President Adama Barrow has told a large crowd in Basse on Saturday he eked out a living by hawking ice candy at Basse market.
The president while laying the foundation stone for the new Basse market shared that he has a special history with Basse while schooling in the town.
President Barrow said: “The world is all about history. The reason why I said it’s history is because I have a history with Basse market. What I’m about to say, the people of Basse are here and they know what I’m going to say.
“I lived here in Basse from 1975 to 1981. My uncle was the MP of Basse who was Alhagie Kebba Krubally. I was under his care going to school. But you know kids of those days are now are different.
“When we close from school and eat to our full, ice [candy] would be packed in a cold storage boxes and we would go to the market to sell it. I have packed ice candy in a cold storage box and sold it in this market many many times.
“So when this market got wrecked by fire, I was sad but I was also determined to do something. So that’s why one should be mindful in life. Who would have thought a poor boy from Mankamang Kunda in 1975 would live in Basse carrying ice candy box on his head to become president in 2020.”
