In a terse and strongly worded statement seen by our source, The Gambia government is reported to have petitioned Yaya Jammeh’s current host, President Theodore Obiang, the ECOWAS Commission, the United Nations’ Africa Representative and the African Union to immediately caution the “disgraced tyrant lest his inflammatory messages” bring confusion and violence as the The Gambia enters a “very contentious presidential election.”
The communique also reminded the former president who “ruled The Gambia with an iron fist” for 22 years, that he needed to respect the terms and conditions of his political asylum and stay off Gambian politics.
“Ever since his belligerent statements two weeks ago, there is rising sense of unease among Gambians. His party that ruled The Gambia for over two decades, the APRC has now splintered into two camps and in the ensuing confusion, riot police have arrested some Jammeh loyalists. There have been incidents of fist fighting and mob justice among the former dictator’s now splintered supporters.”
Dr. Isatou Touray, the vice president of The Gambia has reaffirmed the government of The Gambia is commitment to addressing malnutrition, social protection issues, and poverty and food insecurity.
Baba Galleh Jallow, the former executive secretary of the country’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has responded to reports suggesting that he (Jallow) and the TRRC’s Lead Counsel Essa Faal are attempting to form their own political party, saying “it’s not true that I am collaborating with Essa Faal to form a political party.”
The president of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, yesterday officially opened the 44th Ordinary Meeting of the Assembly of Governors organised by the Association of African Central Banks (AACB).
West Coast Region governor, Lamin Sanneh has said that security issue should not be taken for granted, adding that all should put hands on deck to support the security, especially immigration personnel who are posted at the borders.
