President Barrow receives leading Senegalese cleric

27 Octobre 2017

Banjul, Gambia, October 27 (Infosplusgabon) -  President Adama Barrow of Gambia on Friday received in audience the new Khalipha of the Tidiania brotherhood in Senegal, Ababacarr Mbaye Sy Mansour, the office of the president said.

The visiting eminent Senegalese religious cleric was in The Gambia to attend the annual “Gamo” (Islamic gathering) of Kerr Ousman Jeng, celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad.

During the meeting with President Barrow, the Khalipha emphasized the importance of strengthening family ties, upholding religious values and hard work.

He said Gambians had been challenged for many years on strategies to overcome the difficulties they experienced, but Allah had intervened and directed the change, which brought President Barrow to lead them.

The Khalipha expressed optimism for the continued warm and close relationship between President Barrow and President Macky Sall of Senegal which, he said, greatly reinforced ties between the two governments.

The Khalipha also called on the Gambian leader to be accommodative of people who speak truth to power, and to know that as a leader, he should always listen to what his conscience tells him and what he is told.

He stressed that leaders have responsibilities as they lead people who have different levels of commitment and kinds of character.

The Khalipha called on all Gambians to be truthful and to realize that there cannot be an easy fix for all the challenges that the nation faces because of the difficult circumstances that the government inherited.

For his part, President Barrow expressed gratitude for the good advice and prayers that he received from the Khalipha. He took the opportunity to express condolences to the Sy family for the loss of the last Khalipha Al Amin and other members of the family.

President Barrow reassured the Khalipha of the continued peaceful co-existence between the two countries and their people.

He said he and President Sall are committed to the continuous strengthening of bilateral ties.  The Gambian leader urged all to continue to “pray for peace and respect for our religious leaders, as no one person can have everything.”

He said responsibilities have to be shared, and he commended Ambassador Salieu Ndiaye of Senegal, who accompanied the delegation to State House, for his tireless efforts to strengthen bilateral relations.

FIN/INFOSPLUSGABON/AER/ GABON 2017

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