Gainako Newspaper

GAMBIA- At least, forty two women were, on Friday, sentenced to seven days imprisonment after
pleading guilty to the charge of being rogues and vagabonds at the Kanifing Magistrates Court.

Fifty five women were arraigned in court following a Police raid on Wednesday, March 7th, in the
Kanifing Municipality. All of them were charged with being rogues and vagabonds which contravenes
section 167 (d) of the Criminal Code, Laws of The Gambia. Eighteen out of the thirty accused
persons, who appeared before Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh, pleaded guilty to the charge. In another
development, all, except, one out of the twenty five who appeared before Magistrate Abdoulie
Mbackeh also pleaded guilty to the offence they were charged with.

Police prosecutor, Momodou D. Mballow, submitted that their officer commanding the Kanifing
Municipality got information that there were certain ladies in the area whose acts of wandering in the
odd hours of the night soliciting men for prostitution is rampant. Mballow said that on March 7th, a
police patrol in areas like Serrekunda, Westfield Junction, Kairaba Avenue and City Pub in Dippa
Kunda led to the arrest of the accused persons. He added that they were cautioned and charged at the
Kairaba and Serrekunda Police Stations.

Handing down the verdict, Magistrate Jammeh said the law demands the maximum penalty of three
months, for first offenders, and for second offenders, it is one year in jail. The Magistrate, in
considering the circumstances that the accused persons were in, gave all the eighteen who pleaded
guilty a mandatory term of seven days in jail. He also said that the period will be a time of reflection on
their lifestyles. He however released two among the twelve who pleaded not guilty. One of them was
pregnant and the other was breastfeeding. The remaining ten were remanded in custody and should
appear before the court today, Monday.

Simultaneously, twenty-four others were also sentenced to seven days in jail by Magistrate Mbackeh.
He said prostitution is on the increase and the United Nations has expressed concerns over
pornography, adding that such indecent acts should not be allowed in any civilized country. He said he
decided to exercise some degree of mercy on the convicts considering their family responsibilities.

Magistrate Mbackeh also remanded in custody one of the accused who pleaded not guilty. She is
expected to appear in court today.

.......THE POWER OF A DREAM
............................................By Momodou Sabally.....................Posted March 13th, 2007

Every great achievement in this world was first conceived in the form of a dream.

What is your dream? What would you like to achieve in life? Create a dream for
yourself, turn your dream into goals, create a definite plan for the achievement of
your goals and get into action now for the realization of your dream. Do not worry
about the future, just have faith, make the best use of what you have; and as you
make the best use of what you have, better opportunities will be revealed to you.

Remember, you are never alone in this journey and your work, your mission is part of the greater plan.
�You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars�! So have faith that your dreams
will come true. �Columbus dreamed of an unknown world, staked his life on the existence of such a
world, and discovered it! Copernicus, the great astronomer, dreamed of a multiplicity of worlds, and
revealed them!�

Martin Luther king Junior also had a dream and went into action to make that dream a reality. His
dream catapulted a whole race from the back of a bus to Capitol Hill, nay to the dignified position of
front runner and sterling Candidate for a US presidential election.

And do not think that these heroes of the past have dreamed all that is to be dreamed or done all that is
to be done, �the world is filled with an abundance of opportunity which the dreamers of the past never
knew�.

Two young students recently dreamed of unveiling the great order behind the chaos of the internet.
They pursued that dream with faith and persistence, and then Google Inc., was born. Their dream
earned them billions of dollars! As Napoleon Hill put it: Awake, arise and assert yourself, you
dreamers of the world. Your star is now in the ascendancy!

When the cynics try to ridicule you for your dreams, just reflect on the words of James Allen �the
dreamers are the saviours of the world. As the visible world is sustained by the invisible, so men,
through all their trials and sins and sordid vocations, are nourished by the beautiful visions of their
solitary dreamers.�

When the inventors of what is now the modern airplane dreamed of a �kulung teelaa� (flying ship), as
we call it in my local Mandingo language, the world scoffed at them but the evidence is all around you
that they did not dream in vain. Just take a minute and think of the modern world without the flying
ship.

