His Excellency, Badara Alieu Joof, the Vice President of the Republic of Gambia passed away in India after a short Illness according to a statement from the office of the president.
““Fellow Gambians, it is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing away of my Vice President, His Excellency, Badara Alieu Joof. The sad event took place in India after a short illness. May Allah grant him Jannahtul Firdawsi.” HE President Barrow.
Vice President Joof was a career Civil Servant and seasoned academician who have served in various capacities before rising to the position of Minister of Higher Education after the change of government in 2016 and promoted to Vice President after the 2021 Presidential election. A decision president Adama Barrow was widely applauded for.
