Approximately one hundred and thirty students from Nusrat management and accountancy training centre (NMATC) on Saturday held their graduation ceremony at Jama Hall, Kairaba beach hotel.

The out-going 2007 batch of graduating students in various fields such as accountancy, management and information technology in the professional studies unit of the institution, attracted on the occasion permanent secretary of basic and higher education, chief of defence staff and cross section of society.

Amir Baba Trawally, chairman board of governors of the institution, in his welcoming remarks at the occasion, thank the school administration on their professionalism adding that since the inception of the institution in 1971 Nusrat has been providing quality education and inculcates high moral values in all learners.

Amir Trawally further went on to urge all stakeholders of Nusrat Management and Accountancy Training Centre (NMATC) to continue working together as a family in order to consolidate the gains that have been made.

He finally took the opportunity to congratulate the graduands, nothing that education is an on-going process. “Continue to work hard in life and remain disciplined in everything that you do for the school”, he advised.

Karamo Bojang, in his report said the professional wing of Nusrat (NMATC) was established seven years ago adding that their vision is to transform Nusrat into a college.

According to him, they aim to is not only to make it possible for WASSCE students to have access to tertiary education,but also to opportunities.

He further stated that, institutions got the man power and resources to incorporate them into the school campus.

He finally thanked the president for the enabling environment, noting that the Gambia witnessed similar unprecedented changes in all sectors of life.

For his part, the guest speaker at the occasion, managing director, Ecobank, Fitzgerald Odonkor, who spoke on the theme “The Pursuit of Excellence” said in the quest for excellence, one must have a can do mentality and must refuse to give up even in the midst of adverse circumstances.

According to him, excellence cannot be achieve without hard work adding that it is important for the new graduands and all of us to constantly be abreast with developments in our fields of study.

He urged the out-going students to always pursue excellence noting that the victories of yesterday are nothing, compared to the challenges of today.

He finally expressed his company’s commitment to a continuing partnership with the institution in the pursuit of excellence. The ceremony was chaired by  the Director of studies JS Kemo Kai