Sources have confirmed that there is a fight over money given to the Lord Mayor of KMC, Yankuba Colley to distribute to women accompanying The Gambian Dictator on his nationwide Agricultural tour. According to information reaching The Fatu Radio news desk, the money was provided to women groups by President Jammeh after he pledged to support and empower them. The Gambian President was speaking in The Central River Region where he hailed Gambian women for their loyalty and honesty to him and his administration.
An angry ‘Yay Compin’ disclosed that she does not believe that Mayor Yankuba Colley declared the whole amount as eight hundred Dalasis for each of them is too small an amount. “I know it’s a whole lot of us here, but I am sure that the President gave the Mayor much more than that, he should give us the entire amount” She said.
A political analyst based in Banjul, expressed disappointment that with the dire economic situation Gambians are faced with, coupled with human rights abuses by one of Africa’s most repressive leaders, fighting over his money seems to be the only preoccupation of that group of women. “Our mothers and sisters should know how valuable they are in the socio economic development of this nation and not let Jammeh play with them like this using a token sum of money” He opined. “If he has respect for Gambian women, why didn’t he get a Gambian wife?” He queried. He added that Jammeh has no respect for Gambian women and that he only uses them for his selfish interest.
In what was considered by observers as yet another scheme to bamboozle Gambian women, Jammeh renamed the Jarra Soma-Basse highway Queen Y2J, saying he named it after Gambian women in general and a particular woman whose name he will not disclose. The 191km road was funded by The European Union at a tune of €22 million which Jammeh did not bother to disclose at the renaming.
In other news, sources have confirmed that former army commander, Samsideen Sarr, who is also accompanying The President on his tour has been appointed as deputy to Momodou Tangara, The Gambia’s Permanent Representative to The United Nations in New York. “Sarr has finally gotten what he is looking for, this is why he came all the way to join Jammeh on his tour, just for a job. But he will regret it just like others before him” a source said.
