The former United Nations Secretary General has not only bade President Yahya Jammeh farewell but he also advocated for “smooth and peaceful transition of power in Banjul.” In a statement published below, Kofi Annan said the “smooth and peaceful transition would send a signal of hope to all Gambians that […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
PALU Condemns Jammeh’s Electoral Tirade
Pan African Lawyers’ Union (PALU) Statement on the situation in The Republic of The Gambia The Pan African Lawyers’ Union (PALU) congratulates the people of The Republic of The Gambia for holding free, fair, credible and orderly elections on 1st December 2016, and for maintaining peace, law and order […]
Big Renaissance in Little Gambia
By Baba Galleh Jallow One cannot help but feel a warm sense of pride at being a Gambian on the eve of 2017. Against the odds, Gambians have voted Yahya Jammeh out of office after inspiring the leaders of their political parties to present a united front against Jammeh’s dictatorship […]
Former Minister Cautions Jammeh
A former Gambian minister has advised defeated President Yahya Jammeh to “peacefully hand over power to the winner of December 1st election and “avoid sliding the country into sixes and sevens.” “I am advising President Jammeh to swallow his pride and peacefully hand over power to the President-elect Adama Barrow,” […]
The Only Language Jammeh Understands
The language we should all be speaking is that “Yahya Jammeh is wanted dead or alive”. Any negotiation or going to a stupid court is a waste of time and resources. Jammeh going to court to contest the election results is a form of legitimizing him because he has machinery […]
Yahya Jammeh, A Rebel Criminal
Jammeh is a rebel and criminal. He and his tribal militia forces will be defeated by the Gambian people and international community including Senegal which has Supreme interest in this regional crisis. Jammeh is not only a threat to national and subregional security, peace and democracy. Yaya Jammeh never has […]
Mr. Squatter, You Can’t Annul Elections Results
Firstly Mr Squatter, you have every right to challenge the results of the Presidential Elections 2016, if you think you have reasons to do so, but this must follow due process set by our laws on how to challenge elections results. You have no rights or powers under our laws, […]
No, Jammeh Is Not Blinking
No, he is not blinking. Yaya knows exactly what he wants. He created this chaos to put his demands at such a high level and expected to get easy passage/amnesty in his negotiations. He is so humiliated and wants to feel important because he knows the international community will not […]
For Jammeh, God Is Yet To Speak
By Baba Galleh Jallow In the hours and days following the Coalition’s electoral victory, one could almost feel the smile returning to the face of the Smiling Coast of West Africa. A revolution that started at least 20 years ago borne its most tangible fruits on December 1, 2016. The […]
Defeated Yahya Jammeh Blinks; Opens Doors For ECOWAS Chiefs
The Gambia’s defeated President Yahya Jammeh is now prepared to meet with leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over his (Jammeh’s) claims that December elections results were rigged in favour of the opposition. Mr. Jammeh had earlier conceded defeat to the opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow, […]
Open Letter To Outgoing President Jammeh And His Henchmen
Dear Mr. President, When you conceded to Adama Barrow last week, the entire world celebrated your gesture as appropriate and honorable. A week later, you rescind your words in the same office and through the same medium you announced your concession. We judge presidents by their actions and the specific […]
UN Security Council Warns Jammeh
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the outgoing Gambian President for rejecting the official election results proclaimed by the Independent Electoral Commission. The Council warned Yahya Jammeh, urging him to out a peaceful and orderly transition process. In a press statement issued on Saturday, the 15-member Council called on […]