The news of the death of Uncle Femi Peters truly pains and angers me beyond measure. Femi should not have died now if there was no draconian Public Order Act and if both the former and current leaders had demonstrated the necessary responsibility and compassion. Femi Peters was the first[Read More…]
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Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Adieu Uncle Femi Peters…
“When beggars die, there are no comets seen/The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes” Shakespeare…. A “beggar”, someone whose services have been poor. A “prince”, someone whose services to nation and people is indescribable in size and magnitude. Even the heavens cry with the passing on of such[Read More…]
Gambia: Tributes Pour In For UDP’s Femi Peters
(JollofNews) – Poignant tributes have been pouring in on Facebook to the Gambia’s ambassador to Sierra Leone, Ingram Reginald Femi Peters, who died on Saturday after a brief illness. Born in 1946 in Banjul, Mr Peters, appeared in the parliamentary elections in 1987 as a candidate of the Gambian People’s[Read More…]
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