As the President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh has refused to relinquish power to the president-elect, Adama Barrow, many citizens and residents of the West African nation are beginning to leave the country for fear of chaos, especially as Barrow’s inauguration is less than 24 hours away.
A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had several times visited the president who had been in power for 22 years to persuade him to hand over power to Barrow, but Jammeh had declined, saying that the case must be decided by the country’s Supreme Court.
But the Supreme Court lacks judges as Jammeh had forced them to leave the country. Jammeh is now pleading with ECOWAS to facilitate the release of judges from neighbouring West African countries to hear his petition against the outcome of the election.
Jammeh said that external powers had been involved in the December 1 election that produced Barrow as the president-elect.
Jammeh had on Tuesday, also declared a 90 day State of Emergency nationwide. He had also instructed his pilot to be on standby since Wednesday morning.
U.S. had also warned Jammeh to leave the seat of power. It also announced that it will be backing ECOWAS troops who have arrived neighbouring countries in preparation to oust him.
ECOWAS and the African Union (AU) has said that it will seize to recognise Jammeh as Gambia’s president from January 19.
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Posted: at 18-01-2017 08:41 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
The man is not wrong,it's not a new Thing that the globalists have shifted their focus from the middle East to Africa.. They planted buhari,now trying to use him to do their dirty job in Gambia . is this not the same FG that said they alone can not fund Nigerian army last year? So now they have enough funds for war? The man don't want to receive sense. Involve Russians simple.. Say no to new world order.
Posted: at 18-01-2017 09:21 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
Linconblack at 18-01-2017 10:30 PM (7 years ago) (m)
Quote from: james987 on 18-01-2017 09:21 PM
The man is not wrong,it's not a new Thing that the globalists have shifted their focus from the middle East to Africa.. They planted buhari,now trying to use him to do their dirty job in Gambia . is this not the same FG that said they alone can not fund Nigerian army last year? So now they have enough funds for war? The man don't want to receive sense. Involve Russians simple.. Say no to new world order.
You are shallow minded. This man has been considered a tyrant and power drunk. He has been in power for over 2 decades 22 years. His country is one of the poorest in Africa. So tell how are the westenerns I fluencing things in Gambia. ECOWAS and AU are the ones taking charge of the collision America are only giving them a back up. Africa leaders are power drunk, thief's and wicked don't blame the westenerns.
Posted: at 18-01-2017 10:30 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
The man is not wrong,it's not a new Thing that the globalists have shifted their focus from the middle East to Africa.. They planted buhari,now trying to use him to do their dirty job in Gambia . is this not the same FG that said they alone can not fund Nigerian army last year? So now they have enough funds for war? The man don't want to receive sense. Involve Russians simple.. Say no to new world order.
someone is in power 4 22yrs nd is not willing 2 surrender/leave d office nd u r here saying rubbish
Posted: at 18-01-2017 11:58 PM (7 years ago) | Newbie
The man is not wrong,it's not a new Thing that the globalists have shifted their focus from the middle East to Africa.. They planted buhari,now trying to use him to do their dirty job in Gambia . is this not the same FG that said they alone can not fund Nigerian army last year? So now they have enough funds for war? The man don't want to receive sense. Involve Russians simple.. Say no to new world order.
MUST YOU COMMENT??? JUST IMAGINE THE CRAP YOU'RE SPITTING.... TRY GET SENSE ABEG....
Posted: at 19-01-2017 07:40 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
kima77same at 19-01-2017 09:15 AM (7 years ago) (m)
The Gambia president who refused to go, and the rest african leaders are descendants of power holders, blood suckers, they came to power through blood, and they leave power through blood. Take a look at any african nation and its leaders, you see nothing but, blood hungry men, greedy leaders raising up greedy children.
Posted: at 19-01-2017 09:15 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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