President of Sierra Leone since 2007, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma

President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has called on the Ahmadiyya Mission to help sustain the worthy tradition of religious tolerance which Sierra Leone enjoys today.

“I am heartened by the presence of so many religious leaders here today. This is another affirmation of our country being one of the most religiously tolerant nations in the world. I call on all to sustain this worthy tradition,” President Koroma urged during the 53rd Jalsa Salana of the Ahmadiyya Mission in Sierra Leone on Friday 7th March in Bo City.

The President emphasized; “The world needs it, and we need to continue to inspire the world with this reality of people of different faiths living side by side in harmony, charity, and peace. I ask that we pray for this reality to become entrench in trouble spots of religious and sectarian conflict in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. We ask for your prayers for our compatriots in peacekeeping missions in other lands, and we pray that this country will continue to sustain its better traditions of tolerance and peace.”

President Koroma also stated that the annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Sierra Leone has always been inspirational to all those who seek the divine virtues of tolerance and peaceful co-existence. “The theme of the Jalsa captures this great commitment of the Ahmadiyya Mission: Love for All, Hatred towards None.”