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Santanfara
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 Posted - 18 Jul 2009 : 11:49:25
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72 ministers in 15 years
16 Jul 2009
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That by his single hand President Yahya Jammeh created and destroyed 72 State Ministers in 15 years is amazing. But something else is more serious. How he still insists being the best person to stay on that job of leading a nation he fails so badly, that is a matter for critical public concern. By all means, Jammeh has done exactly what he swore he would not do. He failed doing all that he promised he would do. The result is a trail of devastation for the hired and fired ministers, their friends, families, and all Gambians.
by PK Jarju
Birmingham, UK
A year hardly goes by without a secretary of state losing his/her job. Since July 22, 1994 a total number of 72 ministers/secretaries of state have served President Jammeh in various portfolios.
Out of the 72, 66 ministers/secretaries of state were sacked from their respective positions by President Jammeh. Four secretaries of state, Momodou Lamin Jobe, Joseph Henry Joof, Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta and Edward Singhatey resigned their posts.
Satang Jaw retired from her position as secretary of state for Education on health grounds.
Sanna Sabally, vice President of the AFPRC and Sadibu Haidara, minister for the Interior were arrested in January 1995 and jailed for allegedly trying to overthrow Jammeh. Sabally was released after completing his prison term while Haidara never made it out. He died in prison from 'high blood pressure' according to the state media.
Finance minister, Bakary Bunja Darbo fled the country after being implicated in the November 11,1994 alleged coup plot. His successor, Ousman Koro Ceesay died in 1995 a few days before the budget speech in a freak car accident. Many have accused the regime of having a hand in his murder.
Find below the full list.
1. Badjie, Ousman
2. Badjie, Fatim
3. Bah, Samba
4. Bajo, Lamin Kaba
5. Bensouda, Amie
6. Bensouda, Fatou
7. Bitaye, Musa
8. Bojang, John P.
9. Bojang, Momodou
10. Ceesay, Ebrima
11.Ceesay, Momodou Nai
12.Ceesay, Ousman Koro (killed)
13.Ceesay, Sulayman Massaneh
14.Cesay-Marenah, Kumba
15.Cham, Mamat
16.Colley, Angela
17.Dabo, BB
18.Dumbuya, Fasainey
19.Faal, Samba
20.Faal-Sonko, Amina
21.Faye, Sheikh Omar
22.Gai, Mass Axi
23.Garba-Jahumpa, Balla (Re-instated, sacked, re-instated)
24. Musa Bala Gaye
25.Grey-Johnson, Crispin (Re-instated, sacked)
26.Haidara, Sadibou
27.Hydara, Sheikh Tijan (Re-instated, sacked)
28.Jagne, Baboucarr Blaise
29.Jallow, Momodou Sarjo
30.Janneh, Amadou Scattred
31.Jarju, Manlafi
32.Jatta, Baboucarr
33.Jatta, Famara
34.Jobe, Maba
35.Jobe, M. L. Sedat (resigned)
36.Joof, Joseph Henry (resigned
37.Jow, Satang (retired on health grounds)
38.Kassama, Yankuba
39.Keita, Margaret
40.Macdouall-Gaye, Neneh
41.Marong, Mustapha
42.Mbai, Fafa
43.Mbenga, Musa
44.Mboob, Sulayman Sait
45.Mbowe, Tamsir
46.Mendy, Dominic
47.Ndong-Jatta, Anne Therese (resigned)
48.Omar Ndow (sacked less than a week)
49.Ngum, Alieu
50.Njie, Bakary
51.Njie, Malick
52.Njie, Omar
53.Sabally, Sana
54.Sallah, Abdoulaye (Re-instated, sacked)
55.Sallah, Hassan
56.Sallah, Momodou (Silabai)
57.Sanneh, Kanja
58.Sanneh, Sidy Morro
59.Sanneh-Bojang, Nyimasata
60.Sanyang, Kebba
61.Sarr, Samsudeen
62.Secka, Pap Cheyassin
63.Sillah, Musa
64.Singhatey, Edward (resigned)
65.Sisay-Sabally, Hawa
66.Sock, Raymond
67.Sonko, Bolong
68.Taal, Bai Mass
69.Tambajang, Fatoumatta
70.Tambedou, Bemba
71.Touray, Yankuba (Re-instated, sacked again)
72.Waffa-Ogoo, Susan
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Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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Kitabul Arerr
Gambia
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Posted - 18 Jul 2009 : 18:59:19
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Originally posted by Santanfara
72 ministers in 15 years
16 Jul 2009
Originally posted by Santanfara...Jammeh has done exactly what he swore he would not do. He failed doing all that he promised he would do...
My "wow!" moment, regarding Yahya Jammeh's 180 degrees U-turns, is his retraction/recanting of Term Limits. That was when his "baggage" broke my Camel's back.............................................lol! |
The New Gambia - Stronger Together! |
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
1382 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2009 : 16:48:08
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Point of correction; Amie Bensouda has never being a minister in the AFPRC/APRC regime. She served as Solicitor-General in the ousted PPP administration but was kicked-out soon after the military takeover of 1994. She became a private legal practitioner ever since, and was never hired by the APRC regime.
