RIP

Burama

On Monday, October 27, 2014, suntou touray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> http://www.kaironews.com/news/former-gambian-mp-makalo-passed-away/
> Foday Makalo was once labelled by the ex-Gambian President Sir Dawda
> Jawara as “Foday Mmee kalan lon” meaning, Foday it is hard to describe you
> in a political rally. Foday Makalo was a fire brand opposition politician
> in the Gambian parliament within the NCP, he was described as a hard
> hitting uncompromising MP. After the 1994 coup, he later briefly worked
> with APRC, but later fell out with them and went into exiled. He is
> survived by his children, some of whom lives abroad. People have fond
> memories of the first Republic MP. The bitter rivalry in parliament and the
> camaraderie outside it is reported to have created a formal relationship
> between NCP opposition politicians and their PPP colleagues. Foday Makalo
> lived a quiet life in exile, with reports that, he secretly enters in and
> out the Gambia to see relatives. He will be fondly remembered.
>
> On behalf of the entire Kairo news team, from our Executive Editor Musa
> Saidykhan, who is currently in Europe on a trip, to the senior Editor Yaya
> Dampha, Editorial Consultant Mohammed L Sillah, to Imam Ceesay, and my
> humble self Suntou Touray, we extend our health felt condolences to the
> Makalo Family of Badibou and beyond.  Our special regards to ASN
> editor-In-Chief Sulayman Makalo, sorry for your loss. May the departed soul
> rest in peace.
>
> *Curtsey of our sister paper, American Street News, the exiled Gambian
> politician Foday Makala,*
>
> “Foday Makalo, the exiled former member of parliament of the defunct
> opposition National Convention Party (NCP) has died. He died today, Sunday,
> October 26, 2014 in Dakar, Senegal where he was receiving medical treatment
> at the age of 67.
>
> Mr. Makalo who is a one-time administrative secretary of the ruling APRC,
> escaped The Gambia about 15 years ago in dramatic circumstances. Mr. Makalo
> escaped following an advanced attempt by Dictator Yahya Jammeh and his
> regime to kill him. Shortly after his escape, reports were rife that he
> might have been killed and buried in a secret location. One of such
> conspiracy theorists was then opposition leader and member of national
> assembly, Hamat Bah, who advanced a report that Foday had been killed and
> buried in the garden belonging to then Niumi Chief Alhagie Tabora Manneh,
>
> Shortly afterwards, Mr. Makalo’s official car was retrieved by the police
> and parked at the Barra police station. Little has been heard of Foday
> Makalo since then except for a one-tine report by The Independent newspaper
> about his secret visit to his family in Baddibu. His family and close
> associates later reconnected with him. He mostly lived in Mali where he
> sought refuge until his recent illness when he moved to Dakar, Senegal.
>
> Makalo was a prominent Gambian household name both during the first and
> second republics. Foday is survived by his wife and several children and
> grandchildren. The family is currently making arrangements for his burial.
>
> Foday Makalo is the elder brother of our Editor-In-Chief, Sulayman Makalo.
> ASN extends our condolences to Sulayman and his entire family for the loss.”
>
> http://americanstreetnews.com/news/gambia-foday-makalo-is-dead
>
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