Sierra Leone: President Koroma signs Serry Kamal’s Book of Condolence
President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Thursday 30th January visited the All People’s Congress Headquarters and signed the book of condolence honouring the late Hon. Abdul Franklin Serry Kamal.
President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma
Shortly before signing the book of condolence, President Koroma praised Hon. Serry Kamal for his loyalty and commitment to the APC. He said the late man didn’t join the party for the benefits that accompanied such membership. “I will equate the role Serry Kamal played to the role of the founding fathers of the party,” the president asserted.
“His stubbornness in 1996 was what brought the APC back to power,” he said and noted that some people even left the APC and either joined or formed other political parties back then. “Without loyalty, commitment and motivation, Serry Kamal could not have done what he did.”
President Koroma called on family members to present a portrait of the late comrade which will be hung in the main hall at the party’s HQ at Old Railway Line, Brookfields.
Hon. Serry Kamal died in Maryland, United States, after a brief illness at age 69. He is survived by two daughters, a son and three grand-children.
The late politician cum legal luminary was former Attorney General and Minister of Justice under President Koroma. Abdul Serry-Kamal was born on April 10th, 1944 in Makeni, Bombali District.
The mortal remains of Hon. Serry Kamal will fly in on 9th February and laying-out will take place at the party office on 13th February at 9:30am. Civil laying-out will take place at Miatta Conference Centre at 12 noon on the same day. Furthermore, there will also be a laying-out at Parliament on Friday 14th February. In Makeni, a civic ceremony will take place before the vigil on the night of 15th February.
The funeral service will take place on Sunday 16th February. – By State House Communications Unit
