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GAMBIA: BBC REPORT 19 January 2017 Umarr Fofanah

GAMBIA: BBC REPORT 19 January 2017 Umarr Fofanah
Jan 19, 2017 · 4m 4s

The dead line for President Yahya Jammeh to step down after 18th January 2017 passed at midnight last night with Jammeh staying put. The threats of Military intervention and a...

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The dead line for President Yahya Jammeh to step down after 18th January 2017 passed at midnight last night with Jammeh staying put. The threats of Military intervention and a show of mighty military mussel, has not moved him despite the fear of citizens and abandonment by some of his loyalist politicians, Ministers and soldiersJammeh did not budge. Adama Barrow Twitted today 08:03 inviting people to the Gambian Embassy in Dakar Senegal saying he will be sworn in at 4:00pm. NO NEWS YET ON THAT! Meanwhile, Umarr Fofanah gave this report this morning at about 11:00 am saying how quiet the City Banjul has been; no soldiers in streets and that the talk of ECOWAS soldiers especially Senegalese Troops entering Gambia cannot be confirmed. He said Barrow will be sworn in, in The Gambia, contradicting earlier reports of him being sworn in the Gambian Embassy in Dakar Senegal. Talk of negotiations still goes on whilst Jammeh stays put: hie term of office was extended by Parliament Legislators by 90 days and a State of Emergency declared a few days before deadline. There is also a blanket ban on all eligible to swarm in Barrow. As Parliament was not dissolved, the Legislature carried on normal duties and took constitutional actions/ decisions to keep Jammeh in power. On this basis, how would ECOWAS invasion be seen. AS AN UNLAWFUL AGGRESSION? Technically, Jammeh is still the President by virtue of the National Assembly ( Parliament) action. Will WEOWAS and the International Committee respect the GAMBIAN CONSTITUTION? Or, would the constitutional action be ignored and aggressively invade remove Jammeh and impose Barrow as the 3rd President. If this happens, would ECOWAS be setting a NEW PRECEDENT and constitutional future problems yet unseen for Africa?
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