(JollofNews) – A desperate President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia Sunday telephoned the chairperson of the regional bloc, Ecowas, and pleaded for assistance with Supreme Court judges to preside over his election petition. In a recorded phone conversation aired on state television with Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Mr Jammeh[Read More…]
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Gambia: Jammeh Asks Parliament To Extend Mandate
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia is making a last ditch attempt to hang on to power by using the country’s National Assembly to extend his mandate, JollofNews has been informed. According to parliamentary sources, which have not been independently confirmed, Mr Jammeh has drafted a bill asking[Read More…]