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Momodou
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 Posted - 10 Aug 2020 : 18:33:47
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Bandam Barrow: Don’t Give No Speech
By Alagi Saidy-Barrow
President Barrow, don’t mind those calling on you to address the nation! It’s not like reading some speech some guy wrote for you is going to make any difference anyway! I mean is the speech going to inspire some confidence in the people? Silence they say is golden and I suppose you mine your silence so you can continue to strike gold! And as a brother whose oratory or reading skills are not like that Nana Addo of Ghana, the fewer speeches you give, the longer you can be president!
If you have food to eat, you have drinking water (I hope you’re better than Yaya Jammeh who would not even drink Gambian water and had his water shipped from overseas), you have 24/7 electricity, you have petrol in your fleet of cars, and our wives and children are faring well, what’s there to give a speech about? The presidency is meant for enjoyment and this is your moment to enjoy along with your friends. You better enjoy while it lasts. Right now, you should be preoccupied with the 2021 elections and how you can fulfill that 15-year presidential ambition. You know, the plan that your cabinet members endorsed? So long as you remain president, their breads will continue to be buttered too. So they need you to be president longer!
Some of the very people clamoring for you to talk today were the same ones that insisted you didn’t have to take any questions from Gambians on your first visit to New York! Don’t mind them. They’re are just jealousying you rek.
President Mbaading, the people dying of diseases in The Gambia are not a Barrow like you and I, so why should we worry about them? That’s the Gambian way after all. We only worry when it’s personal. I’m sure if I die, you’d give a speech then, just because I offered you advise today! Ok, may be not. But I called you Bandam and I was hoping that would mean something!
I saw the stepchildren of Jammeh saying you should call him to help you unite the nation. These desperate souls didn’t say refer to a unity policy they have deh, they say call Jammeh! For them life begins and ends with Jammeh! A uniter who has no qualms about attacking other tribes; specifically the Mandinkas! And that’s the guy they said you should call to help you unite Gambia. But I’m sure Seedy Njie has his number still just in case you think it’s an excellent idea!
Bandam, mbimi, keep away from everyone and enjoy your presidency. Your supporters will support you whether you give a speech or not, and your detractors will not be swayed into supporting you! You don’t inspire much hope and giving a speech serves you no purpose. All that matters is to continue being president. If I were you, I’d continue to hide and have handsome Ebrima go verbose on press releases. The others are looking for another “where-are-where-she” moment and I’m only advising you because I see no point in any speech you will deliver! If life is tolerable to you and your close associates, why worry about anyone else? You can thank me later!
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Bandam Barrow: Don’t Give No Speech
