avoiding to look down on their noses to see their long lines of disappointments of their failed leadership. In part for that reason, they all tend to move together with their obsession of hunting all the treasure maps of our country, instead of looking for practical solutions in solving the least problems of our communities or spend time on encouraging thoughtful engagements for them comprehend our nation issues.

 

 

This has made Gambia fallen so inescapably into gridlock of pandering to Yaya Jammeh’s fanatics so much that the days of collegiality and compromise are long gone. Now you wonder why they are ashamed to look down their noses? It is because they cannot egregiously erase the truth of not able to usher in paradise from promising Gambians all manner of things which they cannot deliver. Underlying this discussion is the question of whether these peoples are aware of the dangerous proposition of the ruins of our democracy as a result of their greed of twenty years of treasure hunting, that results into brutal dictatorship. For two decades, Gambians have been steadily pushed to the sidelines for their fair share of beautiful Gambian life. Not everyone is angry about happenings in the country, but honestly, we also have some misinformed troglodytes “deliberately ignorant” people among our midst who love power and wealth more than anything.

 

 

To that aim, it reflects the characteristics of the more voracious nonprofessional’s political appointees of the Yaya Jammeh who are couldn’t even parlay your attaya session persona much less heading an institution or local government consulates. These folks from the President to the Mayors now turned partisan politicians, who could plausibly be indicted on numerous “community” felonies of their negligence of duty and failed leadership by their own people they represent. Most certainly, it also applies to much of the rest of those who assume political appointments in the regime because they’ve been providing thrills of incompetence and chills of cluelessness for years. Some decent folks who wants to do good in their own party by reporting out wrong doings, tantamount to a charge of treason these days. Not only that, it typically leads to a shortened career and vilification at the NIA offices. The prestigious cultural values —that once made it possible to have self-respect, honesty, integrity amid difficult moments or when needed most is missing in most people.

 

 

One telling episode among the countless is – the regime has turned out to be is clumsy, expensive and demonstrably unable to solve this nation’s problems. That dream of Gambian able to take care of the needs and health of the people are always doused by the heavy handedness of Yaya Jammeh’s desires on our national coffers before it could come to life. Their disregard of personal integrity to act in a manner befitting their office and the people they represent because they have no resolvable grievances. There is no way Gambians can tame the treasure map hunting personality of Yaya Jammeh and his people. They have trek twenty years too far down the midst of dictatorship for them to fall back in love which the same people they shrugged off the way. Their policies of treasure hunting will continue to pulled us further into a scary economic ditch. Gambians have to remove their handcuffs of dictatorship and gives the country the flexibility to thrive again. Gambia need change in leadership to bring back opportunities for our citizens, reset our relationships with world, bring a significant development, and get the whole nation lasting pride back as the smiling coast of Africa.

 

By Habib ( A Concerned Gambian)

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