EJOTMAS: Ekpoma Journal of Theatre & Media Arts
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Call for Papers.
Interested scholars in theatre and media arts and other fields of humanities are hereby invited to submit articles, reviews and interviews for assessment and possible publication in volume 6 numbers 1&2 of EJOTMAS. The Call for Papers was issued in the fourth quarter of 2016, but the board of the journal has now extended the submission of papers to the end of February, 2017. Contributors should use either the MLA or APA styles of referencing,but must be consistent in the use. Papers under consideration in other journals should not be sent and digital object identifiers (DOIs) of cited articles should be included in the reference section of articles. The volume will be published in September 2017. EJOTMAS is an indexed and abstracted journal, with online and print versions. Thank you.
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On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 11:52 PM, <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com>: Jan 19 06:21PM +0100
The Ghostly Nebuchadnezzer Adiele:
You continue with your anti-Mosaic Sanballat attitude, for which I could
easily dismiss you, telling you to get behind me, Satan, for you are a
scandal unto me, unknowing of God's divine purpose for yourself and for our
nation Nigeria, and stuffed with things of the world....
In fact, I am inclined, like Macbeth, to dismiss you viz:
QUOTE
Avaunt! and quit my sight! let the earth hide thee!
Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold;
Thou hast no speculation in those eyes
Which thou dost glare with!
UNQUOTE
But in order to continue to heap burning coals upon your condemned head, I
will respond to you as I responded to John Ebohon, that Fashola's statement
QUOTE
"*We see a lot of people trying to develop solar power here in the south
but again it will be expensive because the sunlight here is not as prolific
as it is up north.**"*
*UNQUOTE*
was not as shocking as you are making it out, and press my case below...
So come with me, you devilish, hell-bound ghost.....
Electricity can be derived from the Sun in two ways: Solar Photovoltaic
(PV) and Solar Thermal. Solar power is about LENGTH and INTENSITY of
sunlight, as well as CONVERSION EFFICIENCY (for PV) or THERMAL EFFICIENCY
(for Solar Thermal), and ability to TECHNOLOGICALLY PRODUCE both the solar
panels as well as its balance of plant (controllers, batteries, inverters.
etc.). If the intensity of the North is 20-30% more than that of the
South, then in fact the amount of solar panels required may be 10-20% more
expensive (n terms of numbers) in the South than in the North, depending
the fraction of total cost due to panels. The other important issue is
land: the geographical North is three times larger than the geographical
South, about half as densely populated, and because of aridity, the
availability and cost of land is far more affordable.
Here is Nigeria's insolation map:
[image: Inline image 2]
Notice that the irradiation in the hottest parts of the North (say
North-East) is sixty-percent more that the "least-hot" part of Southern
Nigeria (say along the coast.) To generate the same amount of electricity,
you will require sixty-percent more solar surface in those Southern
Nigerian parts than in the North-East.
So Fashola is not by any means stating that the South should abandon solar
power...In fact, of the 12 solar projects approved recently, one is in
Enugu, and one should look forward to more being established. None of them
has received (international) funding yet, and who knows when. But one
should do solar power with eyes opened: if it is less expensive to
establish them in the North, then do so, and use the fact that the other
non-solar electricity produced is then more readily available for use in
other parts of the country. We should remember that the economics of solar
power production in Germany - which produces solar panels, controllers,
batteries, etc. - is quite different from that in (say) Nigeria (which has
to import both the solar panels and their balance of plants.)
Besides, if you look at these two diagrams below, you will see that the
irradiation in some parts of Southern Nigeria are worse, the same or only
marginally better than that is some parts of Europe, including Germany:
http://www.greenrhinoenergy.com/solar/radiation/ empiricalevidence.php
[image: Inline image 3]
[image: Inline image 4]
Here below is another diagram and associated discussion, with regard to
Solar Thermal:
http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G03512.pdf
Renewable Energy Potential in Energy: Low Carbon Approaches to Tackling
Nigeria's Energy Poverty
[image: Inline image 1]
QUOTE
(The figure above shows) the intensity of solar radiation globally, was
used by Lumina Decision Systems in an outline of solar thermal power in
Nigeria for a World Bank study. It puts Nigeria on a rough par with
Spain—the largest developer of solar thermal power outside the United
States. Southern and eastern Nigeria have extended periods of significant
cloud cover, which reduces the intensity of solar radiation significantly.
This does not mean that solar power is not viable in southern Nigeria.
Solar power has relatively high-energy processes and needs, using mirrors
and concentration of light, while solar PV panels can tolerate a wider
range of daily conditions, and have been successfully demonstrated in
southern Nigeria. Solar thermal power is a classic example of an emerging
renewable energy technology where its history is very short but confidence
is extraordinarily high about its direction and ultimate potential. In a
relatively short time it has broken ground on two key challenges— bringing
the cost of generation down markedly and also developing efficient energy
storage that can deliver power overnight. Solar based around PV panels
faces the obvious generation challenge of only being able to provide direct
power during daylight, and at nighttime is restricted to the relatively
expensive option of batteries.
Thermal solar is able to use intensely heated salts to provide an energy
source for the same turbines it uses during the day to provide stable and
continuous power. The technology is sufficiently young that its cost is
still based on few data points and a sharp trend in reducing costs that is
assumed to continue. However, the confidence in the technology has already
led to the development of the extraordinary Desertec project in the Sahara
desert. European companies are already sufficiently confident of pricing
trends to plan for a massive installation across northern Africa with
highvoltage delivery of power all the way to Europe. The first investments
of over $1.5bn are already committed in Morocco, with new-generation
transmission costs already regarded as 'modest' additional costs.
The analysis of Nigeria for the World Bank went on to estimate that if 5
per cent of suitable land in central and northern Nigeria was designated
for solar thermal then there was a theoretical potential of 42,700MW of
power production. However, in practice, the current installed capacity of
this technology worldwide is less than 20,000MW.
Cost is the main factor preventing a broad leap to this technology but
progress has been as remarkable as with the best of other solar
technologies. Pilot plants in 2004 were costing as much as $0.45/ kWh while
third-generation systems just a few years later are costing $0.17–0.20/kWh.
Although not yet competitive with efficiently installed gas or coal (see
Section 6), this is already far below the costs most Nigerian consumers and
businesses face for operating predominantly on household generators.
Put simply, northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt appear to be sitting on an
energy reserve of massive potential, which is becoming economically viable
at a remarkable pace. Given that it is precisely these regions for which
power distribution from southern Nigeria would be more expensive and
complicated, there is an overwhelming case for in-depth exploration of the
region's energy potential. The argument for this is strengthened further by
the wide geographical cover of solar thermal potential. In many cases, it
should be possible to conceive minimal transmission distances and
relatively swift construction compared to gas plants relying on either long
pipelines or lengthy transmission grids.
One cautionary note—the anticipated competitiveness of solar thermal plants
is based around installations of medium to large scale. The cost-efficiency
gains are estimated at as much as 50 per cent scaling from small pilots
through to cumulative installations of around 5000MW. This does not detract
from its overall potential, but does make it clear for now that there must
be preparation for the technology to be treated as a major capital
investment.
UNQUOTE
And there you have it.
Bolaji Aluko
On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Nebukadineze via naijaintellects <
Cornelius Hamelberg <corneliushamelberg@gmail.com> : Jan 18 04:13PM -0800
"Among which are preservation of life, and liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness" ( Thomas Jefferson)
<http://www.thelocal.se/blogs/corneliushamelberg/?p=25561 >
It must be a dilemma for President Jammeh. Na boy pikin !
You can tell from his titles "*His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Awal Jemus Junkung Jammeh Naasiru Deen Babili Mansa*" that
unlike the prophet Moses, he is not one of the humblest of created (human)
beings – furthermore, the military instinct the animus that probably
governs him would not like to go down in history as a cowardly
commander-in-chief of the Gambia who fled with his tail between his legs
when threatened by ECOWAS troops.
I remember Saddam's blood-curdling boast, that President Bush can send as
many troops as he wants and that "they will swim in their own blood
<https://www.google.co.uk/search?num=100&q=Saddam+ >Hussein+%3A++they+will+swim+ in+their+own+blood&oq=Saddam+ Hussein+%3A++they+will+swim+ in+their+own+blood&gs_l=serp. 12...0.0.0.6269.0.0.0.0.0.0.0. 0..0.0....0...1c..64.serp..0. 0.0.Fc2FucqoVkY
".
Even though half of his cabinet and maybe more than half of his troops have
already deserted him, it's possible that as a Muslim he has probably been
fortified by what he read in the Quran which he walks around with :
"*And when Saul set out with the army, he said: Lo! Allah will try you by
(the ordeal of) a river. Whosoever therefore drinketh thereof he is not of
me, and whosoever tasteth it not he is of me, save him who taketh (thereof)
in the hollow of his hand. But they drank thereof, all save a few of them.
