The deafening noise. Meandering through Gambian social media, my heart crashed on the floor. And guess what? I couldn’t be bothered to pick it up. Instead, I hurriedly walked away when it dawned on me that in new Gambia, the whole country has to stop just because someone has an idea. Then a voice from afar. I paused. Listened. And Demba Ceesay adduce, “How many times have we seen Gambians using personal issues to attack innocent Gambians in the name of freedom of speech? How many times have we seen colleagues in a ‘things fall apart’ situation insulting our intelligence by trying to persuade us that a former industrous colleague is now a villain just because they now put on different lenses? And more importantly, how many times have we seen these such so-called heros and heroines mustered enough courage to say “I am sorry?” Indeed the post-Jammeh era has become very unhealthy in terms of our lack of focus in harnessing the much-needed talents for the Barrow administration and beyond. The irresponsible use of social media to attack personalities will not help us go anywhere further than Destination Babili. While social media is out there and open to abuse, media houses must not allow to be used as hubs for settlement of personal projects”.
Another disturbing reality of new Gambia is the scarcity of electricity and water supply. It’s boohooed when Babili was about, NAWEC never dared the devil. Albeit their generators were cranky and lack fuel, they magically supplied water and electricity regularly. The kimich…kamach of new Gambia’s NAWEC is a blatant abdication of duty. Despite Babili reluctantly refusing to top up his cashpower which grew into millions in arrears, the flow never dried. Therefore what is NAWEC’s beef?
The dissatisfaction on the new leadership is getting ugly. It is sinking in the drips of its ever elasticating failures. To make things unbearable, they go about massaging it on your face. No. It is not a face-lift I want. I want a Vice President. Just anyone…anyone will do.
The other day it was moaned the National Assembly had to wait for the Hon Madam Speaker who ran late for the sitting. The last time I checked she has a Deputy. If that fact remained, why did he step in for her and kick start the sitting? Or do we have to head dive deep into the annals of the Constitution for procedural correctness? Just checking. When shall we get things right and moving?
Again the palazz saga. Sambujang is reinstated while Buramanding is left to ponder what his fate will deliver. No that is not bandiragal. It is selective equal opportunity. And mbading, it not attractive at all. I understand care and thorough screening must be taken before one is reinstated especially in the GAF but some cases are just wang bang and your are in high echelon. No. That is not they change we deserve after such a fierce fight against Goloh. Dissatisfaction breeds grudges. Grudge mutates into hatred. Surely we don’t want to trek down that thorny route.
Even though it is uplifting to hear you speak about a two-term limit for the presidency, words must now transform into actions. They speaks louder and clearer.
Sulayman Jeng
Birmingham, UK
