(JollofNews) – Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow today called on President Yahya Jammeh to respect the will of the Gambian people and handover power in January. Mr Barrow said Mr Jammeh does not have any power under Gambian law to nullify any election results or to order for fresh elections in[Read More…]
Year: 2016
Torchligh With Michael Scales: Election Defeat Is A Rejection Of Jammeh
(JollofNews) – Taking the combined vote against Mr Jammeh of 62 per cent with some 362,000 desisting from voting, represents a significant thumbs-down from the people against the governing APRC. The twin forces of democracy and people power conspired against Mr Jammeh in resounding fashion. It brings forth the notion[Read More…]
Troops Deployed To Gambian Streets As Jammeh Rejects Election Defeat
(JollofNews) – Troops have been deployed to the streets of Banjul, the capital of the Gambia, after the autocratic president, Yahya Jammeh, unexpectedly rejected his defeat in an election last week and called for a fresh vote. Jammeh had initially accepted the result, ceding power after 22 years, to a[Read More…]
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