And after he had crossed (the river), he and those who believed with him,
they said: We have no power this day against Goliath and his hosts. **But
those who knew that they would meet Allah exclaimed: How many a little
company hath overcome a mighty host by Allah's leave! Allah is with the
steadfast.*" (Quran : 2:249
<https://www.google.co.uk/search?num=100&site=&source= >hp&q=Quran+%3A+2%3A249&oq= Quran+%3A+2%3A249&gs_l=hp.3... 3046.3046.0.5107.2.2.0.0.0.0. 177.300.0j2.2.0....0...1c.2. 64.hp..0.0.0.0.m-7jSf-naic
)
Hopefully, before the midnight deadline expires, he would have been
prevailed upon to step down, that in the real world he is no David the
shepherd boy – that he may be fighting a just cause but just in order to
save his own skin and his dear Gambian people's lives he ought to step down
since he must know that his path of resistance is foolhardy and he cannot
take on the combined military power of Nigeria and Senegal if they have
sworn to dislodge him.
On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 22:05:01 UTC+1, Toyin Falola wrote:
Chidi Anthony Opara <chidi.opara@gmail.com>: Jan 18 09:16PM -0800
Jammeh may leave and activate guerrilla warfare from outside. One thing is certain, he did not want to leave as an ordinary citizen, he wants to leave as President, which he may still be, going by the state of Emergency proclaimed recently.
Before now, I was of the opinion that Jammeh's side of the story should be listened to, but seeing all his titles, I do not think that the man has anything serious to say.
CAO.
Ibukunolu A Babajide <ibk2005@gmail.com>: Jan 19 08:01PM +0300
Chidi,
Now! you are talking!
Cheers.
IBK
_________________________
Ibukunolu Alao Babajide (IBK)
(+2348061276622)
ibk2005@gmail.com
On 19 January 2017 at 08:16, Chidi Anthony Opara <chidi.opara@gmail.com>
wrote:
Moses Ebe Ochonu <meochonu@gmail.com>: Jan 19 12:36PM -0600
Can anyone on this list please point me to any articles (or books) on the
Ibadan School of History pioneered by Dike, Ayandele, et al. Thanks.
Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu >: Jan 19 08:57PM
BREAKING: New Gambia president Adama Barrow takes oath of office
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[•Gambia's new President Adama Barrow taking the oath of office Thursday evening in neighbouring]
•Gambia's new President Adama Barrow taking the oath of office Thursday evening in neighbouring
Gambia's President Adama Barrow has taken the oath of office in neighbouring Senegal, while the country's defeated longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down, deepening a political crisis.
Barrow, the winner of a disputed December 1 vote, was inaugurated on Thursday in a hastily-arranged ceremony at Gambia's embassy in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
"This is a day no Gambian will ever forget in a lifetime," Barrow said in a speech immediately after being sworn in.
Jammeh, who came to power in a 1994 coup, declared a national state of emergency earlier this week, while the parliament has extended his term in office by 90 days.
In Dakar, the small embassy room held about 40 people, including Senegal's prime minister and the head of Gambia's electoral commission.
Also at the event were officials from ECOWAS, West Africa's regional bloc, which is threatening a military intervention to force Jammeh to leave office.
In his inauguration speech, Barrow called ECOWAS, the African Union and United Nations to "support the government and people of the Gambia in enforcing their will".
He also ordered Gambia's armed forces to remain in their barracks and called for "allegiance to the motherland."
Military operation
Hundreds of West African soldiers have deployed to the Gambian border to back Barrow in a showdown with Jammeh.
The UN Security Council was set to vote later on Thursday on a draft resolution endorsing a military intervention by ECOWAS members to remove Jammeh.
Senegal's army had said on Wednesday it would be ready to cross into its smaller neighbour, which it surrounds, from midnight.
"A military operation [is under way] with troops also from Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Mali – they are all at the Senegale border and presenting a united front," Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque, reporting from Dakar, said.
A senior Nigerian military source told Reuters news agency that regional forces would only act once Barrow had been sworn in.
Earlier on Thursday, sources told Al Jazeera that Isatou Njie Saidy, Gambia's vice president since 1997, had quit, becoming the highest level official to abandon Jammeh's camp in his standoff with Barrow.
"Saidy's resignation comes a series with defections among Jammeh's entourage," Haque said.
"Eight cabinet members have resigned saying they no longer stand with Jammeh. But despite all these defections, Jammeh is still not willing to concede defeat."
Jammeh, whose mandate expired at midnight, had initially conceded defeat but a week later contested the December 1 poll's results stating irregularities.
A former coup leader who has ruled the small West African country since 1994, Jammeh has resisted strong international pressure for him to step down.
But African nations began stepping away from him, with Botswana announcing on Thursday it no longer recognised him as Gambia's president.
Jammeh's refusal to hand over power "undermines the ongoing efforts to consolidate democracy and good governance" in Gambia and Africa in general, it said.
Earlier this month, the African Union announced that it would no longer recognise Jammeh once his mandate expired.
At least 26,000 people have fled Gambia for Senegal since the start of the crisis fearing unrest, the UN's refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday, citing Senegalese government figures. (Al Jazeera)
Source News Express
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[africanworldforum] Nigeria's efforts to secure international loans hit deadlock - sources | Reuters
Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com>: Jan 19 02:23PM +0100
Afis:
You seem not to understand that that is PART of the reason for a DIASPORA
Bond: that when a nation finds it a tad difficult to get usual
"acquaintances and friends" to lend it (all the) money it needs, it turns
to kins to "stand in the gap".
Diaspora citizens are KINS to a nation. The motivation for lending is
slightly different from others, but such kins are then responsible to set
some conditions for such a lending, to ensure that whatever got the nation
into such a dire situation should not be repeated. "Omo iya, o se iwo ni,
sugbon maa ya e ni owo yi, o de gbodo lo bayi ati bayi,.." ("Brother,
because you are my flesh and blood, I will lend you this money provided you
use it as agreed.")
When such kinship is shown to a nation, it is called patriotism. If you
don't like that word, use a more spiritually anthromorphic word: self-love.
It is NOT a compulsion, and it does not mean that you should lose your
shirt, but if you do it and it succeeds, naturally you will feel good.
And there you have it.
Bolaji Aluko
Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com>: Jan 19 08:41PM +0100
GIW:
Thanks for your thoughts.
I have long supported resource control - and the principle of subsidiarity
and cooperative federalism - but I also support local capacity,
responsibility and accountability, which are sorely lacking in Nigeria.
But between the cup and the lip - between now and then - a lot can still
slip, so we MUST be very careful how we go about it, lest in the
interregnum THE PEOPLE suffer even more than they are doing now.
I lived in the South-South for five years, and I know of what I write. For
some people, "Resource Control" means "Leave us to chop our money...after
all, it is ours!"
As to mobilizing for Resource Control, that train too has left the station,
and it will be obtained sooner rather than later. There are louder voices
than myself in that arena.
And there you have it.
Bolaji Aluko
On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 8:18 PM, 'ishola williams' via AfricanWorldForum <
Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com>: Jan 19 07:54PM +0100
Afis:
Thanks for your understanding - and I read you.
We should all insist on a United, Safe, Happy, and Well-Governed Nigeria,
free of internal oppression or favored class of people, Diaspora-bond or
no bond. Both the Bond and the Vote would give us leverage, but the
Diaspora Vote even more so.
In addition to the National Diaspora Bond, nothing stops a region - say the
SouthWest - to set up a SouthWest Nigeria Diaspora Bond - and ask for
subscriptions both from its "Diaspora" from within and without Nigeria. If
you are more comfortable with that, fine.
But let me repeat: a Bond comes with specification for what projects -
usually two or three - that the Government would use it for over a fixed
period of time. What those projects are would still determine whether or
at what level you would invest in such a "patriotic" bond. It cannot be
mandated.
Let us move on.
Bolaji Aluko
"Maloba, Wunyabari" <maloba@udel.edu>: Jan 19 09:01PM
WHY TRUMP (And Trumpism) WILL FAIL
The matter at hand for Donald Trump and his supporters, rests on two main issues: racial supremacy at home and unimpeded imperialism overseas. Trump's unexpected victory affirmed once again, that whites in USA resolutely assert their whiteness whenever they feel economically, socially or politically threatened. From the very beginning of this country, whites have never felt secure in their over-lordship. Against this background, Trump must assure his mainly white supporters that he will seal the cracks in this system and that the old structure of white supremacy (however marginally modified) will rise again. The overwhelming majority of white voters for Trump sought to reclaim a vanishing past of unrestrained white power and privileges; a past of guaranteed status for whites, especially white males. But for this to work, it must be accompanied by tangible and significant material benefits. Trump must reward them for their loyalty. It is this racist formula that sustained Apartheid in South Africa.
