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Will The EAW Lobbyist Ever Get His Money Back From Jammeh?
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Will The EAW Lobbyist Ever Get His Money Back From Jammeh?
Will The EAW Lobbyist Ever Get His Money Back?
Jammeh Owns NO Property Or Healthy Bank Account In The US.....
Chances Of Attaching His New Plane Are Very Slim As The Jet Was Not Registered In His Name-Reveals State House Sources...
Aycoth Has A Big Task Ahead Of Him....
The
Washington based lobby firm, the EAW Group INC, has a big task ahead of
it in the event that the firm emerges victorious in its half a million
dollars law suit slambed against the Jammeh government. So far there is
no record suggesting that the Gambian government and its corrupt
President Yahya Jammeh owns a property or healthy bank account in this
country. As such, John Aycoth must be ready to figure out possible
means of recovering his hard earned money as he calls it. Recovering
the said funds might take years, as Jammeh is reputed to be avoiding
people he owed. The best bet for John Aycoth and his team is to issue a
secret writ of fifa to attach Jammeh's new plane if it ever touches the
US soil. But some even questioned if such court prayers to cease
Jammeh's assets would be entertained. Jammeh has hired people as fronts
to run his businesses and as such to trace his properties would be very
difficult. To some extent, Amadou Samba was right when he told John
that he represents the President on business related issues. Samba was
used to act as an undercover for the purchase of the Daily Observer.
The paper belongs to President Jammeh and not Samba. Let Samba dispute
this and we will present the evidence (Jaharang) in the open. Many
underestimated Jammeh, but the guy is business conscious. He hardly
signs agreements. He believes in verbal agreement and not written one.
The chances of the EAW Group of attaching his plane is very slim. If
latest reports from Banjul are to go by, the plane was not registered
under Jammeh's name
  
Will He Ever Get His Ambassador Jonhson's Jilanka Says He Will
Money Back?? New Allegations Against Not Pay A Dime To John
Aycoth
Reports have it that the President as usual uses
one of his errand boys to act as an owner. The said owner has been
given power of attorney to administer the plane and its crews.
Interestingly, the Gambian government is paying the crews and the
plane's maintenance and up keeping. Jammeh's inner circles have argued
that the said plane is untouchable since it was not registered in
Jammeh's name. Well, time will tell.
In the future, lobbyists
having business with Jammeh should asked for security deposit before
executing any contract. Hurriedly signing contracts without any
evidence of financial security on the side of the hiring party is
risky. It is suicidal to rush into contracts without running a
background check on one of the parties involved. The EAW Group case
would served as an eye opener for would be lobbyists. If President
Jammeh can say John Aycoth had not done anything for the Gambia is
questionable. The evidence before the court speaks for its self. While
we have no intention of pre-empting the inevitable verdict which is
to come soon, it's imperative to critically examined the evidence so
far adduced in court. The Intercel boss says his million dalasis GSM
cell phone project for the Gambia was undermined by corrupt officials.
Bribes and kickbacks request led to the collapse of the project. A
similar testimony was advanced by the South African renowned banker and
consultant. The GamFuels Project also failed. The fact of the matter is
that these people were in Banjul to discuss the possible way of
launching the said projects. It is undisputable that John Aycoth was
hosted at the Coconut Bar and Guest house by the state.
Another interesting revelation that came in court was the state's
acknowledgment letter in which they thanked Aycoth for the valuable
services he rendered over the years. The said letter undermines the
evidence adduced by the government that the lobbyists had done nothing
for the country. Little did the government know that writing such
acknowledgment letters was a confirmation to the lobbyist claims that
he did a fine Job for the Gambia. Our government is in the business of
thanking people it fired. Courts all over the world relied on evidence.
Jammeh and his cronies should bear this in mind.
The last day of
the said case against the Gambian government was intense. Crispin Grey
Johnson made funny and damaging accusations against John Aycoth. The
court was taken aback by his wild accusations against the lobbyist.
While we took it upon ourselves to refrain from disclosing the said
accusations levelled against Aycoth at this hour, it is our contention
that Grey Johnson acted too low by making such unsubstantiated
allegations. We still could not figure out what he was trying to gain
by making such wild allegations. Many believe that Johnson's action
was calculated to smear the lobbyist image since he succeeded in
exposing Jammeh and his government in court. The allegations made
against John Aycoth could be pursued in court by the plaintiff if he
deems it necessary. John and his legal team should bear in mind that
"if a lie is left unchallenged, it might turn out to be true." The ball
is now in their court to take Grey Johnson to court to prove his
allegations. A lot of damage has been caused to the plaintiff. I for
one could not believe it when I first heard Johnson charges against
John. Very disturbing allegations indeed. We will come back to this
topic later on.
Finally, the EAW Group must be very lucky if
Jammeh okayed the said cheaque of half a million dollars. Jammeh is
bragging openly that he will not pay John a dime. He followed the
trial keenly while in Banjul. We are all patiently waiting for the
verdict. Attaching Jammeh's properties would be a main problem.
Attachment goes with material evidence. The EAW Group better start
working on that. Perhaps, Amadou Samba will help them to trace Jammeh's
secret properties. We know for a fact that he has properties in Guinea
Conakry and Morocco, but not registered in his name. Winning a case is
a good thing, but recovering the money is the million dollar question.
Time will tell. |
Posted on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 (Archive on Monday, October 30, 2006)
Posted by PNMBAI Contributed by PNMBAI
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