State House said on Thursday President Adama Barrow sent letters of condolence to the families of three prominent officials who recently died.
The commander of Yundum Barracks Lt Col Pierre Mendy died this past Monday at at the age of 57.
In a statement, State House said: “In the wake of the recent passing of prominent public servants, His Excellency President Adama Barrow dispatched letters of condolences to the families of the Late Lieutenant Colonel Pierre J Mendy, Commander of The Yundum Barracks 1st Infantry Battalion, the late Fatou Njie-Jallow former Director of the Office of the Ombudsman, and Dr Adama Agnes Kallay Campbell, former Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission.
“The President recognised the inspiring legacies these patriotic individuals are leaving behind describing them as exceptional public servants that the country owes a debt of Gratitude to.
“He added that their deaths are a great loss to the Nation and the World at Large, as they have delivered exemplary services to their families and the Nation at large.
“He prayed for the departed Souls to Rest in Peace.”
