Teachers and pupils of Bakoteh Annex Lower Basic School in Region One, on 10 April this year, bade farewell to their outgoing senior mistress for Grade Six department, Mrs. Aja Kumba Drammeh Jadama, who has taken voluntary retirement after serving in the teaching profession for over 20 years.

Speaking on the occasion, the headmistress of Bakoteh Annex Lower Basic School, Mrs. Hanna P. Coker, described Mrs. Jadama as someone who has the zeal, commitment and sense of belonging required of a good teacher.

Mrs. Jadama, she added, worked with her teachers closely and shared responsibilities with teachers in all the departments of the school without favour or ill will.

“Mrs Jadama was always willing to correctly administer her department, and her style of administration was always to promote cooperation among teachers in the school,” she said.

“Mrs. Jadama was a hardworking, kind-hearted and tolerant teacher and her contributions towards national development did not end in the teaching profession; it goes beyond,” added Mrs. Coker.

Oustass Abubacarr Ceesay, a Qur'anic teacher in the school, described Mrs. Jadama as a good Muslim who, for the last six years, used to gather Qur'anic teachers in the school for Qur'anic recitations.

“Mrs. Jadama has won the favour and admiration of all the Quranic teachers in the school,” he opined For her part, the outgoing senior mistress, Mrs. Jadama, thanked the entire staff of Bakoteh Annex Lower Basic School for organising a farewell ceremony for her.

She urged all teachers to work as a team, and for the development of education in The Gambia.

Many teachers of the school sang farewell songs in respect of Mrs. Jadama.

Mr. Kaba Jenkins, the senior master for Grade One department, gave the vote of thanks on behalf of the school.

The occasion was chaired by the deputy headmistress of the school, Mr. Momodou B.K. Bojang.