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BUBACAR SANKANU HAS NO SHAME!! The Watchman
.jpg) BUBACAR SANKANU HAS NO SHAME!! The Watchman
Gambia's most amusing comedian is putting on a show again. In a recent shameless self-promotion of an "interview" given to an online news outlet, Bubacar Sankanu rambled on and on about his immense capabilities and projects and how, to sum it all up, he was God's gift to all of The Gambia. In sophistic and misleading language, Mr. Sankanu made an argument for his ambiguous stance on the Jammeh misadventure in The Gambia that could be best classified as antinomian. To be antinomian means "opposed to or denying the fixed meaning or universal applicability of moral law". Sankanu, by dint of his useless edicts, has granted the Gambian government a free pass on moral judgment because the Gambian people have "voted" for Yahya Jammeh thrice over and deserve what they have. He willfully suppresses the glaring factoid that shows the Gambian government to be Stalinist in nature. What is even more tragic about Sankanu's big mouth is that during the course of the "interview", it did not at once even mention the plight of Fatou Jaw Manneh a fellow journalist and compatriot.
Throughout his delusional proclamations, Sankanu mentioned how he was the world's greatest judicial mind, how he would indulge the president to promote the arts and how if he had to return to The Gambia in the name of service and love of country, he would be taking a massive compensation deduction vis-à-vis his salary. Clown Sankanu mouthed off many other jokes common in the pathetic language of universal buffoonery but only a few will be dissected here. "Serene Prince" Sankanu's silliness is so elongated that one could spend a lifetime trying to show him the benefits of common sense.
First let's delve into the qualifications of lawyer/attorney/barrister Sankanu and the implications of how he can use that vocation for the common good if at all he knows what it is. With Fatou Jaw Manneh being bullied by Africa's seriously funniest regime in the APRC, why hasn't Sankanu delved into his arsenal of legalese to spur fellow lawyers concerned with Human Rights and Press Freedom in Africa to launch a vigorous petition to bring justice to bear in her case? Being such a prominent and great mind in the affairs of intellectual property law, why hasn't he noticed that intellectual property rights and their ensuing benefits are gestated, promoted and announced as a feature of particular societies by an unfettered and necessary institution in all free societies, the media, of which Fatou Jaw Manneh is a most honorable standard bearer? Intellectual Property is propagated by artists, writers, inventors, institutions and yes, journalists. Inasmuch as it involves capitalistic ventures that generate money, intellectual property is not only about bringing the cash in; it is enacted and enforced to protect the originality, ownership and integrity of labor. Added emphasis should be made on integrity, a concept alien to Mr. Sankanu.
Since he fancies himself the Cardinal Richelieu to Jammeh's Louis XIV, Sankanu actually believes the Butcher of Banjul listens to him when he offers "advice". So he barks out suggestions on how the National Council on Arts and Culture should be operated to a dictator whose only appreciation for creativity comes in the form of torture and music that praises his "magnificent" feats as a "dictator for development". Yahya Jammeh is not beholden to or prone to taking advice from an untrustworthy and shifty source that is Sankanu. He does what he likes. To Jammeh, "l'etat c'est moi", an attitude steeped in the tradition of notorious European kings of yore and new kids on the block dictators of today. As a proprietor, or whatever, of Afromedia Film & Television International Group, perhaps Sankanu could have used his advantageous perch to document the plight of journalists in the dangerous archipelago that repressive African governments confine them to. The reason why Sankanu has not abdicated the spotlight to engage in an altruistic crusade for a fellow Gambian, a true hero to all who work in media, Fatou Jaw Manneh, is because the whole episode won't be about him. When the world begins to talk about the indomitable lady who is driving Yahya Jammeh absolutely nuts, who will talk about Sankanu? According to the holy book of Sankanu, we all need to hear about him. Anyone else, even a universally admired compatriot, is just a stepping stone to Sankanu being mythologized. As we speak Sankanu is trying to convince the Vatican to paint his portrait on the Sistine Chapel and they have been laughing to his face for about, let's see, 10 minutes now.
For all his talk about money and taking a pay cut to come back home and do us Gambians a huge favor, Sankanu, with all his riches has really bad taste in women. If one had to choose between Fatou Jaw Manneh and Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay, the unanimous choice, the primus inter pares, will be Ms. Jaw Manneh. I am going to thread carefully and respectfully here because my discussion on this subject is the context of platonic company, not the bawdy subtext proffered by clown Sankanu who seemed like he was shaking with adolescent pubescence and yearning as he typed away his lurid fantasies about the Rasputin of Gambia's State House, Ms. Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay. Now let's examine the vast differences between these 2 ladies (or maybe 1 lady and a woman).
Fatou Jaw Manneh's eyes burn with an intensity that's hard to match. Her demeanor exudes dignity. Her stance emanates fierce independence and her head is held high even when she is down. She is exceedingly pretty naturally and her defiance in the face of despotism adds 360 degrees of beauty that makes the Watchman want to pass out. This is the type of woman that will challenge any man intellectually and speak her mind frankly. As for Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay, I'll make it short and merciful: she is the polar opposite of all the qualities and adjectives that define the Athena of African journalism, Ms. Manneh. I hope Sankanu learns from this short lesson in choice and reconsider what he really needs to look for in a woman.
Mr. Sankanu has also described himself as a "raw egg that will not be tossed into a frying pan to make an omelet" (paraphrased) but he seems to have at least acted like a coward in not continuing to debate over ideas on the various online forums where Gambians of all stripes come over to argue, discuss, fight then kiss and make up. Sankanu I know you are perusing this and I can already read your lips as you scream: "I am Sankanu the Serene Prince! I can do whatever I want! To hell with The Watchman!"
So childish.
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Posted on Friday, May 02, 2008 (Archive on Wednesday, May 28, 2008)
Posted by PNMBAI Contributed by PNMBAI
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