For this racial arithmetic to work in today's USA, to the satisfaction of Trump's supporters, several things need to take place: Trump must 'bring back the jobs.' And that this will be done through restraining, curtailing and punishing the now well established practice of out-sourcing, and then preventing the speedy flight of capital to areas of cheap labor. Also, these jobs must be in millions and not token numbers. These jobs must pay middle class salaries with lucrative health and retirement benefits. More crucial, these jobs must somehow be reserved for white Americans (especially white males), 'the real Americans,' to the exclusion of minorities, women and recent non-white immigrants. To facilitate this agenda, Trump must immediately renounce all treaties and protocols on environment and trade. The rest of the world must, in turn, accede to these policy changes in unison obedience. His supporters expect him to impose by fiat, a very restrictive immigration policy and of course build the wall, 'a very beautiful wall,' which Mexico will pay for. Social conservatives, including evangelicals, expect Trump to accede to their agenda on abortion, race matters, gender issues, health and access to health care, housing and residential allocations, access to education and education structure, and crime and punishment.
The reality is that the capitalist system in place at the moment in USA, will not allow for the realization of the unrealistic agenda of Trump and his supporters (open and hidden). This system relies heavily on cheap imported labor (the much -derided immigrants) and also on out-sourcing of production. It is still the exploitation of non-whites at home and abroad. Can capitalism sacrifice a high profit margin in order to appease the disgruntled and displaced white workers in the name of white solidarity? Can Trump undercut the basis of globalization and still vigorously advance the American imperial mission? This is the crux of the matter. Capitalism, which the white workers have sworn to uphold and defend, does not in the end care for them with the same loyalty and vigor. There is no inherent reciprocity here. It is profits and profits.
This system was born in racism and it has sustained racism. It relies on racism to thrive and survive. Thus, it will not on its own disband racism and racist economics. The pressing question at this turbulent period is this: where will white workers go? Most of the available options seem so unpalatable to them at the moment. The drive to form strong labor unions, let alone a strong supra-racial workers' movement seems too radical for them. They have been schooled and conditioned to abhor and avoid interracial solidarity. And so, they remain loyal to people and institutions that use them, exploit them and then discard them. They are expected to remain loyal to their grave.
On social matters, the irreversible reality is that the train has left the station. We now have gay marriage and interracial unions (in all configurations) are now common. The church has steadily lost ground even as the country professes to be guided by Christian values. Women are in the workplace and women's right to abortion, while under threat, it is still the law of the land. How do social conservatives hope to reverse these trends? By relying on the overbearing presence on the government in personal lives? This is a position, which conservatives have routinely denounced. What social force will Trump employ to be able to radically reverse all these changes?
In international affairs, Trump's scattered, sometimes incoherent, comments indicate that he has a very distorted and even mistaken view of the power of the USA. To be sure, at the moment USA has more warships and combined weaponry than other nations and can therefore easily project its power overseas. But is this enough to assure USA of unlimited power? Does USA have unlimited power to impose its will on friend and foe alike? In other words, will the world jump when Trump coughs? And the answer is NO. The reasons, which may surprise Trump, are: first, the huge national debt has weakened the country's hand overseas. It is a debtor nation and it needs those countries continually lending it money. Second, although USA is the current dominant capitalist country, it desperately needs other capitalist countries and yes, exploited countries, to make this system functional. USA needs Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, to make this inherently chaotic system work. USA corporations need American military protection, but they also need the non-military, non-confrontational cooperation of countries for trade and resources. For all of its power, USA does not have the military power to subdue or conquer every country that defies its imperial agenda. And no country is ever likely to have that kind of power. To rely on force or threat of force alone as the key elements in foreign policy is misguided, delusional and silly.
Also, the mystique is gone. It has evaporated. Imperial countries have relied, for power and prestige, not only on military might but also even more crucially, on the mystique of invincibility. Go back to all past imperial powers and you will find that this has been present. This is no longer true for USA. The lesson here is that an imperial system collapses when this mystique no longer holds true, when this mystique has evaporated. Rulers at the center of the empire during this period, seek to urgently recreate this mystique through misadventure, overreach, mistaken nostalgia, delusion and bombastic pronouncements. And the citizens at the center imagine that the old mystique can be reproduced again, and so they support disastrous policies that in fact accelerate imperial decline. And we must not forget resistance at outer edges of the empire. Those who obeyed in the past now resist and fight back with determination and score continuous victories. Those who were once described and categorized now define themselves and fight in the name of these new definitions.
Lastly, this decline is also marked by local and external resistance to the empire's central organizing principle/message/rationale. In USA's case, the key rationale for expansion of its 'empire of capital,' has been the export and protection of capitalism (and its attendant culture) plus opposition and resistance to progressive ideas and leaders. An inordinate amount of cash and intellectual capital has been spent on research and propaganda aimed at justifying the supremacy and indispensability of capitalism. But this no longer holds. At home in the USA and overseas, globalization has: torn communities apart; destroyed the environment; drastically reduced public service jobs; supported an elite repressive and callous culture; glorified greed and pathological selfishness; threatened the integrity of local cultures; given rise to mass poverty leading to desperate migrations; reversed gains in women's liberation; accelerated and then celebrated monstrous income and wealth inequality. Across the world, there is growing resistance to the politics and economics of globalization. At the moment, unrestrained capitalism is seen as bankrupt of ideas to uplift humankind out of poverty, racism, bigotry, sexism and destruction of the environment. Trump has not stated or articulated any policy positions that indicate that he understands the full magnitude of the problems faced by the majority of the people in USA and in the world.
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Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com>: Jan 19 05:49PM +0100
John Ebohon:
Fashola's statement not as shocking as you are making it out.
Electricity can be derived from the Sun in two ways: Solar Photovoltaic
(PV) and Solar Thermal. Solar power is about LENGTH and INTENSITY of
sunlight, as well as CONVERSION EFFICIENCY (for PV) or THERMAL EFFICIENCY
(for Solar Thermal), and ability to TECHNOLOGICALLY PRODUCE both the solar
panels as well as its balance of plant (controllers, batteries, inverters.
etc.). If the intensity of the North is 20-30% more than that of the
South, then in fact the amount of solar panels required may be 10-20% more
expensive (n terms of numbers) in the South than in the North, depending
the fraction of total cost due to panels. The other important issue is
land: the geographical North is three times larger than the geographical
South, about half as densely populated, and because of aridity, the
availability and cost of land is far more affordable.
Here is Nigeria's insolation map:
[image: Inline image 2]
Notice that the irradiation in the hottest parts of the North (say
North-East) is sixty-percent more that the "least-hot" part of Southern
Nigeria (say along the coast.) To generate the same amount of electricity,
you will require sixty-percent more solar surface in those Southern
Nigerian parts than in the North-East.
So Fashola is not by any means stating that the South should abandon solar
power...In fact, of the 12 solar projects approved recently, one is in
Enugu, and one should look forward to more being established. None of them
has received (international) funding yet, and who knows when. But one
should do solar power with eyes opened: if it is less expensive to
establish them in the North, then do so, and use the fact that the other
non-solar electricity produced is then more readily available for use in
other parts of the country. We should remember that the economics of solar
power production in Germany - which produces solar panels, controllers,
batteries, etc. - is quite different from that in (say) Nigeria (which has
to import both the solar panels and their balance of plants.)
Besides, if you look at these two diagrams below, you will see that the
irradiation in some parts of Southern Nigeria are worse, the same or only
marginally better than that is some parts of Europe, including Germany:
http://www.greenrhinoenergy.com/solar/radiation/ empiricalevidence.php
[image: Inline image 3]
[image: Inline image 4]
Here below is another diagram and associated discussion, with regard to
Solar Thermal:
http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G03512.pdf
Renewable Energy Potential in Energy: Low Carbon Approaches to Tackling
Nigeria's Energy Poverty
[image: Inline image 1]
QUOTE
(The figure above shows) the intensity of solar radiation globally, was
used by Lumina Decision Systems in an outline of solar thermal power in
Nigeria for a World Bank study. It puts Nigeria on a rough par with
Spain—the largest developer of solar thermal power outside the United
States. Southern and eastern Nigeria have extended periods of significant
cloud cover, which reduces the intensity of solar radiation significantly.
This does not mean that solar power is not viable in southern Nigeria.
Solar power has relatively high-energy processes and needs, using mirrors
and concentration of light, while solar PV panels can tolerate a wider
range of daily conditions, and have been successfully demonstrated in
southern Nigeria. Solar thermal power is a classic example of an emerging
renewable energy technology where its history is very short but confidence
is extraordinarily high about its direction and ultimate potential. In a
relatively short time it has broken ground on two key challenges— bringing
the cost of generation down markedly and also developing efficient energy
storage that can deliver power overnight. Solar based around PV panels
faces the obvious generation challenge of only being able to provide direct
power during daylight, and at nighttime is restricted to the relatively
expensive option of batteries.
