President Adama Barrow is mourning the death of his close ally, the deputy governor of Central River Region, Lamin R Darboe, who died on Tuesday.

“It is a sad day for me,” President Barrow said when he learned of the untimely death of one of his staunchest supporters.

“The demise of ‘R. Darboe’ as he is fondly called by his closed associates, is a great loss to his family as well as the entire Nation. He would be remembered for his political engagement to advance democracy in the country,” the Office of the President said in a statement.

“He worked hard in serving humanity, to leave a legacy in his community and the nation at large. In recent years he took up an administrative role as Deputy Governor to nurture the democratic change and support the reform processes.”