Gambia’s Daily observer has become the disgrace of the century masquerading as a newspaper but functioning as an organ of the APRC and President Jammeh. If the paper were to stick to promoting the policies of President Jammeh and his rogue government any common sense person could understand. But for the paper to openly and blatantly use statements that every reader can read and understand simple English and twist them around to suit their master is simply disgraceful and will go down in history as the worst paper in the history of the Gambia. No wonder most of its erstwhile editors who operate under such unethical circumstances become the first victims of the brutal dictator.
Four days ago the paper took a letter that US President Obama wrote to all Muslims around the world on the Eve of Eid Adha and spin it as Obama writes to President Jammeh insinuating that the disgraced and weakened dictator in Banjul is still relevant in the eyes of the world. Anyone who reads that letter will clearly see that it was not addressed to President Jammeh. Thus many are not surprise that the brainless President is constantly looking for name recognition.
Yesterday, the same daily observer came out jubilation that the speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Ike Ekweremadu has hailed President Jammeh as a leader who does not only insist on the law but ensures that he follows the constitution to the letter.. this one again makes the bottom as the most embarrassing publication ever… below we reproduce the link to the publication of the Daily Observer and a counter Nigerian paper to the statements of the ECOWAS Parliamentary Speaker.
In fact the statement seems to be directly telling President Jammeh that he has constantly defied ECOWAS laws that he is a signatory to. It is either the Observer editors don’t understand simple English or are hell bend on fabrication to please their master.
See starch contrast between the two statements. be the judge!.
Observer Publication:
The speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament has stressed the need for laws made by legislatures to be respected, while describing President Jammeh as one such person who not only insisted on the rule of law but “has always kept within the bounds of the law”.
Honourable Ike Ekweremadu was speaking to reporters Friday at State House in Banjul shortly after meeting the president of the Republic.
The ECOWAS Parliament chief, who flew to Banjul from a meeting in Senegal to “show solidarity” with the president, also expressed his institution’s resolve to work hand-in-glove with The Gambia government in the expansion of the sub-regional bloc’s legislature. “Most of his actions are always guided by the constitution and people of The Gambia and the laws of which the parliament of The Gambia has made,” he further stated.
He added: “So, we at the ECOWAS Parliament believe that if we go outside these laws then it is impunity. But from my records, it shows that President Jammeh has always kept within the bounds of the law. It may be harsh but that is what the law says and that is what they say is the rule of law.” He also stressed the need to instill discipline within the community, society and in the nations in order for things to progress.
Hon. Ekweremadu reiterated that laws that are made by the people must be enforced, thus pointing out The Gambia as a good example in this regard. “Our heads of State of other countries need to ensure that they enforce whatever rules, laws or constitutions they have. So that is our position and we felt that we need to make this clear to him that, as long as he is keeping within the bounds of the law, he has our support,” he said of the president.
Nigerian best forum publication:
Ekweremadu Visits Jammeh, Insists On Rule Of Law
on: November 04, 2013, 11:50:51 AM »
Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Ike Ekweremadu, has called on West African leaders and governments to uphold the rule of law to enable the sub-region make the needed progress.
He made the call when he led a delegation of the Community Parliament on a working visit to the President of The Gambia, Sheikh Yahya Jammeh, at the state house in Banjul.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting with the President, Ekweremadu decried the flagrant disrespect for laws across Africa, stressing that no nation would develop if it could not enforce its laws and rules.
“I believe that if laws are made, they must be respected. I believe we need to instill discipline within our community, within our society, and within our nations; that is how we will make progress.
“The difference between us in this part of the world and the rest of the world, where things are working, is that we do not keep faith with our rules. We must be able to enforce the laws, which we make.
“I believe that all our Heads of State need to ensure that whatever laws are passed by the Parliament or whatever rules are set by constitutional authorities are obeyed and enforced.
“If you do not like the law, then you can change it, but so long as it is the law of the land, they must be implemented squarely and fairly.”
The Speaker had earlier solicited the support of Jameh towards the enhancement of the powers of the ECOWAS Parliament.
“We cannot have a Parliament that does not make laws, thus we need to ensure that if we call ourselves a body of parliament, then we must make laws in respect of matters concerning the community and by so doing add values to the work of other institutions and organs of the ECOWAS”, Ekweremadu told Jaammeh.
Welcoming the ECOWAS Parliament delegation, Jammeh commended Ekweremadu for the leadership and visibility he had brought to bear on the Community Parliament since he emerged the Speaker in 2011.
The President explained that he was the foremost proponent of the establishment of a regional parliament that would make laws that apply to all member states of ECOWAS in defined areas and promised to champion the adoption of the Draft Supplementary Act on the Enhancement of the ECOWAS Parliament when the body of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government meets laterin the year.