The president elect of the Gambia, Adama Barrow will be sworn in as leader of the West African country in neighboring Senegal.
In a massage on his twitter page, Mr. Barrow said “I would like to inform you that the inauguration ceremony is going to take place at the Gambian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal”.
I would like to inform you that the Inauguration Ceremony is going to take place at the Gambian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal. #Gambia pic.twitter.com/ofxlIpJChl
— Adama Barrow (@adama_barrow) January 19, 2017
He has been seeking refuge in Senegal for days now for security reasons as Mr. Yahya Jammeh continues to hold on to power refusing to hand over peacefully.
You are all welcome to my inauguration today 4pm at The #Gambian embassy in #Dakar.
— Adama Barrow (@BarrowOfficial1) January 19, 2017
A standby ECOWAS troop is ready to enter the Gambia after Mr. Jammeh refused to vacate his office even though his tenure has expired.
The army chief of the Gambia has stated that his soldiers are not going to fight troops coming from neighboring Senegal should they enter the country.
Ousman Badjie is quoted by the AFP news agency to have said that “We are not going to involve ourselves militarily, this is a political dispute,”
This means should the troops from the sub-regional bloc ECOWAS enter the Gambia to force Yahya Jammeh out, the country’s army will not engage in any combat to protect Mr. Jammeh.
The Gambian army chief, Badjie further said “I am not going to involve my soldiers in a stupid fight. I love my men.”
The United Nation is also expected to make a statement on this political crisis later on Thursday.
Source: Africafeeds.com