Thermal solar is able to use intensely heated salts to provide an energy
source for the same turbines it uses during the day to provide stable and
continuous power. The technology is sufficiently young that its cost is
still based on few data points and a sharp trend in reducing costs that is
assumed to continue. However, the confidence in the technology has already
led to the development of the extraordinary Desertec project in the Sahara
desert. European companies are already sufficiently confident of pricing
trends to plan for a massive installation across northern Africa with
highvoltage delivery of power all the way to Europe. The first investments
of over $1.5bn are already committed in Morocco, with new-generation
transmission costs already regarded as 'modest' additional costs.
The analysis of Nigeria for the World Bank went on to estimate that if 5
per cent of suitable land in central and northern Nigeria was designated
for solar thermal then there was a theoretical potential of 42,700MW of
power production. However, in practice, the current installed capacity of
this technology worldwide is less than 20,000MW.
Cost is the main factor preventing a broad leap to this technology but
progress has been as remarkable as with the best of other solar
technologies. Pilot plants in 2004 were costing as much as $0.45/ kWh while
third-generation systems just a few years later are costing $0.17–0.20/kWh.
Although not yet competitive with efficiently installed gas or coal (see
Section 6), this is already far below the costs most Nigerian consumers and
businesses face for operating predominantly on household generators.
Put simply, northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt appear to be sitting on an
energy reserve of massive potential, which is becoming economically viable
at a remarkable pace. Given that it is precisely these regions for which
power distribution from southern Nigeria would be more expensive and
complicated, there is an overwhelming case for in-depth exploration of the
region's energy potential. The argument for this is strengthened further by
the wide geographical cover of solar thermal potential. In many cases, it
should be possible to conceive minimal transmission distances and
relatively swift construction compared to gas plants relying on either long
pipelines or lengthy transmission grids.
One cautionary note—the anticipated competitiveness of solar thermal plants
is based around installations of medium to large scale. The cost-efficiency
gains are estimated at as much as 50 per cent scaling from small pilots
through to cumulative installations of around 5000MW. This does not detract
from its overall potential, but does make it clear for now that there must
be preparation for the technology to be treated as a major capital
investment.
UNQUOTE
So I am sure that Fashola would like to talk to Prof. Olu Lafe of FUTA, but
I can assure you that he is getting quite good advice already - but he
could certainly use some more.
And there you have it.
Bolaji Aluko
Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu >: Jan 19 12:57PM
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Gambia crisis: Barrow inauguration in Senegal as Jammeh stays put
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The man who won The Gambia's disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country's embassy in neighbouring Senegal.
The message, posted on Adama Barrow's social media accounts, invited the general public to attend the ceremony.
Last-ditch efforts by regional leaders to convince Yahya Jammeh to step down as president failed overnight.
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He lost elections last month, but wants the results annulled citing errors in the electoral process.
West African military forces are ready to enforce a transfer of power in The Gambia, a popular beach destination among European holidaymakers.
Senegalese troops remain stationed at the Gambian border, despite the deadline for Mr Jammeh to stand down passing at midnight.
The threat of military action is supported by Nigeria and other states in the region.
Mr Barrow has been in Senegal since Sunday following an invitation to attend a summit of African leaders who back his victory.
The president-elect tweeted and posted on Facebook that his inauguration would take place at 16:00 GMT at the embassy in the capital, Dakar.
At least 26,000 Gambians, fearful that violence could erupt, have sought refuge in Senegal.
Meanwhile, thousands of UK and Dutch tourists continue to be evacuated from the tiny West African state.
Gambian Army abandons Jammeh
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Gambia's army chief Ousman Badjie.
Gambia's army chief Ousman Badjie said he would not order his men to fight other African troops if they enter Gambian territory.
He spoke Wednesday as Senegalese and other troops massed on his nation's borders.
The Senegalese troops backed by Nigerian Air Force and other African troops were on standby to move into The Gambia as President Yahya Jammeh approached a midnight deadline to stand down or face military action after refusing to leave at the end of his term.
"We are not going to involve ourselves militarily. This is a political dispute," Chief of Defence Staff Ousman Badjie said, after eating dinner in a tourist district close to the capital, Banjul, eyewitnesses told AFP.
"I am not going to involve my soldiers in a stupid fight. I love my men," he added, stopping to pose for selfies with admirers while dressed in fatigues, beret and green t-shirt, according to those present.
We are not going to involve ourselves militarily. This is a political dispute...I am not going to involve my soldiers in a stupid fight. I love my men.
"If they (Senegalese) come in, we are here like this," Badjie said, making a hands-up to surrender gesture.
Badjie is no stranger to controversy after appearing to declare support for president-elect Adama Barrow and then switching back to Jammeh.
He was recently barred from visiting Gambian peacekeepers in Darfur due to the sensitivity of The Gambia's ongoing political crisis, which has seen Jammeh repeatedly refuse to step down despite losing a December 1 election to opponent Barrow.
"Our troops are on alert... The ultimatum takes effect at midnight," when Jammeh's mandate is due to expire, Senegal army spokesman Colonel Abdou Ndiaye told AFP ahead of the deadline.
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Chidi Anthony Opara <chidi.opara@gmail.com>: Jan 19 07:44AM -0800
Is the parliament in Gambia still legitimately operating as proclaimed? Can they constitutionally extend the tenure of the president? Did the Gambian parliament just extend the President's tenure? If the answer to all of the above is yes, then Jammeh's is still President of Gambia.
CAO.
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Cornelius Hamelberg <corneliushamelberg@gmail.com> : Jan 19 07:12AM -0800
Chidi ,
We
shouldn't jump
the gun
but these events presage the birthing of the Senegambia Confederation
<https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Senegambia+ >.Confederation
*Africa must unite *brayed the Osagyefo which means *Africans must unite *
Igbos and Yoruba
must
unite
(like King Sunny Ade and *Princess Ajoke Riskat !**)*
*become : one flesh*
*jó éjszakát*
*"I m**iss your love*
* I miss your mind A**ND * *YOUR BODY " (My love is waiting
<https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=MY+love+is+ >) *waiting
Just as the English poet proposed to his lady friend :
*Let me be the Gambia in your Senegal *
<http://experiencesenegal.com/2013/03/18/featured- >experience/senegal-dakar- gambia-lg1/
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msjoe21st@aol.com: Jan 19 09:38AM -0500
THE GAMBIA AWAITS:
The World In Tune
Unfolding News in the last 3 days
By Evelyn Joe
Dear Reader:
This is an ongoing thread on developments unfolding in The Gambia. If you have read the previous news, you may be interested in just the updates. You will have the latest developments when confirmed.
YAHYA JAMMEH:
DELUSIONAL and DESERTED
AT THE MOMENT OF RECKONING
Updates as they happened in the last 12 hours:
Yahya Jammeh's lawyer who filed the petition to annul the election and to prevent the swearing-in of President-elect Adama Barrow defected and fled to Senegal. He advises his recalcitrant former client to give up. Letter included.
The Gambia's Army Defence Chief ordered Gambian soldiers not to fight the African troops entering his country. According to the army boss, such counter-action would amount to "a stupid fight." He indicated that he loves his men in uniform, enough not to put them in harm's way.
Yahya Jammeh changed his mind again, after he reportedly agreed to leave following a last-ditch intervention by Mauritania's president.
Senegal tabled a draft to the UN Security Council seeking approval for the ECOWAS intervention in Gambia if all peaceful means fail to resolve the crisis.
Last attempt for peaceful resolution failed.
ECOWAS forces have entered The Gambia to secure the State House, the seat of government. They encountered no resistance from the country's military.
Given security concern and forces, including the fright that gripped the populace, Banjul is eerily quiet. President-elect Adama Barrow will be sworn in at the Gambian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
Adama Barrow@BarrowOfficial1
You are all welcome to my inauguration today 4pm at The #Gambian embassy in #Dakar.
3:03 AM - 19 Jan 2017
Left: President Macky Sall of Senegal.
Right: President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania.
The two leaders, including President-elect Adama Barrow, met at the Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, the Senegalese state news agency APS reported.
The Mauritanian President flew from Banjul late Thursday after a last-ditch intervention to convince the defiant President Yahya Jammeh to hand over power peacefully. He briefed his Senegalese counterpart on the situation.
Former President Yahya Jammeh and Preside Abdel Aziz before the deadline on Jammeh's term expiration.
Hopes were buoyed in many quarters when Mr. Abdel Aziz stated that
" I am now less pessimistic [that Mr Jammeh] will work on a peaceful solution that is in the best interest for everyone." However, once again, Jammeh stayed true to his brand of rascality with no indication of exiting the presidency after 12.01am on January 19, 2017.
