The
embattled President of The Gambia who is facing forceful evacuation
from office following his decision to hold on to power, has been given a
temporary reprieve.
Yahya Jammeh
The Gambia's National Assembly has adopted a resolution to allow
President Yahya Jammeh to stay in power for three more months, starting
from Wednesday.
Reuters reports that this announcement was made by state television.
Jammeh, who has ruled The Gambia for 22 years, initially
acknowledged opponent Adama Barrow as the winner of elections in
December, but later rejected the ballot count as flawed and lodged a
complaint with the country's Supreme Court.
Barrow was due to be inaugurated on Thursday.
Jammeh had declared a state of emergency
on Tuesday, just days before he was due to step down, with British and
Dutch travel agencies scrambling to evacuate thousands of tourists on
Wednesday.
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