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kondorong
Gambia
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 Posted - 08 Sep 2006 : 18:20:39
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Originally posted by Sister Omega
Kondorong I think the message sent out to Civil Servants should be made loud and clear that they are their to serve the Gambian people and not just their own selfish egos. How can Civil Servants afford to build large mansions on their wages. The cyphoning off of government revenue by Civil Servants seems to have continued since colonial Gambia and this cycle needs to be broken. I do agree with you that better systems need to test quality standards need to be implemented Civil Servants need to be judged on performance and not nepotism. It is my view if an Equal Opportunities Policy was brought into Gambia then a lot of this inefficiency and corruption would be curtailed. Civil Servants need to be made accountable through monitoring their job performance all deadwood needs to be got rid of. This will also safeguard employees who are being unfairly dismissed through witch hunts, and improve the job prospects of others thus encouraging social mobility.
Peace
Sister Omega
Do you blame a civil servant who could not even qualify as a Dresser/Dispenser to be appointed as the Chief Executive of a Hospital? There were Managing Directors who did not have five O' level credits, there were former taxi drivers who were appointed as Directors, half baked employees who rose to become Secretary of states, Governors etc., how would you assess a Managing Director who does not have a Secondary school leaving certificate. There are many examples to name.
Recruitment should not be treated as a hit and miss affair and that is one big problem we need to address. If you can mobilize more hands on the farm in Kanilai, you will soon be appointed a secretary of state or a Member of the House of Parliament or a Governor.
The only ticket to stardom is becoming a sycophant and being more green than green itself. Do you blame such people for poor performance or the appointing authority? There are many instances where supervisors have become Managing Director straight over Managers, Directors, or Deputy Managing Directors just because they know how to pull the political strings. I tell you all of them have been fired. If you appoint some one above his level of competence all you should expect is inertia.
Its election time, and as usual we expect scape goats for the problems of the country. In 2001, the same thing happened when all the Managing Directors were paraded on television and asked to do something about prices of goods or heads will roll. Right minded Gambians know that those people on TV had nothing to with that but it helps comfort the poor Gambian on the street that something is being done and it also gives them hope. Some were fired for no reason just to win votes. More heads will roll soon before the election.
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Sep 2006 : 19:39:27
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Kondorong where is the proof i.e photographic evidence etc. Why couldn't Gambian Echo obtain photographs or eyewitness accounts from Casablanca to substantiate these facts for all we know this could be a complete fabrication? Just like Sadams missiles of mass destruction. Why is this article conveniently circulating 2 weeks before the elections? By the way was Lang Conteh available for comment and how long as the Gambia Echo been in circulation?
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Sep 2006 : 20:01:24
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I think the inertia stems from the lack of unity amongst Gambians working together putting selfish interest aside. And using committment perseverance, and determination to build up the nation. After all one is never to old to learn, so even the taxi driver or hairdriver can upgrade. It's ironic of you Kondorong to use these examples cause in UK as you many Africa Diaspora have Master's and PHD's have to do these jobs as stop gaps.
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 08 Sep 2006 : 21:27:31
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Originally posted by Sister Omega
I think the inertia stems from the lack of unity amongst Gambians working together putting selfish interest aside. And using committment perseverance, and determination to build up the nation. After all one is never to old to learn, so even the taxi driver or hairdriver can upgrade. It's ironic of you Kondorong to use these examples cause in UK as you many Africa Diaspora have Master's and PHD's have to do these jobs as stop gaps.
Peace
Sister Omega
I am sorry, not every body is trainable. Yes immigrants do these jobs as stop gaps because some need to work to finance their education. There is nothing wrong in labor. What is wrong is to treat recruitment as a hit and miss affair. If you appoint an Orderly as Chief Executive of a Hospital the only thing you should expect is porr health delivery.
That is why over 60% of Gambian graduates live outside the country. Many with PHDs like Dr. Jah went home but had to leave. There are countless who did come home after 1994, but all have since gone. Some left international appointmenst only to end up as door mats to be trampled on.
In the Gambia, you do not need a qualifiaction to become a secretary of state. All you need to is to put up as many green flags along the streets of tallinding to become a Chief Executive or a free ticket for the Hajj.
All those who wrote the blue prints of vision 2020 are either dead or have since been fired. Those left pushing for the realisation of the vision have not yet gone to bed, to sleep let alone dream and have a vision. They are trying to dream and have a vision with their eyes open. |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 08 Sep 2006 : 21:31:16
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Originally posted by Sister Omega
Kondorong where is the proof i.e photographic evidence etc. Why couldn't Gambian Echo obtain photographs or eyewitness accounts from Casablanca to substantiate these facts for all we know this could be a complete fabrication? Just like Sadams missiles of mass destruction. Why is this article conveniently circulating 2 weeks before the elections? By the way was Lang Conteh available for comment and how long as the Gambia Echo been in circulation?
Peace
Sister Omega
Ask the editor of the Echo about pictures. He has however indicated that tapes ofthe session had been seized. I only hope the event never took place otherwise it is a disaster when farmers have still been owed their produce.
