By: A Sami Resident.

The people of Sami district on Monday, April 21^st, were the happiest people ever in the tiny Gambia when Morro Jawla was finally sacked by the powerful president Yahya Jammeh. He has been replaced by Kibo Leigh of Sami Pachonki village, a staunch supporter of APRC.

Morro Jawla became chief of Sami in August, 2000 when the Supreme Court of The Gambia terminated Kebba Fanta Komma’s chieftaincy and declared an election for the vacant position. Morro Jawla has been the second chief to be humiliated by the president despite all his support for him at the district level thus making him to be at odds with people. Morro’s arrogance during his chieftaincy has caught people at a great surprise as he is known to be a very disciplined and responsive man. Since his decency to the chieftaincy, he distanced himself from the people who voted him to the position. Morro is also known for his anti- opposition comments and sentiments at political rallies and on Radio Basse.

Most people here in Sami are wondering what reasons must have caused the president to remove one of his loyal servants who insults people to appease him (the president). People have a very little sympathy for him and even among his own relatives who accused him for been too pompous, rude, arrogant and full of pride. At one of the village Bantaba’s, the villagers said they will now resort to prayers at the mosque during their five daily congregational prayers to seek God’s protection from the evils of the likes of Morro Jawla.

The question that most people are asking about the fate of Morro, an illiterate and unskilled man is that if the Custom and Excise department will allow him to return to his former position. Allowing him to return to that job people wonder if that will not jeopardize the job of those at the higher authority at the  Custom and Excise department by employing someone who is already been sacked by president Jammeh. Morro is in a very sorry situation. But again, he deserved it.

In order to avoid embarrassment, the sacked chief hired a motorcycle to ferry him to Bansang at the early hours of Tuesday morning, April 22^nd to leave the entire Sami district. As I file this report, his whereabouts is unknown. Some say he is at his marabout at Pakaliba or Serrekunda. But one thing is certain that Morro Jawla is not in the village. He is now a fugitive from his own people.