May his soul rest in peace, ameeen On Apr 3, 2011 6:12 AM, "UDP United Kingdom" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The United Democratic Party (UDP) is in a state of mourning after one of its > high powered members answered God’s call. Alhaji Karamo Fatty, who was the > party’s chairman for the North Bank Region and also for the Central Badibou > Constituency, passed away Wednesday, the 30th March 2011, in his home > village of Salikene. > > The United Democratic Party delegation to the funeral was led by the > Secretary General and Party leader, Alhaji Ousainou Darboe and accompanied > among other members including the Party’s Senior Administrative Secretary, > Alhaji Ebraima Manneh, Campaign Manager Mr. Lamin Dibba, Vice chairman > Alhaji Ngansunding Keita and members of the Party’s Elders’ Committee and > National Executive Committee. > > In a flurry of speeches after the funeral, the various speakers homed in on > the deceased’s selflessness, altruism, hardworking and his devotion to > Islam. > > Lawyer Ousainou Darboe stated that Alhaji Karamo's passing is not only a > loss to the people of Salikene and Badibou but also to the UDP. ‘We at the > UDP will miss his candour, his straight talking and fearlessness. He was one > of the guiding lights of the party since its inception in 1996 and for this > he suffered all types of trials and tribulations’ Darboe told the mourners. > He also recalled how in 1996 Alhagi Karamo was arrested and detained in > Jangjangbureh and again in 2001 following the death of the National Assembly > member for that Constituency, the late Hon. Abou Karamba Gassama. > > These trials and tribulations did not deter Alhaji Karamo’s steadfastness > and loyalty in the UDP. Rather, he upped his efforts and activities as UDP > Chairman of NRR and the Badibou Central Constituency. He was also a member > of the party's Central Committee, of which he worked tirelessly. > > The eloquence and affable of the late Alhagie Karamo will be sorely missed > by all at the UDP. > For some of us whose homes he visited, we will miss his croaky voice and > imposing stature and patent grey beard. > > A mammoth crowd of mourners poured in from surrounding villages and towns > including Farafenni and Kerewan as well as from Banjul and the Kombos, and > accompanied the remains of the deceased to its final resting place in the > town cemetery, where he was interred on Thursday, the 31st March 2011. > > May his soul rest in peace. > > > > (Reporting by Ebou Manneh, Senior Admin. Secretary, editing by Femi Peters > Jnr.) > > Publisher; United Democratic Party > > http://www.udpgambia.com/ > > > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface > at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