Tobias
Ellwood, Minister for Africa, calls on President Jammeh to respect the will of
the Gambian people.
Tobias
Ellwood, Minister for Africa, said: “I remain deeply concerned by President
Jammeh’s rejection of The Gambia’s election result, and strongly condemn any
attempt to overturn the result or to disrupt the peaceful, constitutional
transfer of power.
“In
particular I am alarmed by Gambian security forces’ occupation of the offices
of the Independent Electoral Commission.
“I
welcome the clear, unified statement of the UN Security Council on 10 December
calling for the results to be respected, as well as the efforts of Presidents
Buhari, Koroma, Johnson Sirleaf and Mahama, to impress on President Jammeh the
need to respect the will of the people and ensure a peaceful handover of power
to President-elect Barrow.
“I
call on President Jammeh to move swiftly to abide by the result of The Gambia’s
free and fair elections.”
Source:
Press Release
