Jackson Jambalaya

 Our old friend, former Hinds County public defender Adofo Minko, had a few things to say about Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and his recent indictment.  

Make no mistake, Mr. Minko keeps it real: 

Part I of this article documents and analyzes the actions of the mayoral administration of Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and his recent indictment on federal bribery and other related charges. Since Mayor Lumumba’s ascension to public office in 2017, he has largely turned a blind eye to police-state murder and abuse by giving cover to Jackson Police Department officers who conquered and killed working-class Black Jacksonians. Mayor Lumumba’s projection of his rise to power as a people’s victory while discarding political principles and initiatives that he claimed to represent is discussed. After providing the larger context of Mayor Lumumba’s shinning government of the damned for readers who may be unaware, the author discusses the meaning of the Mayor Lumumba’s indictment in the broader context of a bankrupt criminal punishment system. The contention that the federal government’s indictment of him is a political attack to prevent his re-election is briefly discussed. This dissection of this claim will be expounded upon in Part II.

That's just the opening paragraph.  After criticizing the Mayor as a self-aggrandizing sellout, he dives into the indictment weeds: 

For his part, the mayor expressed disappointment and said that he had never taken bribes of any kind and has always acted in the best interest of Jackson’s residents. While the people of Jackson face real struggles, federal prosecutors cooked up an indictment and the Mayor served them a sugary dose of high fructose public relations spin. Even though it may have been wise to, Mayor Lumumba couldn’t stop there. Instead, he went on to say that the federal government’s prosecution of him was politically motivated and specifically designed to destroy his reputation and credibility within the community ahead of his bid for re-election for Mayor of Jackson.

Jackson’s mayoral election is not until 2025. Furthermore, why would the federal government be interested in damaging the legitimacy of Mayor Lumumba ahead of his re-election campaign? He has been re-elected before and has never suggested that the federal government sought to interfere with his administrations operation to the point of attempting to entrap or ensnare him in some way. In fact, when one of the Jackson municipal government’s water treatment plants failed leaving its residents without water, it was the federal government that Mayor Lumumba and his administration appealed to for help.

Is the federal government out to subvert Mayor Lumumba or has it been one of its benefactors when his administration failed Jackson’s residents miserably?

lt is important to note that the Department of Justice that investigated and ultimately indicted Mayor Lumumba is controlled by President Joe Biden who is a Democrat, not the big bad wolf Republicans that Mayor Lumumba and many activists for the government like to whoop and holler about. Historically, there have been instances where the FBI has deliberately sought to discredit or harass certain public officials. In such instances, these administrations were viewed as a threat, even if the threat was merely symbolic.

However, I am not aware of any historical instances where the federal government has attempted to discredit an administration that has openly conspired with it, without apology or reservation. Mayor Lumumba’s public relationship with the federal government in Jackson will be discussed further later in this article. What can be said for now is that it makes no sense for the federal government to seek to subvert a municipal government that has done nothing but conspire with it under both President Donald Trump’s first administration and the current administration of Joe Biden.

The barrister even goes after Sista Rukia.  Read it all here.