You can use your imagination to see the fantasy of your future when you suffer temporarily defeat in
your journey to the realization of your dream. It is normal to encounter setbacks in any worthwhile
adventure. Create a mental picture of yourself already enjoying the outcome of your dream. If you
keep pushing, your aspiration will eventually crystallize realization. As Abba sang it in �I Have A
Dream�: I have a dream, a fantasy, to help me through reality . . . and my destination makes it worth
the while!

Do not be afraid to dream. Dream as you may; only remember the old adage that the first step in the
attainment of a dream is to wake up.

Yes, dream as you like but do not dream like the people of Kiang (in The Gambia) who were tricked
by a cunning politician into believing that they could get a modern airport in a couple of days. The
people of Kiang were not practical dreamers; they did not know that the realization of big dreams also
requires a great deal of self-reliance. They marked a piece of land that was to serve as their airport,
they even shouted out to an airplane flying by that �hey do not come down we are not done yet�. Their
airport is yet to be built! � Courtesy of my social license: sanawyaa!

When you create your dreams, be ready to pay the price through self-reliance and persistence.

So what�s stopping you from dreaming and turning your dreams into reality? It is said that Walt Disney
left us many great things: Disneyland, Walt Disney world but his greatest gift might just be this great
wisdom: �if you can dream it, you can do it�!

Momodou Sabally
Author: �Instant Success: The Ten Commandments of Personal Achievement and The Road to Enduring Riches�

........ALL HUMANS MUST UNDERSTAND THE
CONTROL OF COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS OR PARTY
...............................By Michael B Banutu-Gomez.....................Posted March 12th, 2007

I consider organizational goals as the optimistic future domains wanted by those
in the dominant coalition. Interdependent individuals who collectively have
satisfactory control of organizational or party resources establish organizational
goals. For this fundamental reason, individuals in exceptionally discretionary jobs
have a strong motivation to avoid decisions, which would hopefully end their
spheres of action. This motivation contributes to the inflexibility that hinders many
organizations. Unfortunately, an average expectation of the emergence of the
omnipotent individual is consistent with the Western rational model of organizations, nevertheless,
conditions which are compatible with the natural system model may now be readily occurring as the
complexity of technologies and globalization exceed the comprehension of any one individual and the
organization or party faces more contingencies than one individual is able to keep under surveillance
anywhere in a competitive environment.

The necessary variables of precise decision are beliefs about cause/effect and preferences regarding
outcomes, determined by societal or organizational culture of any given party. Where there is certainty
regarding causation and outcome preferences, as in traditional Western bureaucratic systems, a
computational strategy is used for decision-making, in other words, decisions are 'programmed'
according to a pre-established scientific formula. Where outcome preferences are clear but
cause/effect relationships are uncertain, a judgmental strategy is used which is most often described as
traditionally non-scientific decision-making. When there is certainty regarding cause/effect but
uncertainty regarding preferred outcomes because cultural values are in question or personal party
hidden agenda, as is the case in many modern societies , a compromise strategy is used for
decision-making. When there is uncertainty in both dimensions because societies are moving toward
social chaos, people rely on inspirational strategies for decision-making by purposely creating new
religions, positive future of a country or by returning to old ones.

Organizational or party change is superbly accomplished by a small committee which meets informally
and individually with each member of the organization or party until the necessary series of
compromises appear to mesh. That is when each party leader's agenda are no longer priority then hope
for a sustained coalition will be the top priority. When this has happens, consensus has been skillfully
achieved. At this particular point, a vote is not a decision but rather, a formal acknowledgement or
ratification of the consensus that has been laid as the needy foundation for all involved even party
supporters. In a highly complex organization or party, a powerful individual can, by the exercise critical
leadership, come to represent the organization or the party. He or she can only do so with the consent
and approval of the dominant coalition. Therefore, leadership rests on consensus, which rests on values
inherent in organizational or party culture.

For the rapid, abrupt adaptation of an organization to a new set of precise circumstances, a flag bearer
or party leader must first challenge shared assumptions and then substitute one decision premise for
another by re-arranging the priority of preferred outcomes by putting away his or her personal own
beliefs and values. With the critical modification of organizational or party culture by the use of cultural
forms, he or she is able to indoctrinate and enforce a new organizational or party paradigm, which will
inform discretion and thus, behavior. I view this as being a vibrant and superb politician.

