Outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90-day state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends, state TV reports. Regional leaders have been trying to persuade Mr Jammeh to hand over power to Adama Barrow, who defeated him in December’s elections.
The move comes after Nigeria deployed a warship to further pressure Mr Jammeh.
Regional bloc Ecowas has prepared a force but maintains that military intervention would be a last resort. The exact terms of the state of emergency remain unknown, as no details were provided with the announcement.
Mr Barrow is meant to be inaugurated as the new president on Thursday.
Source: BBC
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please jammeh get out before things get ***barred word***. no matter what the Gambia must be free to join the world body.........
That fish must be fished out before he destroys that country. Gambia is not his property, nor Gambians his pets.
DOES THIS HAS TO GET TO THIS FAR? WHY CAN,T HE THINK OF HIS POEPLE HE CLAIMED SERVING THEM? AFRICA LEADERS ARE GREEDY AND COURUPT. MAY GOD SAFE THE INOCENT SOULES OF GAMBIANS.
...shame...
IF ECOWAS CANNOT HELP TO BRING LAW AND ORDER IN GAMBIA THEN WHICH OTHER STATE CAN THEY HELP. GAMBIA IS ONE OF THE POOREST AND WEAKEST NATION IN WEST AFRICA
African ape oh no !!!
He would suffer like GADDAFI of Libya if he continues this stand off with ECOWAS MILITARY COMMANDERS who are on Standby ready to enter Gambia after 19th January 2017
Two bullets, only two bullets into his brain like was done to Camara of Guinea and he will stop his n0nsenses. This is the only was this ***barred word*** will understand.