I don't think Ms Bensouda would want to work for the APRC government even if she is offered a position. She is a woman of impeccable integrity and great professionalism.
Good list though.
Thanks
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Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 19 Jul 2009 16:49:56 |
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Jack
Belgium
384 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2009 : 18:22:44
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Good list Santa.
Would be interesting to know what all those doing now. I know several of them are still in the circus. Samba Faal is now mayor of Banjul; Susan Waffa Ogoo is ambassador i think, etc
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toubab1020
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Posted - 19 Jul 2009 : 20:42:14
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Good point Jack,
Santa. perhaps you could assist and tell us the current employment of those on your list,if Jack is correct (and why shouldn't he be?) at least some of the list members have good positions. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
1382 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jul 2009 : 18:20:22
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Karamba, perhaps you would like to re-visit your source again. It did not state that Mrs Amie Bensouda was a minister. This is how your source stated it and rightly so;
'Amie was Solicitor General and Legal Secretary, Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Justice from 1990 -1995'
The only Bensouda who served the APRC as a minister was Fatou Bom Bensouda who is now a prosecutor at the Hague.
I hope this helps you.
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I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
3820 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jul 2009 : 18:51:09
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Nyarikang, it is this bit making me think she would have served in some capacity.
....and also acted as Attorney General and Minister of Justice July/August, in 1994... |
Karamba |
Edited by - Karamba on 25 Jul 2009 23:25:01 |
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bread man
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Posted - 25 Jul 2009 : 22:41:52
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| Hi guys, Jammeh is doing fine by our counts. He employs you and hope you deliver and if you dont he makes you history in the government. what is wrong with that??? Those that delivers stays and continue the good job. |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
3820 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jul 2009 : 23:35:21
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Bread Man,
Greater respects to you my good fellow. Where have you been? By the fact that Chairman could not pick right people for the right jobs makes him being the wrong person to start with. |
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
1382 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2009 : 16:24:41
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Originally posted by Karamba
Nyarikang, it is this bit making me think she would have served in some capacity.
....and also acted as Attorney General and Minister of Justice July/August, in 1994...
Karamba,
your source did not state that she was the Attorney- General and minister of justice. It stated ''Solicitor- General and Legal Secretary''. These are two different positions. The latter is a civil service position [an equivalent of a Permanent Secretary] and Mrs Bensouda was in this position well before the coup [since 1990]. She served less than a year after the coup. She never served the AFPRC/APRC in any political capacity either before or after that.
Please don't misquote your source again.
Thanks
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I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 28 Jul 2009 16:26:48 |
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sab
United Kingdom
912 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2009 : 16:48:52
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Jack/Toubab1020 maybe this link will be of interest to you:
www.afdevinfo.com/htmlreports/ga92.html#B
sab. |
The world would be a poorer place if it was peopled by children whose parents risked nothing in the cause of social justice, for fear of personal loss. (Joe Slovo - African revolutionary) |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
3820 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2009 : 19:29:39
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quote:
Originally posted by Nyarikangbanna
quote:
Originally posted by Karamba
Nyarikang, it is this bit making me think she would have served in some capacity.
....and also acted as Attorney General and Minister of Justice July/August, in 1994...
Karamba,
your source did not state that she was the Attorney- General and minister of justice. It stated ''Solicitor- General and Legal Secretary''. These are two different positions. The latter is a civil service position [an equivalent of a Permanent Secretary] and Mrs Bensouda was in this position well before the coup [since 1990]. She served less than a year after the coup. She never served the AFPRC/APRC in any political capacity either before or after that.
Please don't misquote your source again.
Thanks
]....and also acted as Attorney General and Minister of Justice July/August, in 1994...[/
Nyarikang,
These are not my words. The phrase is simply copied from text in quote. You are better advised to read, read, and read. It is dangerous to stick on error.
Read the full text from that source and let us know if the quoted phrase is not from the text.
Not my words, most respectfully.
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Jack
Belgium
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Posted - 28 Jul 2009 : 22:18:37
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tnx Sab,
but the list seems not been updated since 2007. And you know those things are going fast in the Gambia :) |
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Santanfara
3460 Posts |
Posted - 01 Aug 2009 : 18:20:23
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Thanks jack for picking up on that vital point. I will ask around and also consult the original compiler PK Jarju to also look into it. we know some are still syconphanting around and doing whatever the monster advices.
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Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 02 Aug 2009 : 21:21:43
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Originally posted by Kitabul Arerr
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Originally posted by Santanfara
72 ministers in 15 years
16 Jul 2009
Originally posted by Santanfara...Jammeh has done exactly what he swore he would not do. He failed doing all that he promised he would do...
My "wow!" moment, regarding Yahya Jammeh's 180 degrees U-turns, is his retraction/recanting of Term Limits. That was when his "baggage" broke my Camel's back.............................................lol!
As MOE hasn't posted for sometime your previous angry avatar has gone replaced by your very own bright colourful work,better  I did notice the C for copyright . |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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