Yahya Jammeh is still in the country and holding himself out as President. The swearing-in of Adama Barrow will take place at the Gambian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal. The original plan for the inauguration to hold at the national stadium was shelved due to the still volatile possibility from Mr. Jammeh's intransigence. After sworn-in, it is expected that the President-elect will be recognized internationally as The Gambia's head of state.
D-DAY: January 19, 2017
ECOWAS forces entered The Gambia after the expiration of Jammeh's term. Banjul, the capital, is eerily quiet. Thousands have fled the country. The ECOWAS mission will essentially include the capture of Jammeh, dead or alive, if peaceful resolution fails and he stirs trouble.
In 2013, the man, who goes by the official title of "His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Doctor Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa," claimed that he could rule The Gambia for "a billion years" if God wills, in a year he also ordered the execution of at least nine "criminals and political opponents." He is unlikely to have God's willingness considering that the ECOWAS troops are reportedly moving to secure the State House, which is the seat of government. The streets are deserted and no reports of shots fired.
BASES FOR MILITARY OPTION
On Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, Senegal, a member of the UN Security Council, asked the Council to authorize ECOWAS to take "all necessary measures" to ensure a transfer of power in The Gambia."
The text included "full support to the ECOWAS in its commitment to take all necessary measures to ensure the respect of the will of the people of The Gambia." The Council met behind closed doors yesterday to discuss the crisis over Jammeh's refusal to step down and renewed its demand that the leader hand over power on Thursday.
The draft resolution states that "instability in The Gambia could pose a threat to international peace and security in the region". The text requests that Jammeh "carry out a peaceful and orderly transition process, and to transfer power to President-elect Barrow by January 19."
"As we speak, there are developments and last-ditch efforts to try to resolve this situation in a peaceful way," said Sweden's Ambassador Olof Skoog, who holds the council presidency.
The ambassador said a vote on the draft resolution "could happen quite soon" if those efforts fail. This was before the deadline. Now, all efforts have failed. Jammeh's term expired.
No vote has been scheduled. Some diplomats have suggested that such authorization may not be necessary if Mr Barrow is sworn in, recognized internationally as head of state and requests help. How soon will he be able to take power in his country largely depends on ECOWAS' mandated mission to lead a military intervention to install Mr. Barrow and bring the impasse to a close.
How clear are the justifications for military intervention?
ECOWAS can militarily intervene through its Mediation and Security Council on advise of its Defence and Security Commission. But any intervention must be carried out within the UN Charter.
The UN Charter provides for the involvement of regional arrangements and agencies in the maintenance of international peace and security. This is provided such activities are consistent with the purposes and principles outlined in Chapter I of the Charter.
As a member of ECOWAS, Gambia is bound by the decisions of the regional authority and protocols relating to peace and security. Indeed the recommendation to establish and deploy the ECOMOG - short for ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group - into Liberia in 1990 was made by a committee chaired by the then Gambian president, Dawda Jawara.
For military intervention, regional leaders can invoke the supplementary protocol on democracy and good governance which proclaims:
Zero tolerance for power obtained or maintained by unconstitutional means.
Article 45 (1) states:
In the event that democracy is abruptly brought to an end by any means or where there is massive violation of human rights in a member state, Ecowas may impose sanctions on the state concerned.
The ECOWAS mechanism for conflict prevention, management, resolution, peacekeeping and security - known simply as the Mechanism - authorizes all forms of intervention including the deployment of political and military missions.
ECOWAS can intervene militarily under article 25 of the Mechanism in response to conflict between two or several member states and in the event of internal conflict:
that threatens to trigger a humanitarian disaster; or that poses a serious threat to peace and security in the sub-region.
A STUPID FIGHT.
I LOVE MY MEN.
"We are not going to involve ourselves in any fight - Gambian army chief."
Chief of Defence Staff Ousman Badjie
On Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, Chief of Defence Staff Ousman Badjie said he would not order his men to fight other African troops if they enter Gambian territory. He spoke as the ECOWAS troops massed on his nation's borders."We are not going to involve ourselves militarily.
This is a political dispute," Chief of Defence Staff Ousman Badjie said, after eating dinner in a tourist district close to the capital, Banjul, eyewitnesses told AFP.
The Defence boss added: "I am not going to involve my soldiers in a stupid fight. I love my men," stopping to pose for selfies with admirers while dressed in fatigues, beret and green t-shirt, according to those present.
If they (Senegalese) come in, we are here like this," Badjie said, making a hands-up gesture of surrender.
Badjie is no stranger to headlining controversy. He declared his support for president-elect Adama Barrow and then made a detour when Jammeh challenged the results. He was recently barred from visiting Gambian peacekeepers in Darfur due to the sensitivity of The Gambia's political developments.
Meanwhile the ECOWAS troops are unequivocal and mince no word: "Our troops are on alert. The ultimatum takes effect at midnight," when Jammeh's mandate is due to expire, Senegal army spokesman Colonel Abdou Ndiaye told AFP ahead of the deadline.
Yesterday, a Senegalese radio station reported that ECOWAS soldiers have crossed into Gambian territory. The reporter said the heavily armed soldiers are entering the Gambia via land and sea. The Nigeria Airforce, which is already in Dakar, is on standby and would be deployed to help neutralize any resistance.
Gambia: Jammeh's Lawyer absconds, Asks Him To Step Aside
Lawyer Edward Anthony Gomez
First, as a lawyer for Jammeh and his ruling party, APRC, Mr. Edward Gomez attempted to overturn the results of The Gambia's presidential election held on December 1, 2017. Then he filed a petition on Jan 14, 2017 to stop the swearing-in of the Mr. Adama Barrow. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court declined to hear the case on Jan. 16, 2017.
The next day, Mr. Gomez abandoned the entire legal suits, called of his former client, Yahya Jammeh to relinquish power in the interest of peace and love for Gambians, and fled to Senegal, citing, among other values, dear life.
Here are some excerpts in the letter:
The former lawyer's opening statement, in which he expressed his own state of mind:
"On Tuesday 17th January 2017, my son and I took a crucial decision to seek sanctuary in the sister Republic of Senegal. This was found necessary due to the mounting fear and rapidly increasing tension at every passing moment."
He further recalled the circumstances:
"As a legal practitioner representing President Jammeh and the APRC the party in the ongoing petition filed on his behalf at the Supreme Court of the Gambia, I have to admit that I was working under tremendous pressure and coercion. All the lawyers with established practices in the Gambia refused to be associated with the said petition. As a retainer for the ruling APRC party, I could not refuse the brief on professional grounds, despite ,my apprehension."
The former lawyer reflected on his near tragedy:
"Having fortunately eluded the 24 hour military security around me and my family, I managed to arrive in Senegal where I now gained safety, respite and mental stability. In my present situation, I humbly and respectfully advise President Jammeh as the champion of peace he has been known to be to peacefully step aside in the interest of peace and safety of the Gambian people."
Mr. Gomez gave his former client, Mr Jammeh, an advice that he should "accept that everything except God's Kingdom, comes to an end and should not allow his legacy to be described as one where "pen of the sword dipped in innocent blood writes its history on the rough page of tyranny".
The lawyer reckons with reality:
"The general perception is that after midnight on January 18th, 2017, the mandate of President Yaya Jammeh would expire and President-elect, Mr. Adam Barrow, would be sworn in as president in line with the dictates of our constitution. Any attempt to interrupt this ceremony, it is clearly understood, opens The Gambia to attack from ECOWAS forces."
He soberly reminded his former client, who eventually became a renegade against all realities:
"Remember, your Excellency, that life is short and we take nothing with us at the end of it. Our reward lies in our faithful worship and good deeds."
And concluded:
"'Vox populi est vox dei.' The voice of the people is the voice of God. Please step aside in the interest of peace and love of your compatriots.
Unfolding News:
By Evelyn Joe
Today, the Vice President of The Gambia is the latest Cabinet Member to bolt from the collapsing Yahya Jammeh's executive architecture.
Former Vice President of The Gambia Dr. Isatou Njie Saidy (above) and the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, and Religious Affairs Dr. Aboubacar A Senghore, resigned today.
Among the eight former Ministers are:
Information: Sheriff Bojang
Sports Minister: Alieu Jammeh
Foreign Affair: Neneh Macdouall-Gaye
Finance and Economic Affairs: Abdou Kolley
Trade, Industry and Employment: Abdou Jobe
Health: Omar Sey
Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Pa Ousman Jarju.
The status of the Energy Minister, Dr. Saja Edward Sanne, is unknown. In an article written by a journalist, Pa Nderry M'Bai, Dr. Sanne is believed to have absconded months ago and somewhere in the US, failing to return from a mission in Europe.
ECOWAS DECLARES THE LEGAL ANTIC OF THE GAMBIAN PARLIAMENT INCONSEQUENTIAL
A day after Yahya Jammeh declared a 90-day state of emergency, the Gambian parliament approved a measure to extent his presidency by 90 days.
