22 years in energy : Gambia’s strongman decides to mount down
Yahya Jammeh. PHOTO: FILE
GAMBIA / BANJUL: Gambian personality Yahya Jammeh pronounced on Saturday he will step down to keep assent in his republic after 22 years in power, following last-chance talks with west African leaders before a troops intervention.
Jammeh spent hours with Guinea and Mauritania’s presidents on Friday in Banjul, where agreement was reached that he would palm energy to Adama Barrow, a announced personality of elections final month.
“I have motionless currently in good demur to relinquish a layer of care of this good republic with gigantic thankfulness to all Gambians,” Jammeh pronounced in a matter promote on state television. The personality announced his preference to leave bureau – after weeks of stalling by threats and authorised movement – was his alone, notwithstanding measureless vigour from a general community.
However, an agreement was not reached on where he would spend his life after his presidency.
“My preference currently was not commanded by anything else than a autarchic seductiveness of we a Gambian people and a dear country,” Jammeh pronounced in his speech, thanking Gambians for their support. “At a time when we are witnessing difficulty and fears in other tools of Africa and a universe a assent and confidence of a Gambia is a common birthright that we contingency envy ensure and defend,” he added.
His actions will be delicately monitored in a hours and days after a declaration, as he has pronounced once before he would step down and recognize Barrow as a winner, only after a election.
Troops from 5 African nations are stationed on a little west African nation’s borders in a eventuality Jammeh does not keep his word. The Gambian strongman did not discuss any destiny skeleton in a state radio address, definition these sum might have nonetheless to be decided.
Published in The Express Tribune, Jan 22nd, 2017.
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