(JollofNews) – Halifa Sallah, spokesman of the Gambia’s opposition coalition has again reminded President Yahya Jammeh that he has got no power under the 1997 Constitution of the Gambia to stop next week’s inauguration of Adama Barrow as the country’s third president. Mr Jammeh’s mandate is due to expire on[Read More…]
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Nigerian MPs Consider Asylum Offer For Jammeh
(JollofNews) – Members of the Nigeria’s House of Representatives will today consider a motion whether to grant asylum to President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia. The motion which was introduced under matters of urgent public importance by Sani Zoro, member for Jigawa State and former national president of the Nigerian[Read More…]
Gambia’s Jammeh ‘Ready’ To End Election Standoff
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh Tuesday told Gambians that he is ready to enter dialogue with the opposition and resolve the simmering political dispute in the country. In a late televised address to the nation, Mr Jammeh said although he still strongly believes that he was cheated in the election,[Read More…]