Left: Mr. Mai Ahmad Fatty. Right: Mr. Adama Barrow.
However, an adviser to President-elect Adama Barrow, Mr. Mai Ahmad Fatty, issued a statement that addressed the unconstitutional expediency of the parliament. Mr. Fatty, with Gambia Moral Congress, returned to The Gambia from exile after a five-year absence. His party is in the coalition of parties that came together and defeated Jammeh.
Mr. Fatty wrote: "Let me make it absolutely clear: an executive directive does not constitute law, and cannot override the law. Parliament has the power to legislate, yet a statute cannot override the Constitution. Parliament has no legislative competence under relevant legal and factual considerations to concede to this travesty.
It cannot oust either the application of, or the effect of the application of Section 63 of the Constitution. Section 34 (1) (b) of the Constitution is unambiguous: it can only be invoked subject to a compulsive condition precedent - "a situation exists, which if allowed to continue, may lead to a public state of emergency". The only state of facts is the pompous display of executive lawlessness by the outgoing President. This grievous abuse of the law by Parliament in excess of its powers, amounts to a fundamental breach of the spirit and letter of the Basic Law. Therefore, this unlawful declaration, does not avail Jammeh & cannot buy him more time in power. It will neither stand, nor will it be respected. It changes nothing.
On the 19th January, 2017, a new government SHALL be enthroned. If Jammeh does not step down mid-night on the 18th January, 2017, he will be declared an outlaw - a rebel leader, and will be dealt with accordingly."
According to Economy Community of West African States (ECOWAS) officials, the decision of The Gambia's parliament is
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AFRICA HOLDS ITS COLLECTIVE BREATH
A ONCE PRESIDENT AT-RISK TO BECOME PUBLIC ENEMY NO 1
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz arrived in Gambia on Wednesday to talk to President Yahya Jammeh, Gambian state TV said, in what might be the latest ditch effort to persuade Jammeh to step down to avoid a showdown.
The Mauritanian president was met by the Justice Minister, one of the few members of Jammeh's government who has not resigned and fled the country. He went straight to State House.
Some members of the opposition and general public remained hopeful that he would go peacefully, with Mauritanian president Mohamed Abdul Aziz, rather than face war.
"He's been calling [Ecowas's] bluff but I don't think he wants to die," said James Gomez, a senior member of the coalition that is poised to govern the country and head of the inauguration team.
ECOWAS has issued an order for military intervention in The Gambia to oust President Yahya Jammeh at the stroke of midnight Thursday when his mandate ends.
Troops from Senegal, Nigeria, Mali and other West African countries are already stationed at the border to jointly enter the country on air and by land in an operation to thwart any hostilities or breach of law in the country.
"The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dispatched a contingent of 200 men, as well as an aviation fleet comprising combat aircraft, cargo ships, a helicopter and a surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft in Dakar," The NAF spokesperson, Ayodele Famuyiwa, said in a statement issued earlier.
ECOWAS had assured that military intervention will be the last resort while it attempted unsuccessfully to convince Jammeh to step down.
Unfolding News:
By Evelyn Joe
Today, the Vice President of The Gambia is the latest Cabinet Member to bolt from the collapsing Yahya Jammeh's executive architecture.
Former Vice President of The Gambia Dr. Isatou Njie Saidy (above) and the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, and Religious Affairs Dr. Aboubacar A Senghore, resigned today.
Among the eight former Ministers are:
Information: Sheriff Bojang
Sports Minister: Alieu Jammeh
Foreign Affair: Neneh Macdouall-Gaye
Finance and Economic Affairs: Abdou Kolley
Trade, Industry and Employment: Abdou Jobe
Health: Omar Sey
Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Pa Ousman Jarju.
The status of the Energy Minister, Dr. Saja Edward Sanne, is unknown. In an article written by a journalist, Pa Nderry M'Bai, Dr. Sanne is believed to have absconded months ago and somewhere in the US, failing to return from a mission in Europe.
ECOWAS DECLARES THE LEGAL ANTIC OF THE GAMBIAN PARLIAMENT INCONSEQUENTIAL
A day after Yahya Jammeh declared a 90-day state of emergency, the Gambian parliament approved a measure to extent his presidency by 90 days.
Left: Mr. Mai Ahmad Fatty. Right: Mr. Adama Barrow.
However, an adviser to President-elect Adama Barrow, Mr. Mai Ahmad Fatty, issued a statement that addressed the unconstitutional expediency of the parliament. Mr. Fatty, with Gambia Moral Congress, returned to The Gambia from exile after a five-year absence. His party is in the coalition of parties that came together and defeated Jammeh.
Mr. Fatty wrote: "Let me make it absolutely clear: an executive directive does not constitute law, and cannot override the law. Parliament has the power to legislate, yet a statute cannot override the Constitution. Parliament has no legislative competence under relevant legal and factual considerations to concede to this travesty.
It cannot oust either the application of, or the effect of the application of Section 63 of the Constitution. Section 34 (1) (b) of the Constitution is unambiguous: it can only be invoked subject to a compulsive condition precedent - "a situation exists, which if allowed to continue, may lead to a public state of emergency". The only state of facts is the pompous display of executive lawlessness by the outgoing President. This grievous abuse of the law by Parliament in excess of its powers, amounts to a fundamental breach of the spirit and letter of the Basic Law. Therefore, this unlawful declaration, does not avail Jammeh & cannot buy him more time in power. It will neither stand, nor will it be respected. It changes nothing.
On the 19th January, 2017, a new government SHALL be enthroned. If Jammeh does not step down mid-night on the 18th January, 2017, he will be declared an outlaw - a rebel leader, and will be dealt with accordingly."
According to Economy Community of West African States (ECOWAS) officials, the decision of The Gambia's parliament is "inconsequential," Al Jazeera's Ahmed Idris, reporting from Nigerian capital, Abuja, said.
"They say it doesn't matter whether it's been extended by three months, one year or 10 years. What they are saying is Jammeh must step down after midnight on Wednesday, otherwise ECOWAS and the African Union will intervene to ensure that the mandate given to Barrow by the people of Gambia stands the next day."
The Nigeria Air Force admitted it has deployed a standby force in Senegal to enforce the resolution of ECOWAS in The Gambia.
Senegalese troops have been seen moving towards the Gambian border.
Eyewitnesses reported that they saw a buildup of troops in the Kaolack region of Senegal to the north of Gambia, and in the Casamance region to the south of Gambia. The private Senegalese radio station, RFM, also reported that Nigerian military equipment has started arriving in the Senegalese capital of Dakar.
A military commander ECOWAS announced that Jammeh has only hours to leave. "We are waiting so that all political means have been exhausted. The mandate of the president is finished at midnight," Seydou Maiga Mboro said on Senegalese radio station RFM, adding that "all the troops are already in place."
On Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, the weekend arrest of soldiers suspected of being sympathetic to President-elect Barrow, underscores significant disagreement within the armed forces over whom they will support on Jan. 19, 2017
A team of military police personnel led by Lt. Nuha William Jammeh rounded up senior military officers at the Fajara barracks. Captain Babucarr Bah alias 'Van damme' and Captain Demba Baldeh alias 'Mbarode' were both arrested by the Republican guard on allegation of showing allegiance to President- Elect Adama Barrow.
Mr. Bah had told the Republican guards that the army should be loyal to the state and Gambian people when the elite troops came to solicit support for Jammeh.
Based on commentaries, including in alternative media, Mr. Barrow is receiving overwhelming support from the public in Africa and in the Diaspora and ECOWAS' actions are commended.
Stay tuned.
By Evelyn Joe
Dear Readers:
This is an unfolding saga. At this hour, after he shut down four radio stations, declared a 90-day state of emergency, had the parliament approve a three-month term elongation while his cabinet ministers are deserting him, Yahya Jammeh's fueled plane is in middle of the tarmac in Banjul, the capital. His wife and children already left the country. Why the plane is at that position thickens the tension.
Above is the pictured plane of Yahya Jammeh, which is parked in the middle of the tarmac. According to the reports, his South African pilot has been instructed to be on standby amid the political tension and people fleeing from the country.
An article indicates Jammeh is recruiting mercenaries.
Flight from The Gambia, which is going to cause humanitarian crises in the region.
Tourists checking out of their hotel and headed to the Banjul Airport, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Special flights are being organized Wednesday to evacuate British and other tourists.
Jammeh, who took power in a coup in 1994, is notorious for his belligerent, bizarre, and sometimes colorful, behavior. In May 2016, he told Jeune Afrique, a magazine published in France, that then UN Secretary General "Ban Ki-moon and Amnesty International can "go to hell", after they called for an investigation into the death of Gambian opposition leader Solo Sadeng while in prison. "Who are they to ask that?" he demanded.
