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Judges from Nigeria and Sierra Leone have been appointed by Gambia officials to sit on the election petition filed by the party of the embattled president of the country, Yahya Jammeh.

The Chief Justice of Gambia, Emmanuel Fagbenle confirmed the appointment of these judges to enable the country’s Supreme Court hear the case on January 10.

Mr. Jammeh who lost the elections early this month to opposition leader, Adama Barrow claimed that the polls were characterized by irregularities.

The Gambian’s president had earlier conceded defeat in a televised speech but reversed that concession speech days later.

Mr. Jammeh has already vowed not to step down from office calling the bluff of West African leaders who have urged him to hand over power when his tenure ends next month.

“I am not a coward. My right cannot be intimidated and violated. This is my position. Nobody can deprive me of that victory except the Almighty Allah,” Mr. Jammeh said on Tuesday.

He went further to say “The ECOWAS meeting was a formality. Before they came, they had already said Jammeh must step down. I will not step down”.

Source: Africafeeds.com

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