President Yahya AJJ Jammeh
Bismillaahir Rahmaani Raheem
Alhamdu lillaahe Rabbil Aalameeen
Alhamdu lillaahe Rabbil Aalameeen
Alhamdu lillaahe Rabbil Aalameeen
Fellow
Gambians and friends of The Gambia
I greet you
with the most noble salutation “Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullaahe wa
Barakaatuh,” on the important occasion of the 49th anniversary of our
independence. I salute and commend you for the journey we have all been making
to usher in a modern prosperous and dignified independent motherland for the
past 49 years and even more significantly with the assumption of a more profound
meaning of our independence as a sovereign Nation during the last twenty years
from July 22nd 1994.
We continue
our march for greater prosperity, progress and independence as a proud and
dignified nation and taking charge of our destiny with THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH as
our only MASTER to WHOM alone we bow down in worship. Our independence was
achieved through the hard work of patriotic independence minded citizens but
that independence was a sham as Gambia’s leadership then plunged our country
deeper into the complete hegemony of the British Empire and therefore failed to
bring about any significant socio-economic development.
For a
country that was once labelled as a “hell hole on earth” by a former US
President during the height of massive looting of our resources by our
merciless colonial Masters; we should definitely be proud of ourselves
considering the rapid development we have achieved so far during the past 20
years i.e. from July 22nd 1994 when we
became truly independent from the exploitative hegemony of the ungrateful
Kingdom of our former colonial Masters.
Fellow
Gambians,
I can
assure you that the developments achieved under my leadership will continue to
make us all proud. My philosophy is that independence should have a practical
meaning and in my words and deeds The Gambia will continue to stand tall among
the world’s nations as a dignified proud country making sustainable progress
based on self-reliance and always putting our own destiny in the care of the
Supreme MASTER , The One and Only ALMIGHTY ALLAH.
As we
celebrate yet another independence anniversary in peace and harmony, we thank
Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta’alaa for His rich blessings and also urge all citizens
to continue to jealously guard and protect the peace and stability of the Gambia.
On the eve of this year’s independence anniversary
The
Economist Magazine has ranked The Gambia among themost stable countries in the world and such
a feat must never be taken for granted but should propel all of us to stand
firm in unity to safeguard and preserve it for posterity. With the Almighty
Allah on our side we can always achieve higher heights.
Fellow
Gambians and friends of The Gambia,
My
Government places a high premium on national security and this sacred national
interest will never be sacrificed on the altar of satanic and ungodly
international standards that continue to promote the evil Agenda of the world
powers that are today playing god to Africa and the third world. Our democracy
will be built on and sustained by our religious beliefs and cultural values;
and as I declared for a theme during the last July 22nd anniversary, we will
continue to “live according to our religion”. Therefore the coercive and
dictatorial pressures by some foreign powers aimed at imposing on us their ungodly
and decadent cultures like homosexuality and unbridled freedoms that endanger
the peace and welfare of the majority, will never be accepted in this
country.These dangerous and
irresponsible freedoms by these satanic forces would one day lead to brothers
marrying their biological sisters and fathers marrying their own daughters and
mothers marrying their own sons.Such an
evil world they are preparing for mankind, cannot be accepted by We ALLAH
worshipping Muslims and Christians the world over; more so Africans especially
Gambians.
Fellow
Gambians and Friends of The Gambia,
Independence,
development, peace and stability cannot be attained and sustained without a price; every citizen should be willing to
pay with his/her sweat at the least for rapid socio economic development and
peace. At the most, every citizen should
be willing to pay with his or her blood and tears to maintain our Independence,
Freedom, security and permanent stability in a country where all ALLAH-Fearing
Muslims and Christians can worship our Creator and Master with absolute peace
of mind and soul. I call on every Gambian to take greater personal
responsibility for the socio economic development, stability, security and
Independence; and, in a nutshell, the well being of our Motherland The
Gambia. We should not rely on the state
for a disproportionate share of our welfare, rather, we must endeavour and be
bold enough to take full control and responsibility for our own socio-economic
Advancement and that of our Country. It
is only in this spirit of living by one’s sweat and contributing to Our
Country’s development that we as a nation working together with only the
ALMIGHTY ALLAH AS OUR MASTER and Our Religion as Our way of life and
Governance; that we will turn this great country into the Economic Super Power
that we yearn for in a shorter period of time than anticipated.