He claims to have discovered the herbal cure for HIV/AIDS. Mr Jammeh often replies to international critics with volleys of anti-colonial retorts. In 2013, he abruptly pulled The Gambia out of the Commonwealth, denouncing it as a "neo-colonial institution". He has lashed out at Britain, saying it did nothing for Gambia in 300 years of colonialism, except "to tell us how to sing Baa Black Sheep and God Save the Queen." While at it, he is not without some admirers of the rhetoric.
The Gambia's president-elect Adama Barrow
The Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow, is in Senegal at the request of ECOWAS for security reasons.
On Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017, he said his countrymen and women are at the brink of making another world history on Thursday, after defeating Yahya Jammeh in the December 1election.
"We made history on the first day of December. Our future starts tomorrow", he said in a tweet on Wednesday morning. "We made history on the first day of December. Our future starts tomorrow. #Gambia " he said on his twitter handle, @adama_barrow.
Normally, no military will unfold its plans ahead of an operation. However, military analysts have said that the open deployment of troops by ECOMOG is indicative of the seriousness to enforce the constitution of The Gambia if Jammeh refuses to step down after his term expires at midnight.
The Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) is a multilateral armed force established by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Also, reports from The Gambia said the inauguration of President-elect Adama Barrow will go ahead tomorrow in line with the constitution at the independent stadium in Banjul. He will be escorted by security forces from ECOMOG who are on standby at the Senegalese border and will move into The Gambia by midnight.
Other speculations hold that it is possible for the President-elect to be sworn-in at The Gambia's Embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
Stay tuned.
Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa of Gambia Declares State of Emergency; ECOWAS TROOPS headed to Gambia
Bizarrely!
On January 17, 2017, he who appoints and sacks judges at his leisure ran out of legal steam and maneuvers. He declared a state of emergency to prevent the inauguration of President-elect Adama Barrow on Jan 19.
HIS DECLARATION BELOW.
His official resume reportedly includes the title:
"Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska."
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I, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa, President of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia and Commander-in -Chief of the Armed Forces, acting under the provisions of section 34 (1) (b) of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia, today, the 17th of January 2017, hereby declare a state of public emergency throughout the Islamic Republic of Gambia as a situation exists which, if it is allowed to continue, may lead to a state of public emergency.
The declaration is necessitated by:
1. The unprecedented and extraordinary amount of foreign interference in the 1st December presidential election, and also in the internal affairs of the Gambia, and the unwarranted hostile atmosphere threatening the sovereignty, peace, security and stability of the country.
2. The absconding of the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, a key respondent to the petitions filed at the Supreme Court of the Gambia regarding the erroneous 1st December Presidential Election Results.
3. The inability of the Supreme Court to convene as a result of the non-appearance of the judges to hear the election petitions, mainly influenced by foreign powers and their agents, in an effort to thwart the constitutionally mandated process, as captured in an audio recording of the absconded chairman of the IEC discussing on how plans have been made to ensure the Supreme Court judges will not sit on time to hear the petitions against the flawed results he published.
4. The current state of fear and confusion created by some of the political players in the country, which could lead to the breakdown of law and order.
5. The need to prevent a constitutional crisis and power vacuum pending the determination of the petitions at the Supreme Court and the application for an injunction against swearing in Mr Adama Barrow or anybody as president of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia, until the Supreme Court decides on the 1st December 2016 presidential election results.
Under this state of public emergency, civil liberties are to be fully respected while all citizens and residents n the Gambia are banned from any acts of disobedience to the Laws of the Gambia, incitement to violence and acts intended to disturb public order and peace. The security forces are hereby instructed to maintain absolute law and order throughout the country.
NNS Unity heading to Banjul
Nigeria's NNS Unity has sailed off. Senegal is the host country for the ECOWAS troops for the military option if Yayha Jamme refuses to step down at the end of his term on January 19th.
A statement attributed to the Nigerian Air Force states: "That Nigeria is deploying troops is now a certainty after several meetings with The Gambian president yielded no result. The Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS countries came to Abuja on Saturday, where they discussed what components each member state is expected to contribute to the troops that will force Yahya Jammeh out." "The troops are expected to stay for two weeks and they will be received at a base in Senegal."
From an article in Foreign Policy:
The state of emergency puts the country on lockdown, banning "acts of disobedience" and "acts intended to disturb the public order." He's also shored up power in the country's supreme court and national assembly, which are considered mere extensions of the one-man regime. "Jammeh is digging in for a long fight here," Gambia expert Jeffrey Smith told Foreign Policy.
There may be will in neighboring countries to send in troops to remove him by force. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) members, including Nigeria and Gambia's neighbor Senegal, are reportedly preparing troops. On Tuesday, Nigeria deployed a warship off the coast of Gambia. A source in the Nigerian military told Reuters his country and other West African countries were readying for military action. And any fight may not last as long as Jammeh hopes.
His country's tiny military likely wouldn't fare well in a fight with neighboring militaries, Smith said - if it even fought at all. "The rank and file troops don't support [Jammeh]," Smith said. "His firm grip on security forces is exaggerated." Reading the tea leaves, three of Jammeh's ministers, including his foreign minister, resigned and thousands of Gambians have fled to Senegal and nearby Guinea-Bissau in expectation of a violent showdown.
Jammeh's ouster could relieve West Africa of one of its most problematic, violent, and bizarre dictators. Jammeh, who's led state-sanctioned witch hunts, claims he can cure AIDS, and lists "Admiral in the Great Navy of the State ofmsjoe21st@aol.com: Jan 18 08:52PM -0500
Brother, he can choose any country that will grant him asylum.
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Subject:D-DAY. Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz landed in Banjul in last effort l/ ECOWAS OKAYS MILITARY INTERVENTION IN THE GAMBIA.
JUST IN
AFRICA HOLDS ITS COLLECTIVE BREATH
A ONCE PRESIDENT AT-RISK TO BECOME PUBLIC ENEMY NO 1
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz arrived in Gambia on Wednesday to talk to President Yahya Jammeh, Gambian state TV said, in what might be the latest ditch effort to persuade Jammeh to step down to avoid a showdown.
The Mauritanian president was met by the Justice Minister, one of the few members of Jammeh's government who has not resigned and fled the country. He went straight to State House.
Some members of the opposition and general public remained hopeful that he would go peacefully, with Mauritanian president Mohamed Abdul Aziz, rather than face war.
"He's been calling [Ecowas's] bluff but I don't think he wants to die," said James Gomez, a senior member of the coalition that is poised to govern the country and head of the inauguration team.
ECOWAS has issued an order for military intervention in The Gambia to oust President Yahya Jammeh at the stroke of midnight Thursday when his mandate ends.
Troops from Senegal, Nigeria, Mali and other West African countries are already stationed at the border to jointly enter the country on air and by land in an operation to thwart any hostilities or breach of law in the country.
"The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dispatched a contingent of 200 men, as well as an aviation fleet comprising combat aircraft, cargo ships, a helicopter and a surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft in Dakar," The NAF spokesperson, Ayodele Famuyiwa, said in a statement issued earlier.
ECOWAS had assured that military intervention will be the last resort while it attempted unsuccessfully to convince Jammeh to step down.
Unfolding News:
By Evelyn Joe
Today, the Vice President of The Gambia is the latest Cabinet Member to bolt from the collapsing Yahya Jammeh's executive architecture.
Former Vice President of The Gambia Dr. Isatou Njie Saidy (above) and the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, and Religious Affairs Dr. Aboubacar A Senghore, resigned today.
Among the eight former Ministers are:
Information: Sheriff Bojang
Sports Minister: Alieu Jammeh
Foreign Affair: Neneh Macdouall-Gaye
Finance and Economic Affairs: Abdou Kolley
Trade, Industry and Employment: Abdou Jobe
Health: Omar Sey
Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Pa Ousman Jarju.
The status of the Energy Minister, Dr. Saja Edward Sanne, is unknown. In anarticle written by a journalist, Pa Nderry M'Bai, Dr. Sanne is believed to have absconded months ago and somewhere in the US, failing to return from a mission in Europe.
ECOWAS DECLARES THE LEGAL ANTIC OF THE GAMBIAN PARLIAMENT INCONSEQUENTIAL
A day after Yahya Jammeh declared a 90-day state of emergency, the Gambian parliament approved a measure to extent his presidency by 90 days.
Left:Mr. Mai Ahmad Fatty. Right: Mr. Adama Barrow.
However, an adviser to President-elect Adama Barrow, Mr. Mai Ahmad Fatty, issued a statement that addressed the unconstitutional expediency of the parliament. Mr. Fatty, with Gambia Moral Congress, returned to The Gambia from exile after a five-year absence. His party is in the coalition of parties that came together and defeated Jammeh.
Mr. Fatty wrote: "Let me make it absolutely clear: an executive directive does not constitute law, and cannot override the law. Parliament has the power to legislate, yet a statute cannot override the Constitution. Parliament has no legislative competence under relevant legal and factual considerations to concede to this travesty.
