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toubab1020
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 Posted - 22 Feb 2010 : 16:09:38
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They seek him here, they seek him there ,where Oh where is Jacques 
http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/extraditing-criminals
This Editorial from The Observer,who was the minister at this time ?
Extraditing criminals
Africa » Gambia
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Editorial,
It is within the limits of trust, honesty and loyalty blended with competence and professionalism that people are entrusted the task of management. Whatever the institution we may be managing is like, the principles and ethics of professionalism must dictate our actions and thoughts. Acting outside the limits of our jobs tantamount to gross betrayal of the truth and confidence people bestowed on us; much more, going the extra-mile of committing crimes like theft constitute irresponsibility and unprofessional conduct of the most inhuman kind. People who are found wanting of such crimes must at all cost not be harboured by a decent nation or government, because such people are nothing but enemies of social progress and humanity in general; as such they deserve to be exposed and brought to book for their crimes.
In this respect, we therefore welcome the proposal by our lawmakers that one Jacques Zghinou, the CEO of GS Aviation, the company contracted to manage the Gambia International Airlines from June 2007 to July 2008 be extradited to The Gambia to explain how the company under his administration almost went into bankruptcy. It is important that we remind readers that between June 1st to December 31st 2007, under the management of this Jacques Zghinou, GIA incurred losses amounting to D106million dalasis while the loss incurred in 2008 is still unknown.
He left the country unceremoniously around April 2008 when the contract was still in effect. The demand for his extradition by the deputies is a step in the right direction and can serve as a wake up call to other potential public fund thieves that this country does not condone the embezzlement of public funds and related acts. If such a huge sum of money can within a space of six months disappear under a management entrusted to safeguard it, what would have happened if such a management stayed on for years?
People like Jacques Zghinou, undoubtedly have no positive intention for a developing country like The Gambia, which is struggling to make ends meet. His ultimate mission is to jeopardise our development process by robbing us of vital and necessary finance that would have been used to purchase and plant the ingredients of growth. His extradition to face charges of economic crimes committed against a decent people is therefore necessary. It should be brought to the attention of any country habouring him, that they are only accommodating a criminal whose mission is to fraudulently enrich himself, and as such should be handed over to the people he has robbed to face justice. In fact, we are convinced that if it was an African who has committed such a barbaric and horrendous act against those so-called capitalist countries; an international arrest warrant would have been issued against him.
Corruption in all its forms is an enemy of societal development because public funds are diverted into channels that only satisfy individual interest; as such, the state is robbed of huge chunks of the money and materials that should have been utilised to meets the demands of the citizenry. People, both citizens and non-citizens alike, should therefore learn to protect their human dignity, personality and worth; this we cannot do if we are not contented with what we have.
Besides, it is ourselves who lobbied for the positions we occupy in public office and not otherwise; our actions must therefore be dictated by the principles of our jobs or we vacate public office for good. The government of this country is premised on the pillars of accountability and transparency. Any individual, Gambian and non-Gambian, who cannot comply with that principle should distance himself from our public sphere. We hope that the international community, Interpol, and all other concerned authorities will collaborate to extradite such robbers of the state.
Author: Daily Observer
A couple more links here:
http://www.gambia.dk/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6464
http://www.tourmag.com/Senegal-Airways-flop-ou-tentative-d-escroquerie_a5064.html (its in french but Google can translate if you click the google link.)
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Edited by - toubab1020 on 22 Feb 2010 16:25:19 |
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