heheheeh.... President
Adama Barrow of Gambia has arrived in his country, weeks after fleeing
over the refusal of Yahya Jammeh to cede power.
According to photos released online, the new Gambian President,
Adama Barrow has just landed in Banjul as he returned to his home
country to assume power, days after his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh went
on exile to Equatorial Guinea.
The President who has been in neighbouring Senegal after winning
elections in December, landed safely after touching down at Banjul
airport where jubilant crowds waited to welcome him, tweeted: "I'm finally home #Gambia."
See his arrival photos below;
Gambian
President, Adama Barrow, who arrived his home country some hours ago
and inspected a guard of honour upon his arrival, has announced details
of his official inauguration.
Just after a week after taking the oath of office outside the
country in Dakar, Senegal during a whirlwind political crisis, Gambia's
new president, Adama Barrow, finally returned to his home country on
Thursday, amid wild celebration from his supporters as thousands of
people turned out to greet their new president at the airport in
Banjul.
President Barrow’s return seems to mark a turning-point of sorts
for the tiny African nation, as the focus turns to how he and the team
he assembles, will govern.
Expectations are high, but as he confronts the challenges presented
by more than two decades of authoritarian rule, Barrow remains
optimistic.
He took to his Twitter page late on Thursday and announce details
of his official inauguration as the whole country is set to see him
kick-off his government in a flying start.
The
ousted president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh has donated the cereal
harvested from his farm to his people as he stays in exile.
Former President, Yahya Jammeh
Former President Yahya Jammeh has donated all his proceeds
harvested from his farms to President Adama Barrow to be distributed to
women in the small West African country.
It would be recalled that The Gambia has a population of about 1.8
million people. Jammeh stated this on Gambian state TV over the weekend.
He said: “I hereby wish President Adama Barrow all the best
from the bottom of my heart. The Almighty Allah has decided, and I will
be found wanting if I as a Muslim and a former president do not
sincerely wish him and his administration all the best”.
“On this note, I hereby donate to President Adama Barrow all
the rice that is harvested in my Vision 2016 farms. This is the entire
harvest for him to give to women who have been helping at the farms in
CRR - Central River Division”.
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