GAMBIAN POLLS:JONATHAN FORCED JAMMEH’S CONCESSION

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GAMBIAN POLLS:JONATHAN FORCED JAMMEH’S CONCESSION

BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU

 

The recent loss of The Gambian President, Yaya Jammeh at the polls which eventually led to his concession has been attributed to the decision of Former  Nigerian President ,Dr Goodluck Jonathan to accept a similar situation in Nigeria in 2015.

Checks by The News Office Desk of Paedia Express Multimedia Group in Lagos,Nigeria shows that Dr Jonathan had been severally around Africa  before the polls  as part of an international election monitoring group as he preaches a new brand of democracy :concession after defeat.

A source  said that Dr Jonathan ‘s political legacy ‘s impact is now beginning to be felt globally as nobody thought that Yaya Jammeh will accept defeat at the polls  and then be willing to hand over the reins of power.

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has commended President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia for conceding defeat after losing to  Mr. Adama Barrow.

Mr. Goodluck Jonathan said that President Yahya has made Africa proud and is worthy of emulation.

‘I commend President Yahya Jammeh for conceding to Mr. Adama Barrow, who won majority votes during Gambia’s Presidential election. This is an exemplary conduct which is worthy of emulation and Africa is very proud of Mr. Jammeh. In the eyes of many, myself included, he stands taller today than at any other time during his twenty two years in office. It is my hope that his legacy of advancing the progress of The Gambia in all fronts over the years will be remembered and appreciated by all. GEJ’

In a related issue, Yahya Jammeh, longtime ruler of The Gambia, has lost the presidential election to the opposition leader, according to the electoral commission.
Adama Barrow's victory in the West African country may bring to an end Jammeh's 22-year rule.
Jammeh, who came to power in 1994 as a 29-year-old army officer following a military coup, had won four previous polls.
Barrow received 263,515 votes while Jammeh won 212,099, Alieu Momarr Njai, the electoral commission head, said in the capital Banjul on Friday.
"Having received 263,515 votes of the total votes cast in the election, I hereby declare Adama Barrow duly elected to serve as president of the Republic of Gambia," Njai said.
Barrow, a former businessman, told Reuters news agency by telephone on Friday he was expecting a phone call from Jammeh conceding defeat.