My
Government continues its programme of socio economic development with Religion
and our religious value system as the cornerstone for national psychological
emancipation and liberation from the shackles of neo-colonialism in all its
shapes and colours. In my Government’s drive to provide education for all
Gambians, religious Education will be further buttressed and strengthened from
primary, secondary and to tertiary Education.It is only when religion and faith in ALLAH only is established in the
Heart of Every Gambian, that we can become truly Independent and dignified
people. We cannot be called dignified
and independent when instead of putting our destiny in the MIGHT OF THE
ALMIGHTY ALLAH’s custody, we look up satanic powers that be; whose only
objective for humanity is to glorify all that is Evil and Ungodly.These so-called world powers of today’s world
comprising racist, Homosexual, Devil-and-material- worshipping perverts bent on
the continuous sucking of African blood and resources to perpetuate decadence,
abject poverty, violence and mayhem in Africa, cannot be listened to by
ALLAH-worshipping people like us more sobe taken for Masters.I am sure
that even Iblis or Satan believes that he is less evil than these powers who
have set one set of standards for themselves, and another for the rest of
mankind especially Africans.
Fellow
Gambians,
I am sure you will agree with me that National pride and Independence
are meaningless without one’s ability to rely on and feed oneself.
Therefore,
as we celebrate this independence anniversary, let us take this solemn
and
sacred responsibility to grow what we eat and eat what we grow. For a
country to be highly developed,
secured, peaceful stable and independent, it must be a very healthy
country. We cannot assure a healthy
Gambia as long as we do not grow what we eat and eat what we grow. In
fact, eating what we do not grow, which
means eating what we do not know, is detrimental to the attainment of a
healthy
Nation and by extension, a wealthy Nation. Eating what we do not grow or
know is responsible for the strange health
problems that are encountered in today’s Gambia. Our traditional Gambian
dishes or foods are
being replaced by unhealthy and for most Muslims, haram junk food being
imported into this country. This dangerous trend must end and I am
determined to end importation of basic food items by 2016 without fail
by the
Grace and Might of the Almighty Allah.
Fellow
Gambians, Friends of our Dear Motherland and Non Gambians
Let me take
this opportunity to also remind you all about the importance of a clean
environment in the maintenance of perfect health and sustainable development.
Allah has endowed us with all that we need to ensure healthy lives but it is
our responsibility to ensure a clean and conducive environment that ensures and
guarantees good health to all of us as taught in our National Anthem “We
strive and work and pray that all may live in Unity, Freedom and Peace each
day.” Therefore let justice and the Fear
of ALLAH guide our actions towards our common Good. This means our attitude towards our
environment, our homes and neighbours, our public institutions like markets,
hospitals, schools, NAWEC, GAMTEL, our flora and fauna etc must be taken care
of because they determine our Common Good. Our hospitals, roads, public infrastructure etc. all determine our
common wellbeing.
Therefore
as we approach our fiftieth Independence Anniversary in 2015, let us for once
forget I-ism and opt for We-ism.
The
philosophy of I-ism can only lead to greed, selfishness and division.The philosophy of We-ism can only lead to
Unity, virtuousness and to ALLAH. A
typical example of this in our religion, is the high premium that the Almighty
ALLAH has placed on congregational
prayers as opposed to individual prayers.
The
environment is inextricably linked to our survival and culture. Therefore we
must not only preserve our natural heritage but also study it and document it
for posterity. My Government will continue to support research on our cultural
heritage and also encourage Gambians to make good use of our natural resources
for the benefit of everyone. In this vein, I am pleased to inform you that
henceforth, January 17th will be celebrated as National Natural Medicines Day.
