By all of a sudden ruling for the victims of Jammeh to be compensated millions of Dalasis is setting a precedent for all other victims to be compensated as well from our most needed resources to improve our social services. I would like to reiterate that Fatou Camara was part of the former regime, enjoying with Jammeh until she was removed from her job and later arrested. After she fled to the US, I can recall she mentioned during one of her programmes that she used to advise ladies coming to her to see the former President that they should ”write a letter and enclose their photos for the President to see” What a pimp?
As a nation, we need to focus on building our institutions and make sure that horrific events under Jammeh’s 22 years misrule never repeats themselves ever again. As for ECOWAS, the entire regional bloc needs restructuring to reflect the true interest of the citizens of its member states.
Lamin Jammeh
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Where was ECOWAS [Economic Community of West African States] when Yahya Jammeh tortured thousands of Gambians for 22 consecutive years? Where was ECOWAS when Jammeh massacred a dozen or more students in cold blood? For the ECOWAS [Community Court] to rule now that these victims of the former regime should be compensated from the government coffers, only indicates how incompetent and inefficient the regional organisation is.