I Call Him “Friend of Nigeria” — A Tribute to a Man of Purpose and Pan-African Vision
By Abioye Tosin Lawrence | Oriontimes, Brufut – The Gambia
In a world often fractured by borders, accents, and allegiances, there emerge rare souls who build bridges, not with bricks, but with kindness. Mr. Fabakry Manneh, a proud son of The Gambia’s smiling coast, is one such bridge, a living testament to the quiet power of shared humanity.
I did not meet him in the echoing corridors of influence, but amid the gentle rhythm of everyday life in The Gambia. And in that simplicity, I discovered nobility. His humility, warmth, and effortless grace spoke a universal language that required no interpreter.
He is, in every sense, an embodiment of grace, a man whose spirit could teach wandering souls across Africa that humanity bears no passport. His friendship carries the fragrance of peace; his hospitality, the very soul of The Gambia, a nation whose culture glows with harmony like sunlight dancing on calm waters.
I called him the Friend of Nigeria, not as flattery, but as truth. Through his heart, I felt the throb of a brotherhood that defies geography. He received me not as a guest, but as kin-an eagle far from home that found rest on a generous shore.
In celebrating Mr. Fabakry Manneh, we honour more than a man; we honour an ideal, that kindness remains the most borderless of all languages, and that true greatness is found not in how much power we wield, but in how we treat the stranger among us.
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