Just two days after the end of the landmark visit of the Sierra Leonean president to The Gambia, his compatriots living in the country are recounting the visit of their head of state.

In an interview with Society, the interim chairman of the Sierra Leone National Union (SLENU), Mr John Alfred Ceesay, has expressed delight and appreciation with the manner of welcome "accorded to our president. We have been talking about the brotherliness of the two countries, but it has been demonstrated to the highest possible level during the three days visit of President Koroma", said Mr Ceesay. He described President Yahya Jammeh as a true African brother, whose kind the continent of Africa deserves.

He said that the idea of exposing their new president to the numerous ongoing development projects in The Gambia would serve as motivation for the Sierra Leonean leader. He echoed the two leaders' call for the people of the two countries to follow the footsteps of the two leaders, noting that "whatever good work the two presidents might be doing, it was up to us, the ordinary citizens, to exploit the benefit that lies therein" And he stressed, "we ought to ensure that the cordial relation that is being nurtured by our leaders is guarded jealously, for posterity."