Browsing: President Yahya Jammeh

The meeting in Abuja is following the one in Accra on the sidelines of the inauguration of that country’s President, which expressed the readiness of the leaders of the sub-region to continue the pursuit of dialogue with the leaders of The Gambia, especially President Yahya Jammeh

It told those there to consider leaving the country, citing the risk of unrest as President Yahya Jammeh digs in despite losing an election

Studies have shown that fear of persecution is one of the reasons for the phenomenon of ‘sit-tightism’ among African leaders in Africa. It also explains why some of us have been consistently against efforts to demonize or humiliate former President Jonathan who helped to avert bloodshed in the country by conceding defeat after losing in the March 2015 presidential election

Jammeh initially accepted his defeat in the December 1 election, but a week later reversed his position, vowing to hang onto power in spite a wave of regional and international condemnation

Onyeama stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja

The warning was contained in a statement issued by Ekweremadu’s Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, on Tuesday in Abuja

Jammeh, who accused ECOWAS of putting forces on the alert in case he refused to step down, has vowed to stay in power despite losing a December 1 election to rival, Adama Barrow

A statement by Malam Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Saturday said Buhari had since directed Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to lead MST on the matter

Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, revealed this to UN Correspondents during a press briefing on Thursday

Jammeh has vowed to stay in power in spite of losing the December 1 election to rival Adama Barrow

The UN says Jammeh must carry out a peaceful and orderly transition process and transfer power to President-elect, Adama Barrow, by January 19, 2017 in accordance with the Gambia’s Constitution

The leaders at their meeting in Abuja resolved to attend the inauguration of the Gambian President-Elect, Adama Barrow, on January 18, 2017 in conformity with the Gambian constitution

The information was contained in a statement in Abuja by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President

The UN Security Council made the plan known while briefing newsmen after a closed-door meeting by the 15 members on the political situation in The Gambia