(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia Monday insisted that his regime will not allow Thursday’s planned inauguration of Adama Barrow to go ahead.
Mr Jammeh, 51, said he has filed a motion at the Supreme Court asking it to make an order of interlocutory injunction restraining Mr Barrow, the Chief Justice of the Gambia or any judicial or quasi-judicial officer or any person in whatever capacity whatsoever to preside over swearing-in or inauguration on January 19th 2017 or any other date pending the determination of the election petition.
The same injunction is being sought against government employees, National Assembly Members, any organ of the government and any domestic, regional or international body, group or organisation.
Although the Chief Justice, who is the only Supreme Court judge currently in the country has refused to rule on the said motion as he was a subject of the injunction , Mr Jammeh said the injunction is still in the courts and Mr Barrow’s swearing will not take place.
Mr Jammeh’s mandate is due to end at midnight on Wednesday following his defeat in last month’s election by opposition candidate Adama Barrow. He is refusing to relinquish power after accusing the country’s electoral commission of rigging the election in favour of the opposition.
His attempt to overturn the election result at the Supreme Court has been delayed because of a shortage of judges as most of the judges come from neighbouring countries.
The African Union has said it will no longer recognise Mr Jammeh’s rule after his term ends and warn of serious consequences.
Regional group Ecowas, which has unsuccessfully failed to convince Mr Jammeh to handover power peacefully intends to seek the United Nation’s to approve military action if Mr Barrow’s inauguration on Thursday is blocked.
He has got severe mental health issues that needs to be sorted out and whoever is backing him up know this but are afraid of the consequences and treats he will do to these people and their families, people are afraid of the torture. this is complete madness the whole case and the country has to suffer because of this one man in question. Peace to The Gambia.
Well I don’t see any difference between Jammeh and his so called APRC Parliament. The Speaker of the House is Jammehs uncle so why should we be surprised. They are all fools who do not fear Allah and one day they will be answerable to Allah for all their actions. They can enact any laws, that will and cannot stop the inauguration taken place. Yaya has shamed our country and these fools are joining him to further ridicule our country. Yaya is selfish and has no love for Gambia or the Gambian people
Our Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name Thy Kingdom come.
Father have mercy upon us, Your children here in our beloved country, The Gambia.
We have decided, irrespective of our religious background, to stand together as One Gambia, One People, One Power, under the leadership of our choice President, Mr. Adama Barrow. You stood for us and gave us the courage to make the decision. The result turned out successfully in our favour. We thank You for answering our prayers. Father, we pray for a peaceful transition of power. Bless both Yaya Jammeh and Adama Barrow according to your will. Let there be peace in our land. Oh God, save us in Jesus Name, Ameen.
This man wants to go to prison or die. Very simple
Gambia in Africa, Gambia in Europe, Gambia in Asia, Gambia in other countries or content, Everyone talking about The Gambia….. Africa we can’t depend on ourselves we want to depends on the westerns when the westerns are depending on Africa many years ago, Many years now we are depending on the westerns when we have to depend on ourselves, Africa we have on what to live on but westerns living on it and we have to get it from the westerns when we have to get it on own, but we cannot get it on our own because all it’s facilities are forcefully taking by the westerns, because they have to be slaving and killing us to get it from us, there is no fair business between Africa and the westerns because in every business the percentages they are getting from us we cannot have that percentages from them in what ever case, many African hero’s are dying because of their reasons to Africa, This peoples carefully have to be watch out for any African hero for Africa not to raise up with his acknowledgment, because they still want to be surviving on Africa, Many years ago this how they trying to keep and control Africa, they are killing and destroying us for their own reasons but we never never never can’t go over this because always we are getting weak and their power can never be going challenge of no one, but when we the African are going to be settle and live on what can belongs to us ? Before Nelson Mandela death how many black hero’s were death of bullet , after nelson Mandela how many blacks are dying with bullet ? Before they can get us by their practical’s but now they using their minds to get us to each other,
Now Gambia in medias, Gambia on breaking news at televisions, Gambia at conferences meetings, Gambia in every where and Gambia in publics, They trying to kill and destroy The Gambia a small beautiful and lovely country, they trying to stop us of what we are heading to, Yahyah Jammeh is trying working on Africa for a self depending survival but Africa are we co-operating ? So many organization names are giving with their group of peoples saying that they are reunion Ning Africa but how are they coming to success when those organization are getting use back to us, which’s like those organization are giving easy access to the westerns for Africa…… Now they using politics with getting Africa…..
