H.E. PRESIDENT AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH'S ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY

Pictures of the President's One Day Working Visit to Mabolo, Kambia during which he formally opened the newly rehabilitated K.D.E.C. Primary School.
 Saturday 8th March 2003

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Welcomed by Chief Somaneh Kapen III and the Resident Minister.

CCSL Secretary General and other Mambolo descendants join in.

Schoolchildren line the routes welcoming their President to Mambolo

Primary and Secondary School children happily wave on.


Boys and girls all out to get a chance in their young lives to see the nation's leader.


Capable Police Bodyguards ensured that all concerned were well protected.

On the highway into the main town, crowds quickly gathered when they heard the sirens

Passing by the Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone's (EFSL) Headquarters.

Security Personnel at the Paramount Chief's compound.

former APC stalwart Dr. A.K. Turay poses with Hon. Bundu of the APC & SLPP's Haja Sillah

A masked "Gongoli" entertaining in the traditional manner.

Convoy drove into the School compound to roaring cheers from the waiting crowd

A cross section of the T-Shirt clad Walla Progressive Union (WPU) members...

...loudly showing their support for President Kabbah and his entourage.

Traditional hunters and ladies in matching "ashoebi" welcome all

Mambolo Community Youths with a Welcome Banner for H.E.
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The Town Imam led the Muslim Prayers

And one of the town's Reverend Fathers led Christian prayers

Banner by Tombo Walla Traditional Society


A Mambolo Cultural Group with their welcome banner


Traditional Elders from the town were there to give their support

Walla Progressive Union of Mambolo

Beautiful Sierra Leone women clad in their beautiful "ashoebi"

Others held banners sky high for the public


NaCSA , a government body funded the school's rehabilitation.


Paramount Chief Somaneh Kapen III gave the welcome address

Town dignitaries

SLPP Supporters were out in full force to see the President achieve one of his election promises to Mambolo

The jam packed gathering had people from all walks of life attending.

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The school compound

One of the new classrooms.

A.P. Koroma, the CCSL Secretary explains the support role given to NaCSA by CCSL

Honourable Parliamentarians from both the SLPP & APC accompanied H.E.

Mr. Kanja Sesay, the NaCSA Commissioner thrills all with a joke before his address.

Another of the new classrooms rebuilt by NaCSA in Mambolo

Dr. Alpha Wurie, the Minister of Education made a statement assuring the people of the President's enduring support to his ministry

President Kabbah in his address, re-iterated his government's commitment to promoting education all over Sierra Leone.
With the Chinese Ambassador looking on, the President appealed to all citizens to preach and practise peace and reconciliation.

His Excellency the Ambassador from China addressed the crowd about his country's unwavering support for Tejan Kabbah's policies especially in Agriculture
Famous Sierra Leonean entertainer "O'Dums" smiles for the camera.
Dr. Alpha Wurie hands over the keys for the rehabilitated school to the Paramount Chief
The Paramount Chief then hands over the keys to the smiling school headmistress
The Secretary General of WPU gave the vote of thanks. He pledged his community's full support for the President always

The State Chief of Protocol, Soulay Daramy leads the President over to the schoolyard.
Traditional Elders pour libation to ancestral spirits at the forecourts of the new building.
President, flanked by Mr. Alex Kargbo, the Resident Minister North & Dr. Alpha Wurie, cuts the ribbon and formally opens the school.
Old women from Mambolo gather around to sing songs of deep gratitude to President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah .
Ambassador Fofana, Special Assistant to the President was present to lend his support to his home district of Kambia.

NaCSA: National Commission for Social Action
CCSL: Council of Churches in Sierra Leone
W.P.U: Wallah Progressive Union
H.E.: His Excellency

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