The
4:00pm deadline for embattled President Yahya Jammeh to make up his
mind over his future has passed, as the Gambia's army general makes new
revelation.
Gen. Ousman Badje
Gambia's army chief, General Ousman Badjie has told Reuters news
agency that he saw internationally recognised President Adama Barrow as
the new commander-and-chief and would not fight a regional force poised
to depose Yahya Jammeh.
"We are going to welcome them with flowers and make them a cup
of tea. This is a political problem. It's a misunderstanding. We are not
going to fight Nigerian, Togolese or any military that comes."
He made the decalaration as the 16:00 (4pm) deadline for President
Yahya Jammeh to make up his mind over vacating his office passes, after
it was pushed back from a 12:00noon deadline earlier in the day.
BBC reports that Jammeh's former vice-president, Isatou Njie-Saidy, is at State House as last chance negotiations continue.
The Mauritanian and Guinean presidents are also there trying to persuade Jammeh to leave the country with them.
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