The
majority of people in Jalamba village in West Coast Region have said that only
way to ensure peace and stability in the village is for the Ministry of Land
and Regional Government to consider “the choice of the majority” by removing
the present alkalo of the village and replace him with Ebrima Bah.
Dekori
Jallow, head of the village council of elders, said going by the tradition of
the village, Ebrima Bah should be the alkalo because his parents are the
founders of the village and going by their lineage, he is the one to be the
alkalo now.
“Giving
alkaloship to any other person apart from Ebrima Bah means creating more
disunity, difference and fraction among the villagers in Jalamba,” he said.
“We
don’t want any differences in our village; what we want is peace, cooperation
and friendship and that can only be achieved if the government maintains our
choice, Ebrima Bah.”
The
villagers said they would be delighted to see officials of the Ministry of Land
and Regional Government to pay a visit to Jalamba and sound the minds of people
about the situation and then find a way forward to resolve the problem as soon
as possible.
Bala
Bah, a native of the village, said any more delay to resolve the issue would
create more hatred and disunity and fraction within the villagers.
Mama
Yoro Bah, 101-year-old man, on the history of the village, said it was Ebrima Bah’s
grandfather who established the village and became the first alkalo and that
was how the alkaloship has been passed on from him to his son and grandson.