The Gambia we have our own constitutionals we are a sovereignty country which means The Gambia has to govern itself no other country have govern The Gambia, The presidential election was done with a declaring winning result of Adama Barrow, Yahya Jammeh accepted it and the again realizations of errors are then been confirm things have to be at the high supreme court for finalizing everything, but what are you doing with the western and other governing countries…… Are you been threat’s, should you fight with Jammeh or should you fight with the IEC, what are you planning with the world leaders ?
leaving the steps behind to the world leaders when Gambians has to decide…… are you working for your country like nelson mandela or you are working for the world leaders, work with peoples but work for your country. So many peoples are shouting and doing things randomly, politics is not about that politics is about making a right thing either choosing a right person or by putting principles to make things better, things are not better when your own peoples have to be dying ……. The Gambia we are one big family if you can new about it, in what ever case it may be we end to be families, we don’t need other peoples with their power, we can be ok with what we got, we go against each other but later on we are families, we don’t need other powers for that making it big….. we have to try love each other in very easy or difficult situations, that’s The Gambia we have and that’s The Gambia we know , War never solve anything but it brings heartrate among your own peoples…. Get those who can get you and put others in to understanding…. We love you, Adama Barrow and we love yahya Jammeh we are all Gambians one big family, prove your citizenship and your love for the country that’s your power, ECOWAS,AU and UNITED NATIONS cannot be your power for The Gambia….. Time it’s comes for everything, Let’s respect each other and respect the love the country and then respect each others soul it’s what’s important for a country, Nelson Mandela the beautiful peace politician medal holder had never played a role for his country and Africa, Is Adama Barrow co-operating like that…… Yahya Jammeh took over with Solidarity without a single citizen or person got killed, But what is Adama Barrow wanting to do, what is his plans and why can’t he accept the country’s constitutions, The Gambia, we are a sovereign, We are Governing our own country with it’s policy, No other body or Government should Govern us
I pray for The Gambia it’s citizens with other nationalities to The God let him continue guiding and protecting us from all Evils and ever let us in peace, Ameen
Your poor command of English Language is evidence that you do not and can never read and understand the Gambian constitution. So let me explain few things for you in a simpler form.
1. The ballots were counted on the spot at the each polling station in the presence of each candidate’s agent. Each agent had to confirm the results at their polling station and send the results to their Party Head Quarters. So the Party knows the results and agree to it before the IEC announce it on GRTS. So Jammeh conceded defeat based on the results that his Party the APRC compiled. I refer you to watch Jammeh’s concession speech. In that speech he made it clear that Barrow has a majority of 18978. This was even before the IEC announce the error. This is because Jammeh was looking at the results that the APRC agents gave him. All the Parties have the same results. The IEC rectified the error because they realised that the results that the Chairman announced is different from the results that the Parties have.
2. It is true that Jammeh has the constitutional right to challenge the results. However the constitution does not say that he can continue as president whilst challenging the results. Instead the constitution states that the person who is declared winner should take over on the date that the term of office of the current president ends. The constitution says the term of office is five years and it starts from the date you are sworn in to exactly that same date in five years. Jammeh was sworn in on the 18th January 2012 so five years from that date is 18th January 2017. So Barrow should start on the 19th January 2017.
I hope you can understand why people are angry with Jammeh? Because on one hand he is shouting about the constitution giving him the right to petition the elections results but on the other hand he is telling everyone to ignore the sections of that same constitution which states very clearly that when his term ends he should step down and let somebody else take over.
In summary what Jammeh is trying to do is like using all your credit on your mobile phone and still wanting to make calls. It won’t work.
I am greatly impressed with you Buba. I have read your comments and they are very informative and well thought. May Almighty Allah give you long life and good health as our country is gonna need men of your statute to rebuild our nation when the mad dictator Yahya Jammeh is doubly defeated, removed alive or dead.
Respect to the maximum my brother.
Pray to my namesake to see reasons and relinquish power. After all it is not his birthright. Remember how he came to power.
Your are a v crazy and be jailed with yamme in hell
This above is a distracting rubbish. Jammeh took over with what and without what..??? Mr. Badjie! what may happen to Gambia is unimaginable but it is not Gambian’s fault. It is the fault of a man, I would say, who fantasies civil unrest and bloodshed for reasons he knows, and fond of foolishly twisting the fact and realities about his sinister intentions. You Mr. Badjie, must first of all understand what THE CONSTITUTION is, and understand too what could CONSTITUTIONAL and could be UNCONSTITUTIONAL. You think it is a book that an out-going president or even an incumbent or any sort of parliament can decicde over? Ammending a word, phrase or lines in the constitution I guess is not just as easy as an essay homework. If you seek proper counseling on constitutional provisions with regards to election petions by a loser in the Gambia’s presidential elections, you’ll be benefitted.
Nelson Mandela did not realise his dreams all by mere talking. The ANC have suffered atrocities of all type from the former apartheid South Africa. True is that in the Gambia too, certain evil elements have apparently gone wild, a situation, must be brought under control sensibly and intelligently. If you listen very well to language from the Gambia’s political scenario you would have understood, all what has been unfolding leading to the present constitution’s hijacking by Jammeh, was indeed premeditated by him. He always has it in his leers that he intends to do something very bad to the children. All bad that one can do to a country, first of all, to her children.
I pray for a
May Allah see us through a peaceful transfer of power in 48hrs time. Ameen.
I wonder why some people are stupid ,what Buba said is cleared to everyone jammeh is using people to back him because he knew that his time is up.. this is the way dictators use to operates (divide and rule) but it affects mostly half educated people ..jammeh is a mafia does good things he used to do is call assuage so that people can’t see inside what he
is doing .I hope now it cleared to everyone what he has done to Gambians ,if are not wise go and kill yourself bcz you are not defending our country only the Gambians will not fight for jammeh