State
House, Banjul, January 30, 2020 – In a message dated 27 January 2020, His
Excellency, President Adama Barrow has sent condolences to the Speaker of the
National Assembly, Honourable Mariama Jack-Denton, on the sudden death of the
National Assembly Member of Niamina West, Demba Sowe, who passed away in
Morocco.
On
behalf of the government and the people of The Gambia, President Barrow
expressed heartfelt condolences to Speaker Jack-Denton, and through her office,
to the National Assembly and the Sowe family.
“My
thoughts and prayers are with you in these trying times. The demise of
Honourable Sowe is a great loss to his family, the National Assembly as well as
the entire nation because of his service to his constituency and the
country. Honourable Sowe’s political
engagement towards the advancement of our democracy was admirable,” President
Barrow said in a letter to the Speaker.
The
message concluded with prayers for his soul to rest in eternal peace.