I dont know who is lang conteh. can you dilate more. As to why the article is circulating now is anyone's guess. I just happen to have come across it and i take no significance in its timing. Its just a piece of news period. I hope. |
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 08 Sep 2006 : 21:37:30
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Originally posted by Sister Omega
Kondorong where is the proof i.e photographic evidence etc. Why couldn't Gambian Echo obtain photographs or eyewitness accounts from Casablanca to substantiate these facts for all we know this could be a complete fabrication? Just like Sadams missiles of mass destruction. Why is this article conveniently circulating 2 weeks before the elections? By the way was Lang Conteh available for comment and how long as the Gambia Echo been in circulation?
Peace
Sister Omega
Sister Omega, I don't know why you are mentioning Gambian Echo but this article is from Foroyaa Newspaper Issue No. 73/2006, 4-5 September, 2006 which is published in The Gambia and not from Gambian Echo. It could be that the pro government newspaper Daily Observer decided not to publish it because it’s too embarrassing for them to do so, knowing that the minister responsible for NAWEC is the president himself. He should equally take the blame for the NAWEC's failure. I believe Mr. Jobe and Bahoum are currently being used as scapegoats for the elections.
By the way, Tijan Bahoum is a trained engineer and he has had a lot of training in maintaining the generators provided by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) in the early 90s before the coup.
Posted - 09 Sep 2006 : 01:02:48
CORRECTION: Sorry, I did not see that there was a link above to Gambia Echo about a ""royal" wedding" in this thread, so I withdraw my comment. |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 08 Sep 2006 : 21:40:43
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| Well no wonder then Kanilai has 24 hours electricity. Since the Oga is the their secretary of state. just like the wollofs say: KU RACHA TAYE SA KANAM |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2006 : 21:47:46
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Originally posted by Sister Omega
Kondorong where is the proof i.e photographic evidence etc. Why couldn't Gambian Echo obtain photographs or eyewitness accounts from Casablanca to substantiate these facts for all we know this could be a complete fabrication? Just like Sadams missiles of mass destruction. Why is this article conveniently circulating 2 weeks before the elections? By the way was Lang Conteh available for comment and how long as the Gambia Echo been in circulation?
Peace
Sister Omega
If the state can say they do not know where people under their custody are, i dont know anyone who can come out or is willing enough with the attendant risks and claim to have witnessed the wedding party.
Like the mandinka say: JALO SING BEH FORANG KANG. ( If the drummer steps his foot on the whistle, and is asking the dancers to look for it, how on earth can anyone see it).
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2006 : 21:59:15
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Originally posted by Sister Omega
I think the inertia stems from the lack of unity amongst Gambians working together putting selfish interest aside. And using committment perseverance, and determination to build up the nation. After all one is never to old to learn, so even the taxi driver or hairdriver can upgrade. It's ironic of you Kondorong to use these examples cause in UK as you many Africa Diaspora have Master's and PHD's have to do these jobs as stop gaps.
Peace
Sister Omega
Like Youssou Ndour said: NYU MUNA KHOTA AMU NYU MBAM. |
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Sep 2006 : 00:50:48
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Originally posted by Sister Omega
Kondorong where is the proof i.e photographic evidence etc. Why couldn't Gambian Echo obtain photographs or eyewitness accounts from Casablanca to substantiate these facts for all we know this could be a complete fabrication? Just like Sadams missiles of mass destruction. Why is this article conveniently circulating 2 weeks before the elections? By the way was Lang Conteh available for comment and how long as the Gambia Echo been in circulation?
Peace
Sister Omega
Sister, Echo is just another Freedom Newpaper based on slander and lies. Zainab Jammeh's family home is in Rabat, Souissi precisely. The marriage did not take place in Casablanca in the first place. Secondly Echo's editor is simply lying and trying to implicate members at the Gambia Embassy in Rabat. By the way the Embassy is a recent development.
Sankareh (echo's editor) is one of those selfish beings who worry only about themselves. Now that he's granted US citizenship he thinks its OK to peddle lies and wish The Gambia doom as portrayed in one of his stories where he rethorically quizzed whether a civil war is inevitable in the Gambia. If he has his small family in the relative safety of the US(Raleigh) we have the entirety of our families back in The Gambia. We want a change but a peaceful change mandated by the Majority of the Gambian people.
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Sep 2006 : 16:08:16
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Mommodou I think a public inquiry would of been a better alternative to facilitate the NAWEC officials performance or lack of it then court proceedings would follow afterwards if necessary. As Jammeh was or is responsible for energy portifolio then ultimately the buck stops with the President that is why he has decided that the state brings court proceedings against these officials. It is obvious that Jammeh has to delegate everyday duties to specialists in NAWEC and therefore they are employed to deliver the services they are contracted to do, so they are accountable for action. As the elections are in 13 days Jammeh himself is to be made accountable through the elections through the ballot box, so ulimately it is down to the Gambian people to decide if he is comperent enough to remain in post.
Madiba I agree with you that the Gambian Echo's acusations should be taken as a pinch of salt. In other words not to be taken seriously because there is not sufficient evidence to validate these claims. This is the type of amatuer Journalism which brought Gambia's Journalism into disrupt and lead the way for the Media Commission Bill.
Kondorong it is true that those who have the ability are not given opportunities to excel in the fields they've dedicated their time and resources in pursuing.If anything the greatest weakness of Gambia is not using its Human Resources more effectively. Therefore Petty Jealousy No Compromise should be put into operation immediately!!!
Peace
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