Members
of the House of Representatives have offered the President of Gambia a
priceless lifeline to end political impasse in his country.
President Yahya Jammeh
The House of Representatives on Thursday expressed Nigeria’s
readiness to offer President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia asylum as a
possible solution to the looming political crisis in the small West
African country, Punch reports.
According to the report, the reps promised Jammeh that Nigeria
would be a 'safe haven'. Also, the House called on President Muhammadu
Buhari to make this offer to Jammeh as part of the ongoing efforts by
leaders of the West African sub-regional group, ECOWAS, to end the
stalemate in the Gambia.
President Buhari who is already int he could to meet with Jammeh
and other African leaders in Banjul over a resolution to the political
conflict.
The motion, which led to the resolution, was moved by a member from
Jigawa State, Mr. Sani Zoro. He recalled how Nigeria in the past
extended a similar gesture to former presidents like “Felix Malloum of
Chad; Siad Barre of Somalia; Thabo Mbeki of the African National
Congress; Messrs Charles Taylor and Yomi Johnson of Liberia and several
other leaders.”
Lawmakers described the asylum offer as a “cheaper” option to allowing a political crisis to explode in the Gambia
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