CO-ALIGNMENT: THE BASIC ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION OF ANY
ORGANIZATION OR PARTY

In a living organization such as organism, which is simply a natural interconnected system, spontaneous
processes such as natural selection handle change. In an artificial organization such as a computer, or
any other machine, after it is designed and manufactured, it automatically adjusts to change, given the
strict limitations of its design. Therefore, for Party leaders to successfully instantly bring positive change
in a country has to continuously adopt to change. In contrast, I am convinced that, subtle complications
which face complex social organizations Parties call for something more than closed-logic practical
solutions. Organizational or party survival depends on the co-alignment of technology, people and task
environment with a viable domain, and of organizational or party design and structure appropriate to
that domain. Timing is a crucial administrative matter because as environments change, the
administration must deal with not just domain but further, how and how fast to redesign the structure,
align people and technology of the organization or party, in other words, negotiate a sharply revised set
of operational rules. I believe that, the configuration necessary for survival does not come from yielding
to environmental pressures but rather, from finding the strategic limits variables, such as organizational
or party culture, available to be manipulated in such a way that interaction with elements in the
environment will result in a viable co-alignment."

The fundamental task of the administrative process is the comprehensive search for flexibility because
this is what will sustain a coalition or party. To skillfully achieve flexibility, the administrative process is
not something done at one level in the organization or party, but spans and links all levels. The
administrative process does not absolutely flows down from one level to the next, but informs the
interaction of all levels and units of the organization or party. All involved have to dance to the same
tune and speak the same language so that there will be no misunderstanding. Complex organizations or
parties must utilize organizational or party culture principles to diligently accomplish this. Organizational
or Party culture is appropriate for this task because "outcome preferences are specified by the
institutional level of the organization or party, while specification of cause/effect relationships is
generously provided by the managerial level which controls the different kinds of resources inputs
constantly obtained and the welcome kinds of interdependence reflected in organizational or party
structure. Organizational or Party culture can provide the managerial level with what it requires to
obtain long term commitments from the institutional level which permit technical achievement while at
the same time, obtain commitments from the technical core which provide sufficient capacity and slack
to permit administrative discretion and commitment of resources when organizational or party change is
demanded by the environment and supporters.

When administrative processes seek to solve organizational or party problems, more often than not
they use simple concepts of causality which direct them to 1) search for solutions to symptoms, 2)
search for realistic solutions based on currently available alternatives, and 3) search for solutions in
organizationally vulnerable areas (finger pointing). I comply that this propositions regarding
organizations in action describe but one of at least two styles of organizational action. It is possible to
conceive of monitoring behavior which scans the environment for opportunities - which does not wait
to be activated by a problem and which does not therefore stop when a problem solution has been
found. I expect opportunistic surveillance to be found at the institutional level of the organization or
party. Yet, what accounts for the relative scarcity of opportunistic surveillance? I am puzzles. I believe
the answer to this question can be found in the personal attributes of administrators, leaders, party
supporters and in the organizational or party structures they operate. Perhaps, this behavior is not
commonly found because it constantly requires the creation of a new type of organizational or party
culture, calling for a different type of leadership and new forms of organizational or party design and
strategic operation.

I blame the widespread bias toward certainty which shows up as a preference for short-term rather
than long-term considerations, quantitative rather than qualitative data, and precedent rather than
innovation. I believe that intolerance for ambiguity causes an administrative, leadership, party
supporters bias toward certainty. I note, if the powerful inner circle is composed solely of individuals
with responsibilities in the managerial or leadership level, we would expect problematic search, not
opportunistic surveillance to prevail. The conversion of administrators from managerial and leadership
to institutional responsibilities entails a shift in attention from all levels of our organizations or parties. I
recently convinced that for us to successfully succeed in this endeavor we must first change our lifelong
attitude, practice and behavior towards each other as well as our country and parties and government
involved so that we can instantly bring a positive change for all to enjoy. We need each other
regardless of our political or religious affiliation to purposely create a better organization, party,
government or country.

Michael Ba Banutu-Gomez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Rowan University
William G. Rohrer College of Business
Department of Management & MIS
2001 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, New Jersey 08028-1701
Tel. 856-256-5425
Banutu-gomez@rowan.edu

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