By Our Security Affairs Correspondent.
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When one compares and contrasts the leadership in Conakry with the leadership in Banjul it becomes so obvious that people can force dictators out. However, this can never be doable where loss of life is feared. First Guineans forced Conteh to appoint a PM Prime Minister which he swore not to do earlier on. When pressure mounted from his own citizens Conteh was forced to appoint a PM. We are in the second face of the state of affairs that will send Conteh into the gutters of African history. Between yesterday and today his army has killed 23 demonstrators! The price is so dear but Conteh will go!
Who is Lansana Conteh? Conteh was a fierce fighter who worked so hard to defend former President Ahmed Sekou Toure. When Toure passed away in 1984 he was replaced by his former docile Vice President Biavougi. Toure left a vacuum behind because he had dishonest Intellectuals who stayed with him for 26 years singing endless praises! As they were used to praising,not leading it was not so easy for them to replace Toure's iron fist. It was just so easy for Conteh to jail these lackeys and then usher the affairs of Guinea from 1984 to now. This is what happens where Intellectual prostitutes are left behind to replace a leader-centered regime.
Today Conteh is faced with the same serpents he inherited from the past. He is also faced with the same mercenary tendencies he used against former Presidents Samuel Doe and Charles Taylor of Liberia. Conteh has been meddling with the internal affairs of both Sieraleone and Liberia. When former Coup leader Captain Strasser was chased out of Freetown he took a helicopter to Guinea,then flew to the UK. Conteh has since been a hiding serpent himself competing Nigeria and Senegal in the Subregion.
The same Conteh maintained,fed,clothed, and sponsored mercenaries in Liberia only to help dislodge Charles Taylor. Why? Because Charles did not want to recognize the old man's so-called elder brother leadership within that area. Although a renowned bandit Taylor was right because Conteh was or is nothing but an old thief set to catch other thieves around town.
The same phenomenon Conteh was using against his neighbours will set Guinea in flames sooner that he expects it to happen. The same Guinea-Liberia-Mercenaries came home after Taylor was forced into exile. They could not stay in that country because their mission was to kill and destroy. Now that President Sirleaf is ready to build and develop the Conteh-sponsored mercenaries can't stay any longer. They have no justification anymore. These same elements are back into Guinea with old professions that are so deadly. Senseless killers are like drug addicts,they also get addicted to spilling blood. This is why they cannot stay happy where there is no turmoil. Now that the situation is so volatile and the fruits of war are ripe Conteh has no option but maintain a 20 hours curfew. Alongside he is threatening to impose what? Martial law! Martial law? This means the regime is ending so fast. When dictators use curfew and martial means they are no longer in control! These are the highest orders they can use as threats. After that stage the former Liberian mercenaries who were trained by Conteh himself will come back to bite him. Guinea Conakry is far from being stable! So far from being stable!
Why is President Jammeh comparable to President Conteh....?
Both men replaced power vacuums through coup d'etat after serving as special body guards to rulers who stayed in power for over two decades. Sekou Toure was there for 26 years and then died in 1984. Sir Dawda Jawara was also in power for 29 years and then over thrown in 1994,ten years after Sekou Toure died.
Both President Jammeh and Conteh are not seasoned Intellectuals.They both have the tendency of wanting to rule like former African kings. Both men share a common marabout in Guinea. Both men are seriously ill while leading. President Conteh is being forced to leave because of his health condition as a diabetic patient. Next Yahya Jammeh will also be forced to leave because his mental health is deteriorating so fast these days. Scientifically there are people who have already matched Jammeh's speeches to his body language therefore, they have proven that the man is not mentally stable. Gambians have been cultured in unreasonable "niceties" this is why it will take them the whole world's time to confront Jammeh and his thugs. However, as time goes on people will think about taking to the streets and send him away. President Jammeh should be impeached for being mentally unstable. Otherwise another uprising will take place in The Gambia just as it is taking place in Guinea Conakry today. President Jammeh according to certain reliable sources may even contemplate on sending Gambian soldiers to Guinea Conakry if his uncle Lansana calls for help. This will be a blunder in some minds but in Jammeh's it will be justified as a Pan African move.Yahya Jammeh will suffer the same fate like Conteh.
Jammeh like Conteh did in Liberia,has also been helping brew a war in Senegal. He was likewise holding secret meetings with Gambian mercencaries who were fighting in Liberia.
The same mercenaries are back home while others are part of his immediate circle. President Jammeh will be taken by a very big surprise. Let him just watch.The steam near Lansana Conteh of Guinea Conakry has already started heating Kanilai. Gloomy days ahead!