Jammeh Must Cede Power- ECOWAS Leaders

The ECOWAS heads of states have unanimously agreed that Yahaya Jammeh should leave having lost during the Gambia’s elections to Adama Barrow. All presidents have committed to attend the investiture of the new president on January 19 2017 and therefore find it strange why Mr Jammeh will still insist on holding on to power . […]

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The ECOWAS heads of states have unanimously agreed that Yahaya Jammeh should leave having lost during the Gambia’s elections to Adama Barrow.

All presidents have committed to attend the investiture of the new president on January 19 2017 and therefore find it strange why Mr Jammeh will still insist on holding on to power .

The ECOWAS leaders have hinted of a military intervention led by Senegal if he refuses to hand over.

A committee has been set up to oversee the process. It’s chaired by Buhari and co- Chaired by President Mahama of Ghana. They have agreed that he has to be smoked out.

Mr Jammeh first seized power in a coup in 1994, and many of his critics have been jailed or forced into exile.

Mr Barrow, a property developer who was the candidate of a coalition of seven opposition parties, defeated him by four percentage points.

In the interview with the BBC’s Umaru Fofana, Mr Barrow said Mr Jammeh’s move to annul the election had come as a surprise.

Mr Jammeh had phoned to congratulate him soon after the election and had stated that “our system is the best” and “nobody can rig” the elections, Mr Barrow said.

He ruled out a recount or re-run of the election: “We are not supporting anything as at now. Our position is very very clear. I’m president-elect. We advise the president to cooperate.”

Asked about his inauguration, Mr Barrow said: “We have a team that is working on our inauguration. We are working on it; on the 18th, I’m the legal president of this country.”

By: Ghana/Ultimatefmonline.com/106.9FM

 

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