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Karamba
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 10 Jun 2008 : 22:33:12
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Most absurd of all is Jammeh's irrational resolve to have declared Gambia's agriculture sector HIS. He is just too wrong to make such vulgar statements. Having failed Gambians, there is no justification to keep Jammeh on that seat. He owes the decency of normal human person to quit for our best shared interests. Unless Jammeh gets out Gambia is bound to doom. What reasonable people are pointing as simple facts, political blind persons call that opposition to Jammeh. Good people love their country genuinely. No amount of thuggery and demagogy will help a corrupt and failed regime. By the time of the inevitable change, Gambia would have ruined far enough. We must all say NO to this narrow special interest motivation. |
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mansasulu
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Posted - 11 Jun 2008 : 15:26:47
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| I could agree more with you Baldeh. I think he is also trying to micromanage everything which even in small Gambian is quite a challenge. |
"...Verily, in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest..." Sura Al-Rad (Chapter 13, Verse 28)
...Gambian by birth, Muslim by the grace of Allah... |
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Jun 2008 : 16:17:53
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The problem with the ailment of the civil service under Jammeh is two fold in my view.
First, the civil service was political during the first republic but it is worse during Jammeh's tenure. There were many seasoned civil servants durng Jawara's time. But their tenure was marred by embezzlements and favouritism. But most of them were very professional and knew what they were doing if they wanted to. However with Jammeh, the momental mistake he made was mix APRC(a political party) with the Civil service ( state machinery). MOst of his high profile appointments are made through political affiliations. This has led to many important positions being manned by square pegs in round holes. So in all honesty despite the good intentions this regime has to uplift the lives of Gambians the human resources is not well distributed, consequently the results are not impressive.
The second fold, is infact the bigger of the two. It is about our attitudes. Many Gambians put self before country. How many people would resign their positions becos they know they are not competent enough? How many civil servants would give contracts to the most deserving firms and not firms of relatives or firms who promise kick-backs? How many bosses would recomend only qualified staff for promotions and training? How many would put their jobs on the line to tell Jammeh or the SG the gospel truth from a strict professional perspective? So for me unless these questions are rightly addressed our civil service would be wallowing in mediocrity.
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Aku_pickin
Christmas Island
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Posted - 13 Jun 2008 : 07:46:41
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| Madis, the solution is simple, create an auditor general and independent ombudsman (person) position and all these issues will go away. |
Justice must be served as impunity brings more repression and corruption! |
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Jun 2008 : 08:48:07
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Madis, the solution is simple, create an auditor general and independent ombudsman (person) position and all these issues will go away.
Aku Pickin you sound like someone who has not been to The Gambia for a longtime. The Audito General has been in existence as far back as icould remember(>25yrs)and the Ombudsman probably <10yrs) |
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janjabureh
Gambia
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Posted - 13 Jun 2008 : 11:16:20
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Gambia's problem is Jammeh. As long as he is in power, no meaningful development can be attained. The dude thinks he owns the country, which is manifested in the manner he runs the country. He single-handedly appoints and fires government offcials without any kind of oversight. He runs the police and military forces, National Assembly, judiciary, and all other departments of the government. He micro-manages the affairs of our great nation. Just imagine, few weeks ago, he single-handedly made serious threats against gays, who are protected under our constitution. He violates our constitution and other laws any time he desires.
For Gambia to attain any meaningful development, rule of law must be respected by all and sundry. People must be free to participate in national development, thereby ensuring that their best interest is served by the government. I doubt Jammeh would allow the people to be empowered to take charge of their destinies. The guy does not understand that national development is the duty of everyone of us, instead he thinks, he alone has the best interest of the Gambia.
We must remove him and his authocratic government, if we want to see the Gambia measure up to its potential. This is the only way forward. Alot has already been said about Jammeh's blatant disregard for our laws, it is time to take the bull by the horn. |
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