PRESIDENT ADAMA BARROW REMOVES "ISLAMIC" FROM GAMBIA'S NAME

The Gambia new  President Adama Barrow, has removed the ‘Islamic’ title from the country’s name.

According to Aljazeera, the president made this known at his first news conference since returning to take office on Thursday, January 26.

The country was renamed Islamic Republic of The Gambia by former President Yahya Jammeh on 11 December 2015.


As at the time of making the change declaration, Jammeh said it was designed to distance the country further from its colonial past.


According to Barrow, The Gambia, despite having a 90 percent Muslim population, with the rest Christian and animist, was a republic "not the Islamic republic,"


Recall that Yahya Jammeh, who was defeated by Adama Barrow in the December 1, 2016 presidential poll, finally left the country in the evening of Saturday, January 21, 2017 after 22 years of holding sway as the president of the tiny West African country.


Barrow on the other hand finally returned to Gambia from Senegal to take over the ruling the state by 4p.m. on Thursday, January 26.

From Naij

GAMBIANS CAME OUT IN THOUSANDS TO CELEBRATE THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR NEW PRESIDENT

 Gambia's new President, Adama Barrow arrived back in his country from Dakar, Senegal on Thursday, after spending two weeks away due to political crises. A huge crowd of Gambian citizens  came out to celebrate his arrival. See more photos and watch a video, after the cut...


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UPDATES: GAMBIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER...TWO OTHER RESIGN !

  The political impasse in The Gambia created by Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to transfer power to opposition candidate and President-elect Adama Barrow remains unresolved and Gambian Foreign Affairs Minister, has resigned from the regime of Yahya Jammeh. Foreign Minister Neneh Macdouall Gaye, tendered her resignation letter today.
“I am of the conviction that under the prevailing circumstances, I cannot effectively serve as Foreign Minister. I thank you for the opportunity you given me to serve my country,” said Ms. Gaye in her resignation letter dated January 16th. A source emailed Ms. Gaye’s resignation letter to the Freedom Newspaper. Ms. Gaye prayed for the peaceful settling of Gambia’s political impasse. We hereby reproduce Ms. Gaye’s resignation letter, which was addressed to dictator Jammeh.

This follows last week’s resignation of Communication Minister Sheriff Bojang, who fled the country, and Sports Minister Alieu Jammeh.


From authorityngr

ADAMA BARO TO STAY IN SENEGAL UNTIL HIS INAUGURATION ON THURSDAY

Adama Barrow,Gambia’s president-elect is to stay in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday ,January 19th , when the tenure of President Yahya Jammeh who has refused to step down will end.

President Yahya Jammeh is currently refusing to step down after disputing the result of the December 1 election won by Barrow triggering a crisis in the country despite attempts by African leaders to convince him to step down.

Yesterday,  it was confirmed Senegalese President Macky Sall had accepted a request by Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to host Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow in Dakar until his inauguration day.

Speaking to AFP, Barrow's spokesman, Mai Fatty said:
'Jammeh’s term shall end on the 19th (of January) and the same date president-elect Barrow’s term begins. Nothing will change that. He will be sworn in and shall assume office on that date without fail.'