(JollofNews) – For a president that seized power dislodging democratically elected government by force of guns in a coup, Yahya Jammeh has no moral justification and lacks all political sanity celebrating 50 years since Gambia became independent from colonial rule of Britain on 18 February 1965.
There are serious crimes routinely committed by President Yahya Jammeh that makes him the wrong person talking about Gambian independence and therefore unfit calling for celebrations.
Here are just some facts regarding why Jammeh is flat on his nose as crime bearer at odds with all tenets of independence.
1. Dislodging by force of guns a democratically elected government after 30 years independence is unlawful. It is an act of breaking the country’s laws and violating our constitution.
2. Since 22 July 1994 coup, Yahya Jammeh routinely kills as way of instilling fear and for self- perpetuation in the worst use of crude force as dictators normally do.
3. Gambian economy and financial system continue to experience serious collapse due to corruption and mismanagement by Yahya Jammeh as head of government. Jammeh told Gambians his reason for unlawful invasion of the nation’s political arena by coup instead of forming a party to contest elections was to eradicate corruption levelled against deposed regime of Sir Dawda Jawara who led the country to independence on 18 February 1965.
4. Since that 22 July 1994 coup and 20 years onwards, personal wealth of Yahya Jammeh is shamefully far exceeding that of Gambia government he claims to be heading.
5. As head of a dictatorial regime Jammeh routinely kills people and refuses surrendering dead bodies of his many victims for decent burial by their grieving families. Most recent is that of 30 December 2014 alleged coup plotters who were summarily executed in cold blood. Evidence of this gruesome killing of good citizens is presented in photo images by the regime as show of their capability to maim and intending to cause fear.
6. While Gambians continue to mourn their slain and missing good citizens, there is no reason to celebrate independence that has been denied by brutal dictatorship of Yaya Jammeh for 20 years since invading the country through unlawful act of coup on 22 July 1994.
7. It is improper for Yahya Jammeh pretending not knowing his numerous crimes against humanity amid filthy scheme of corruption plus total denial of freedom to decent Gambians and still imposing forced celebrations.
8. Gambian independence granted on 18 February 1965 was prematurely terminated by the unlawful act of coup staged through destructive hands of Yahya Jammeh and his cohorts.
9. What Gambians want is for Yahya Jammeh to embrace good sense by terminating his unwelcome overstay in forced rule after 20 difficult years.
10.Someone like Yahya Jammeh who wilfully destroyed all pillars and platform of a nation’s independence cannot be trusted as genuine person to preside over celebrations marking 50 years nationhood. Jammeh must be sensible to know he is not the choice of right thinking Gambians. There is no independence and therefore nothing to celebrate.
