President of Guinea And Liberia Visits Gambia

– President of Guinea And Liberia Visits Gambia

– They are there for a last minute talk with Yahya Jammeh

President of Guinea Alpha Conde and that of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf arrived Banjul, Gambia, on Friday for a last minute talk with outgoing

President Yahya Jammeh.

The deadline given to Jammeh to relinquish power to President-elect Adama Barrow expired at noon. Barrow was sworn-in at The Gambia Embassy in Daker, Senegal on Thursday.

Barrow has been in Senegal for several days at the request of West African leaders until his planned inauguration.

Speaking after taking oath of office in Dakar, he called on security forces to “demonstrate their loyalty” in a standoff with outgoing President of the country, Yahya Jammeh.

“From today on, I am the president of the Gambia regardless of whether you voted for me or not.”

“I command the chief of defence staff and officers of high command to demonstrate their loyalty to me as commander in chief without any delay.

“I command all members of the armed forces to remain in their barracks, those found wanting or in possession of firearms without my order will be considered rebels.”

Barrow defeated Jammeh in last month’s presidential election.

Although Jammeh initially conceded defeat, he later changed his mind citing irregularities during the polls.