THANK YOU ESSA BOKAR SEY
I heard my father once said that one can say “it tu hunuko ma eh halaam…koono it tu hakil lema eh am alaa”. In a nutshell, it means, one can tell another not to partake in one’s conversation but to stop a person from either monitoring your activity or paying attention on your deeds is impossible. My path and that of Essa Bokar Sey crossed in 1990 when both of us were students at the Gambia college school of Education. We shared the English class for two years.
After 1992 when we graduated, we lost contact until a couple of months ago when we spoke once on Skype. We recounted our days at the college. I remembered him then as always wearing a charming smile, immaculately dressed, soft-spoken and very diplomatic. He stood out prominently from the lot not due to his height but his maturity, sense of self-awareness and lending a hand to any that needed support.
I am alert to the fact that you do not appreciate being thanked for your contributions in liberating the Gambia from dictator Jammeh. Well, I cannot agree more Ambassador Sey. Whatever you are doing in the struggle is your responsibility as a good and patriotic citizen. In other words, you are giving back what Gambia has given you in her time of need.
I have followed with keen interest the case of Mohammed Sillah in Canada and the two Gambian-Americans gone missing in the Gambia. You selflessly pursue both cases with your time, resources and airtime until Mr Sillah achieved his objective. Others would have expected a good return but you did it out of love to help others and to seek the pleasure of Allah. Today I listened to your dialogue with the Ceesay sisters and I felt compelled to Thank You for your great work. You have marked your footprint in the sands of time. I know there are many more cases you have resolved that the public is not aware.
Thank You Essa B Sey for your service to humanity.
Sulayman Jeng, UK