Having missed the opportunity to grace the occasion in person when he was invited as guest speaker last year, former Presidential Affairs Minister Momodou Sabally was among guests at this year’s graduation Ceremony of his former school, Saint Peter’s Senior Secondary School. The ceremony was held Friday, 19 May at the school grounds in Lamin. Sabally was invited as guest speaker last year.
This year’s guest speaker was the director of Science and Technology Education at the Basic Education Ministry, Adama Jimba Jobe.
Mr Sabally was among the guests tasked with presenting prizes and awards to deserving students. He presented 3 prizes sponsored by him, being a trophy for each winner, a set of his own published books, and cash.
Seen by many young people as a role model, Momodou Sabally named the three prizes in honour of Gambians he considers fitting role models.
-The prize for Best Student in English Language is named after Sabally’s former classmate at the same school who is currently the President and co-founder of Starfish International Foundation, Mam Yasin Sarr. The award was won by Kaddy Saidy.
– The Best Student in Literature in English Prize is named after his friend and intellectual sparring partner, Foday Samateh, who is a former columnist of The Point Newspaper and also a political commentator for Gambian blogs. This award went to Sulayman B.J Kongira.
– The Prize for Best Student in Christian Religious Knowledge is named after Sabally’s Bible Knowledge Teacher (when he was a student at St. Peter’s) Father David Jimoh Jarju; and won by Moses Jammeh.
Momodou Sabally is the founder and CEO of Sabally’s Leadership Academy (SLA); a prolific author, with 8 books published so far, Sabally is currently working on publishing 2 of his manuscripts completed since 2013. He is also writing a memoir about his time as Secretary General and Minister of Presidential Affairs under former President Yahya Jammeh. The memoir is expected to be published this summer.
Source: Sabally Leadership Academy
