Ah! here he goes again, when will this man face tell the truth??

      A.Drammeh.



      Jammeh visits students, others at RVH
     


The president, Yahya Jammeh, Friday visited the RVH to console students receiving treatment for wounds received during the fatal clashes of April 10 and 11. 

Only 15 students are currently admitted, three of them at the Intensive Care Unit.The president offered to take care of the students provisions during their stay at the hospital. 

Talking to Daily Observer  after receiving their first provision package, several students thanked the president for his concern about their welfare. 

Musa Kanaji from Brikama-ba Middle School said, "We are very grateful to the president." Assan Suwareh of Banjul Academy said, "We are happy to see the president himself here and all we want to say is to thank him for his sympathy towards us." 

Yassin Jobe, Assan's mother said, "We are grateful even without the provisions because his visit alone has given us a sense of comfort. We know our children's fate is not his desire and it is God's will that they are wounded. Others have died, so it is all the will of Allah." 

Sainabou Camara of Bakoteh High School, Sainey Senghore of Essau, Baba Suwareh of Crab Island and Bakary Njie of Pipeline Comprehensive expressed similar sentiments. 

The president also visited the other wards in the hospital, lasting four hours. He chatted with the patients and offered prayers for the sick.Among them was the RVH's eldest patient, 120-year-old Pa Alhaji Ceesay of Kaur who harped on what he called, the president's "messages of peace and stability" in the early days of the 1994 coup. 

In a related development, a presidential delegation led by the vice-president, Isatou Njie-Saidy, Thursday called on the bereaved families to offer the condolences of the government. The delegation included the Religious Affairs secretary, Lamin Kaba Bajo. 

At the home of Omar Barrow at Latrikunda German, Mr Bajo expressed shock about the incident.He prayed for the souls of the late Omar Barrow and other victims to rest in peace. 

Kanifing Municipal Council chairman, Abdoulai Conteh, commended the volunteers of Gambia Red Cross Society, saying they render invaluable service to the community. 

He expressed regrets about the death of Omar Barrow, saying,  "every body felt it."He urged the Barrow family to have faith.In response, Malanding Barrow, father of the late Omar Barrow, thanked the delegation for their call. 

He said he accepted the death of his son in good faith while stressing that Omar was "very helpful" to him and his family.He called on government to be more tolerant.Banding Drammeh, president of the Supreme Islamic Council, was among the delegation.. 

 culled from observer page.  

A.Drammeh