A short biography of Gibril Foday-Musa
By Teddy Foday-Musa, Accra, Ghana
Job 19:26-27
“And though my skin worms destroy the body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. Whom Ishall see for myself and only eyes shall see behold, and not another, though my reins be consumed within me.”
Gibril Foday-Musa, 62, passed away peacefully in Freetown on
Sunday, June 12, 2022, after a long illness. He was afflicted with
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (CoPD) and endured
operation and treatment in Ghana two years ago. His daughter
Janet and other relatives were by his side at the time of death. The
family wishes to express appreciation to Doctor Karim Kabineh
and the entire staff at his hospital for helping him transition to
heaven as peacefully as possible. He is survived by Janet and many
other siblings.
Gibril was born in August 1959 to Gabriel and Lily (Campbell) Foday-Musa. He was the first child born to the couple. Gibril hails from the traditional MUSA ruling family, the first colonial established ruling home in the amalgamated Jaiama-Bongor chiefdom, now Bongor Chiefdom – Bo District. During Gibril’s childhood, he was known to be good at taking errands from people. No matter who sends him, he will do his best to get the task done. He started school at the Dove Cutt nursery to Njala Experimental Primary School – Njala, and later the International School in Freetown, where he took his selective entrance examination and passed for Bo Government Secondary School (The Bo School), and was admitted to the number 3048.
After his secondary school education at the Bo School, he later proceeded to Fourah Bay College (FBC), where due to his student activism, he did not complete as he was among students rusticated for their advocacy for good governance and the general welfare of students in the early 80s. Gibril continued his university education in Ghana.
In 1988, he graduated from the Ghana Institute of
Journalism (GIJ). According to the website of GIJ,
“The Ghana Institute of Journalism is the premier
university for media and communication training in
Ghana. GIJ is the first school of journalism in Ghana
and became a pioneer in the sub-Saharan African
Region”. Upon completion at GIJ, he did a series of
other graduate causes related to journalism and news writing, which moulded him into a professional journalist.
Gibril worked in the media industry all his life. He began his career at the Daily Mail
Newspaper, where he rose to the rank of the editor. He also worked at the Talking Drum Studio. He retired as a European Union Mission local staff in Freetown. One of his friends described his days at the EU Mission in Sierra Leone. Titus Boye-Thompson wrote: “Gibril was a formidable journalist and in his layer career as PR staff at the EU Mission in Freetown. He held a central role and station in strategic affairs in the polity”.
Gibril was outgoing and a lover of football. He was a super fan of Liverpool and took time to follow the progress of Liverpool in their premier league competitions. The family is grateful for your condolences. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
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