One of the advisers of President Adama Barrow, May Fatty, leveled the allegations of looting against Jammeh
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Jammeh, who ruled the small West African country for 22 years, flew into exile late on Saturday to Equatorial Guinea
The former president left Banjul on Saturday to go into exile after he was pressurised by the ECOWAS to rescind his earlier decision not to accept the outcome of December 1 presidential election
The US Department of State, in a statement by its spokesperson, Mark Toner, also welcomed the ongoing peaceful transition in the country and the commitment to democracy by the people
The former governor made these remarks on Sunday in his Abuja residence while hosting a cross-section of Gambian investors led by Edrissa Jobe
Barrow on his twitter handle, @adama_barrow, said: “As Yahya Jammeh officially stepped down from office, I will be returning to my homeland, the Republic of The Gambia. #NewGambia.”
It was earlier reported that Jammeh left the State House to join President Alpha Conde of Guinea to the airport, to begin a new life in exile
This was according to tweets by a reporter who has been at the airport almost all day, Umaru Fofana
In a statement issued on state TV on Friday night, Jammeh announced that he was stepping down, a superfluous announcement as he was already no more the leader, having been denied recognition by the world
Writing on Twitter on Friday, Adama Barrow said Jammeh would also leave the country
The Gambian Army Chief said West African leaders should continue to make a final attempt to convince Jammeh to cede power
This followed a meeting between Jammeh and the presidents of Mauritania and Guinea on Friday
Troops have been told to halt their advance until the deadline passes
The position was stated by the President of the Security Council, Olof Skoog (Sweden), who spoke with UN Correspondents after the adoption of the Resolution 2337 (2017) by consensus by the 15-Member Council
The troops are expected to search for long-term ruler, Yahya Jammeh, who refuses to give up power despite losing the December 1, 2016 presidential election to Barrow
This followed the refusal of Yahya Jammeh to relinquish power after losing in a December 1, 2016 presidential election to Barrow
Barrow took the oath at the country’s embassy in Senegal
Jammeh, who took power in a coup in 1994, initially conceded defeat in the December 1 election to little-known challenger, Adama Barrow, raising the prospect of an end to his 22 years rule
Ban, in a press statement issued by his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, called on Jammeh to respect the outcome of the December 1 presidential election
In a press statement issued on Saturday, the 15-member Council “strongly condemned the outgoing Gambian President’s rejection of the official election results proclaimed by the country’s Independent Electoral Commission”