President Muhammadu Buhari, Presidents of Sierra Leone and Liberia will visit Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, on Wednesday, in another push for him to hand over power to the winner of the presidential election.
The decision for a second visit was reached at a meeting of West African Leaders held in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
It had in attendance, the President of Liberia, Madam Ellen Sirleaf Johnson; Ghana’s John Mahama and the President of Senegal, Macky Sall.
The leaders discussed the Gambian presidential election outcome, where President Jammeh is refusing to step aside after losing an election.
Jammeh has been in power since a 1994 coup, but he lost a December 1 election to businessman Adama Barrow.
He has contested the results in a move condemned at home and abroad. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, President Buhari will lead the mediation team to Gambia.
The decision for a second visit was reached at a meeting of West African Leaders held in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
It had in attendance, the President of Liberia, Madam Ellen Sirleaf Johnson; Ghana’s John Mahama and the President of Senegal, Macky Sall.
The leaders discussed the Gambian presidential election outcome, where President Jammeh is refusing to step aside after losing an election.
Jammeh has been in power since a 1994 coup, but he lost a December 1 election to businessman Adama Barrow.
He has contested the results in a move condemned at home and abroad. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, President Buhari will lead the mediation team to Gambia.
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