I join in appreciating the selfless life of Musa Sey and in mourning his
lifeless body. I pray that Allah affords us and the bereaved, the requisite
strength and fortitude to keep the embers of his life passions burning bright. An
inspiration indeed.
Rabbi Hablee hukuman wa Alhiqneebittaaliheena. Wa Aj'allee Lisaana cidqin
fil'Aakhireena.
Haruna.
In a message dated 12/18/2007 9:04:18 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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BY EBRIMA G. SANKAREH, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The sudden and shocking death has been announced of Musa Amadou Sey, veteran
Gambian educator and public administrator. Musa Sey or Bala as he was affec
tionately called, died today (Monday December, 17th.2007) and was laid to rest
this evening at his native Basse. For the past year Bala was battling a
sickness that saw him hospitalized at the Royal Victoria Hospital Sanatorium
(locally called Wencho) for a few months. He recovered and was discharged,
returned to Basse where he peacefully passed away.
Born in cosmopolitan Basse in the late 1940s, Musa attended the village
primary school in colonial Gambia from where he proceeded to Armitage High School
in George Town in the McCarthy Island Division. At armitage Musa was a
trailblazer noted for his charisma, camaraderie and captivating brilliance that
endeared him to both staff and students. He exhibited a keen application to
academics and was noted for his quick wit and marvelous grasp of the English
Language recalls his good friend and brother, Miami University Political Science
Professor Dr. Abdoulaye Saine. In debates, seminars and symposia, Bala
brought the best out of his sharp intellect and left Armitage High ever grateful
for the resounding sense of success. Musa Bala was a debater per excellence;
one of the most brilliant Gambians I know remarks a devastated soft-spoken
Professor Saine.
When Musa wrote the School Certificate Examinations in the early, 1960s, he
climaxed to the Yundum Teachers’ College and after a year, he proceeded to
the Sixth Form at The Gambia High School, the only class in the entire nation.
From The Gambia high school he was destined for greater academic heights and
so he matriculated to the prestigious Ile Ife University in the Federal
Republic of Nigeria under the tutelage of Professor Wole Soyinka who would later
receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. He read Linguistics and English
Language graduating with highest honours returning home with the golden fleece; a
very unpretentious being yet one with a penchant for intellectual discourse. In
the gallery of Gambian intellectuals, Musa Sey will be remembered as a very
fine mind, a peculiar creed, a towering personality, an intimidating
disposition with little patience for stupidity especially, with those who spoke and
wrote wrong English.
The last time I saw him in 1995, he had as always, a copy of the latest
edition of Readers’ Digest.
He was the premiere Administrative Officer at the African Center for
Democracy & Human Rights Studies and had worked at various others offices and
establishments that almost all knew him. Musa Sey taught English Language at The
Gambia College, and at almost all the premiere high schools in the
country-Saint Augustine’s, Gambia High, Muslim High and Armitage. In 1992, he briefly
served as Editor of The Gambia Daily Observer. He once served as Deputy
Divisional Commissioner under the late NIA Chief Daba Marena at his native Basse.
Two loving daughters, Yaya Sey, 17 and Yawureh Sey, 13 survive Musa Sey. May
the Almighty God grant Musa Sey’s gentle, loving and caring soul eternal peace
in Heaven. Given the larger than large life Musa Sey lived, and his great
contributions towards Gambian education, I would borrow these immortal lines for
his tombstone: “Tanto nomini nullum par eloguim”
posted @ Tuesday, December 18, 2007 2:02 AM by egsankara
The above article was culled from the Gambia Echo on-line newspaper
Musa Sey was one of the most dedicated educationists that there ever would
be in our nation. He loved imparting knowledge to others with a sense of
humour and fun. He was a strict diplinarian at Armitage and a great source of
assurance to all students.
May his soul dwell forever in the gardens of jannah. Amen!
Bailo
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