This Day will be set aside to appreciate, celebrate and also embrace our
Indigenous ways of Medical Treatment. While celebrating this day for the
glories of our rich past, it should also be a moment for further reflection,
thought and research for the improvement of our Indigenous knowledge of Natural
remedies for their adaptation in a dynamic and increasingly materialistic
commercial world.
Fellow
Gambians, Friends of the Gambia,
On the
international front, The Gambia will continue to pursue a foreign policy based
on equality and genuine friendship with the rest of the world. Such friendship
must be anchored on mutual respect and the inviolability of our sovereignty and
independence. We are not against any country or race but we demand absolute
respect for our religious values from all nations regardless of size race,
wealth or ideology. In interacting with the rest of the world, we shall
continue to jealously guard our independence and sovereignty. We do not and
shall never interfere with the domestic politics of any nation and therefore we
will not tolerate interference in our domestic affairs under any guise. Our
Islamic Faith is precious and we shall guard and preserve it by all means necessary.
While we wish to maintain peaceful relations with all countries near and far,
we will never accept any Ungodly, Satanic and Anti Human behaviour as a way of
life or a human right.Homosexuality
will never be tolerated and in fact will attract the ultimate penalty since it
is intended to bring humanity to an inglorious extinction. We will fight these vermins called
Homosexuals or gays the same way we are fighting malaria-causing mosquitoes; if
not more aggressively.We will therefore
not accept any friendship, aid or any other gesture that is conditional on
accepting Homosexuals or L.G.B.T. as
they are now baptised by the powers that promote them. As far as I am concerned, L.G.B.T can only
stand for Leprosy, Gonorrhoea, Bacteria and Tuberculosis; all of which are
detrimental to human existence.
Let me also
make it very clear that Gambia will not spare any homosexual and therefore no
Diplomatic Immunity will be respected for any Diplomat who is found guilty or accused of being a
homosexual. We will also not accept
Diplomats that are homosexuals.
Fellow
Gambians, Friends of The Gambia
Our Natural
resources are ours and we will only exploit them to the utmost benefit of our
country and nothing else. We will always
be in the Driving Seat of any extractive activity and any outside involvement
would be based on our terms and nobody else’s. This means that we will work with other countries and entities based on
a win-win situation for both sides.
Our
Emphasis will be joint state to state ventures with our true friends and
strategic Allies. No amount of
blackmail, smear campaign or bullying tactics would make me deviate from this
position and allow those marauding locusts to loot our Natural resources to our
own detriment.
With the
ALMIGHTY ALLAH’s Guidance and Protection, Our Mineral Resources will soon
launch us out of poverty into eternal prosperity and to the Economic super
power status without fail.
In
conclusion, my Government would give priority to the peaceful resolution of all
these deadly and catastrophic senseless proxy conflicts that continue to plague
our Mother Africa. These conflicts are
reducing our socio-economic development prospect as a continent by 90% year in
year out, and unless all of us as Black Africans realise that the more we fight
each other the deeper we sink into Abject poverty, and take drastic steps to
put a definitive end to fighting, prosperity in many parts of Africa would only
be an elusive and far-fetched dream.
We believe
that Africa should solve her own problems rather than pandering to the whims
and caprices of foreign powers whose actions are always inimical to the supreme
interest of our continent in spite of their best efforts to disguise as genuine
partners. Therefore we will continue to advocate for the speedy resolution of
conflicts in South Sudan, Central African Republic and other trouble hot-spots
on the continent.
Fellow
Gambians and friends of The Gambia
While we
celebrate our independence in peace and harmony, let us remember the less
privileged around the world who continue to yearn daily for peace, security and
progress. Let us all pray for Allah to bring stability and peace to the
troubled regions of the world and to bless the poor and hungry with sustenance.
I wish you
all a happy 49th independence anniversary.
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