He pursued his studies at the University of Durham, England, from 1982 to 1985, graduating with a BA in Theology with his dissertation The Impact of African Communal Ritual on Modern Christian Missions, 1821-1965.

He was consecrated the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Gambia and the Rio Pongas in 1990, the first Gambian national to hold the office, which he retained until his death.

He was elected the ninth Archbishop Primate of the Church of the Province of West Africa (CPWA) on 28 September 2012, succeeding Justice Akrofi.

In October last year we shared fellowship at GAFCON 2013 here in Nairobi and we thank God for his commitment to our Lord Jesus Christ whom he served with a robust faith and cheerful energy throughout his ministry.

He was a man of global vision and his death, so untimely from our human perspective, has deprived not only the Church of the Province of West Africa, but the whole Anglican Communion of a talented leader.