It cannot oust either the application of, or the effect of the application of Section 63 of the Constitution. Section 34 (1) (b) of the Constitution is unambiguous:it can only be invoked subject to a compulsive condition precedent - "a situation exists, which if allowed to continue, may lead to a public state of emergency". The only state of facts is the pompous display of executive lawlessness by the outgoing President. This grievous abuse of the law by Parliament in excess of its powers, amounts to a fundamental breach of the spirit and letter of the Basic Law. Therefore, this unlawful declaration, does not avail Jammeh & cannot buy him more time in power. It will neither stand, nor will it be respected. It changes nothing.
On the 19th January, 2017, a new government SHALL be enthroned. If Jammeh does not step down mid-night on the 18th January, 2017, he will be declared an outlaw - a rebel leader, and will be dealt with accordingly."
According to Economy Community of West African States (ECOWAS) officials, the decision of The Gambia's parliament is "inconsequential," Al Jazeera's Ahmed Idris, reporting from Nigerian capital, Abuja, said.
"They say it doesn't matter whether it's been extended by three months, one year or 10 years. What they are saying is Jammeh must step down after midnight on Wednesday, otherwise ECOWAS and the African Union will intervene to ensure that the mandate given to Barrow by the people of Gambia stands the next day."
The Nigeria Air Force admitted it has deployed a standby force in Senegal to enforce the resolution of ECOWAS in The Gambia.
Senegalese troops have been seen moving towards the Gambian border.
Eyewitnesses reported that they saw a buildup of troops in the Kaolack region of Senegal to the north of Gambia, and in the Casamance region to the south of Gambia. The private Senegalese radio station, RFM, also reported that Nigerian military equipment has started arriving in the Senegalese capital of Dakar.
A military commander ECOWAS announced that Jammeh has only hours to leave."We are waiting so that all political means have been exhausted. The mandate of the president is finished at midnight," Seydou Maiga Mboro said on Senegalese radio station RFM, adding that "all the troops are already in place."
On Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, the weekend arrest of soldiers suspected of being sympathetic to President-elect Barrow, underscores significant disagreement within the armed forces over whom they will support on Jan. 19, 2017
A team of military police personnel led by Lt. Nuha William Jammeh rounded up senior military officers at the Fajara barracks.Captain Babucarr Bah alias 'Van damme' and Captain Demba Baldeh alias 'Mbarode' were both arrested by the Republican guard on allegation of showing allegiance to President- Elect Adama Barrow.
Mr. Bah had told the Republican guards that the army should be loyal to the state and Gambian people when the elite troops came to solicit support for Jammeh.
Based on commentaries, including in alternative media, Mr. Barrow is receiving overwhelming support from the public in Africa and in the Diaspora and ECOWAS' actions are commended.
Stay tuned.
By Evelyn Joe
Dear Readers:
This is an unfolding saga. At this hour, after he shut down four radio stations, declared a 90-day state of emergency, had the parliament approve a three-month term elongation while his cabinet ministers are deserting him, Yahya Jammeh's fueled plane is in middle of the tarmac in Banjul, the capital. His wife and children already left the country. Why the plane is at that position thickens the tension.
Above is the pictured plane of Yahya Jammeh, which is parked in the middle of the tarmac. According to the reports, his South African pilot has been instructed to be on standby amid the political tension and people fleeing from the country.
An article indicates Jammeh is recruiting mercenaries.
Flight from The Gambia, which is going to cause humanitarian crises in the region.
Tourists checking out of their hotel and headed to the Banjul Airport, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Special flights are being organized Wednesday to evacuate British and other tourists.
Jammeh, who took power in a coup in 1994, is notorious for his belligerent, bizarre, and sometimes colorful, behavior. In May 2016, he told Jeune Afrique, a magazine published in France, that then UN Secretary General "Ban Ki-moon and Amnesty International can "go to hell", after they called for an investigation into the death of Gambian opposition leader Solo Sadeng while in prison. "Who are they to ask that?" he demanded.
He claims to have discovered the herbal cure for HIV/AIDS. Mr Jammeh often replies to international critics with volleys of anti-colonial retorts. In 2013, he abruptly pulled The Gambia out of the Commonwealth, denouncing it as a "neo-colonial institution". He has lashed out at Britain, saying it did nothing for Gambia in 300 years of colonialism, except "to tell us how to sing Baa Black Sheep and God Save the Queen." While at it, he is not without some admirers of the rhetoric.
The Gambia's president-elect Adama Barrow
The Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow, is in Senegal at the request of ECOWAS for security reasons.
On Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017, he said his countrymen and women are at the brink of making another world history on Thursday, after defeating Yahya Jammeh in the December 1election.
"We made history on the first day of December. Our future starts tomorrow", he said in a tweet on Wednesday morning."We made history on the first day of December. Our future starts tomorrow. #Gambia " he said on his twitter handle, @adama_barrow.
Normally, no military will unfold its plans ahead of an operation. However, military analysts have said that the open deployment of troops by ECOMOG is indicative of the seriousness to enforce the constitution of The Gambia if Jammeh refuses to step down after his term expires at midnight.
The Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) is a multilateral armed force established by theEconomic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Also, reports from The Gambia said the inauguration of President-elect Adama Barrow will go ahead tomorrow in line with the constitution at the independent stadium in Banjul. He will be escorted by security forces from ECOMOG who are on standby at the Senegalese border and will move into The Gambia by midnight.
Other speculations hold that it is possible for the President-elect to be sworn-in at The Gambia's Embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
Stay tuned.
Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa of Gambia Declares State of Emergency; ECOWAS TROOPS headed to Gambia
Bizarrely!
On January 17, 2017, he who appoints and sacks judges at his leisure ran out of legal steam and maneuvers. He declared a state of emergency to prevent the inauguration of President-elect Adama Barrow on Jan 19.
HIS DECLARATION BELOW.
His official resume reportedly includes the title:
"Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska."
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I, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa, President of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia and Commander-in -Chief of the Armed Forces, acting under the provisions of section 34 (1) (b) of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia, today, the 17th of January 2017, hereby declare a state of public emergency throughout the Islamic Republic of Gambia as a situation exists which, if it is allowed to continue, may lead to a state of public emergency.
The declaration is necessitated by:
1. The unprecedented and extraordinary amount of foreign interference in the 1st December presidential election, and also in the internal affairs of the Gambia, and the unwarranted hostile atmosphere threatening the sovereignty, peace, security and stability of the country.
2. The absconding of the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, a key respondent to the petitions filed at the Supreme Court of the Gambia regarding the erroneous 1st December Presidential Election Results.
3. The inability of the Supreme Court to convene as a result of the non-appearance of the judges to hear the election petitions, mainly influenced by foreign powers and their agents, in an effort to thwart the constitutionally mandated process, as captured in an audio recording of the absconded chairman of the IEC discussing on how plans have been made to ensure the Supreme Court judges will not sit on time to hear the petitions against the flawed results he published.
4. The current state of fear and confusion created by some of the political players in the country, which could lead to the breakdown of law and order.
5. The need to prevent a constitutional crisis and power vacuum pending the determination of the petitions at the Supreme Court and the application for an injunction against swearing in Mr Adama Barrow or anybody as president of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia, until the Supreme Court decides on the 1st December 2016 presidential election results.
Under this state of public emergency, civil liberties are to be fully respected while all citizens and residents n the Gambia are banned from any acts of disobedience to the Laws of the Gambia, incitement to violence and acts intended to disturb public order and peace. The security forces are hereby instructed to maintain absolute law and order throughout the country.
NNS Unity heading to Banjul
Nigeria's NNS Unity has sailed off. Senegal is the host country for the ECOWAS troops for the military option if Yayha Jamme refuses to step down at the end of his term on January 19th.
A statement attributed to the Nigerian Air Force states: "That Nigeria is deploying troops is now a certainty after several meetings with The Gambian president yielded no result. The Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS
Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu >: Jan 18 11:11PM
Senegal troops move to Gambia border as Jammeh crisis grows
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Senegalese troops have been seen moving towards the Gambian border in a show of force to pressure President Yahya Jammeh to stand down.
Senegal gave him a midnight GMT deadline to quit and Nigeria has sent an air force unit to Senegal in support of the possible intervention.
Wednesday was meant to be his last day in office but parliament has granted him three more months in the post.
It effectively stops successor Adama Barrow being sworn in on Thursday.
His shock victory in the 1 December election plunged The Gambia into crisis.
West African countries are seeking UN backing to intervene militarily to eject Mr Jammeh, who has ruled The Gambia since taking power in a bloodless coup in 1994.
Meanwhile, thousands of UK and Dutch tourists are being evacuated from the tiny West African state, which is popular with European holidaymakers because of its beaches.
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