The
people of Lamin village have organised a Quranic recitation to pray for the
wellbeing of the new government headed by President Adama Barrow.
Speaking
on the occasion, held at the Lamin Central Mosque, the Paramount Chief, Alagie
Demba Sanyang, said according to tradition he and his chiefs are always obliged
to be in support of the government of the day.
‘’That’s
why when this matter came, I consulted all my 40 chiefs in The Gambia, and we
all agreed to go back to Allah Almighty and ask him to pour down his mercy on
our new head of state Adama Barrow and his government,’’ he said.
“Today, the Seyfo of Kombo North, my humble
self and all my villages, 32 in number are all here represented by their imams
to pray for Adama Barrow and the country,” he said.
The
Paramount Chief added that the Quranic recitation would be an annual event not
just in his native town of Lamin but also in other regions of the country.
Alhagie
Salim Darboe, elder brother of Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, deputizing for his
brother, thanked the people of Lamin, the Paramount Chief and alkalolou for
organising the religious gathering to beseech the Almighty God to shower his
blessings and guidance on President Adama Barrow and his government.
Mrs
Binta Sabally, the lady President of West Coast Region, said a change of
administration has occurred and she would always be in full support of the new
President.
She
also urged Gambian women to be in full support of the new government because
their policies would be beneficial to all and sundry, especially their
children.
Mrs
Sabally, an elder sister to Momodou Sabally, hailed the elders of Lamin,
alkalolou, imams and chiefs for convening the gathering to pray for peace and
prosperity for the nation and the new regime with its new leader Adama Barrow.
The
Imam Ratib of the Central Mosque of Lamin and Alkalo of Lamin both said they
could not have better registered their gratitude to God for peacefully ushering
in a new government than to increase their worship and praise of him by way of
Quranic recitation.
