The Gambia seems generally calm as the inauguration of opposition leader, Adama Barrow draws closer.
President Yahya Jammeh
It was all calm at Gambia State House, which President Yahya Jammeh
has occupied for the last 22 years, BBC reporter who visited the
capital city, Banjul reports.
It would be noted that the Thursday deadline given to the
recalcitrant President Jammeh to concede defeat has drawn near amidst
his adamant posture.
BBC Africa, Umaru Fofana said soldiers and police officers are
neatly dressed in their well-ironed uniforms; their berets are well
positioned.
“The gates are well manned, with armed soldiers on duty. Even
security personnel must go through metal detectors to enter the
building. So it seems that despite the calmness nothing is being taken
for granted”.
“They even joked, slapping my hand fondly as they greeted me. There was no sign of any tension or panic”, he said.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given
the embattled President of The Gambia, Mr. Yahya Jammeh, till midnight
tomorrow to vacate office and hand over power to the country’s
President-Elect, Mr. Adama Barrow, or be ousted by force.
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