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Finally! Gambia's ex-president, Yahya Jammeh, steps down (video)

Immediate past president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, has stepped down from office. He announced his decision in a Nationwide broadcast he addressed last night.
"I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation with infinite gratitude to all Gambians. I promise before Allah and the entire nation that all the issues we currently face will be resolved peacefully. It is not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed" he said
There have been an international outcry calling for him to step down after he lost the December 1st Presidential poll to Adama Barrow, his successor.

After the election, Yahya conceded defeat to Barrow but later changed his decision, accusing the electoral commission of fraud. He said he will not be stepping down until a fresh election is conducted.

On Tuesday, the former Gambian president who had been in power for 22 years, announced a state of emergency on the country for a period of three months. Adama Barrow, his successor, was sworn into office on Thursday January 19th in Senegal.


53 comments:

  1. Good for him
    Godtakeover him

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  2. Good for him.. he didn't have nay choice.. foolish man..

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  3. Good for him.. he didn't have any choice.. foolish man..

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    1. Do something meaningful with your life and stop asking for help worlwide

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  5. Yeye man. You for die there. African leaders and power.

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  6. When he hear say Nigerian military are comingπŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€,,,yaya man

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  7. Y u step-down, U could have been packaged with a body bag omo ale oshi

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  8. Why u no form commando again?...nw we the Oronians ar waiting for Udom Emmanuel.

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  9. Until they disgraced him. What an idiot.

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  10. You for stay n'a, n'a your papa throne?

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  11. E for wait make I come meet am for there, bastard son of a thousand father. Mtcheww!

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  12. Haha...fear of Buhari
    www.chidiogbonna.com

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  13. .......yet he must be punished.

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  14. as if he has a choice, d fool wud hv saved his ass d embarrassment and shame. u for stay thr na. no be person go tell u

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  15. Mumu man...
    What made him change his mind

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  16. Foolish shameless idiot history will judge you harshly idiot

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  17. Thanks to the prompt intervention of ECOWAS.. African leaders are so selfish and lack sincerity

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  18. That's more like it!!!. There is no need to shed any blood.he has done his best in the past 22yrs but it's time for someone else bring on board his own vision for the country.

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  19. Epic disgrace for Jammeh. Why wait to leave office disgracefully after 23 years? Way to go ECOWAS! Way to go AU! NMTA

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  20. What do we call this one now? Is he Stepping up to step down or stepping down to step up?

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  21. Fool. Instead of you to step down honourably,until u were disgrace out of office.

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  22. Where is uncle Jonathan. He should send a heroic greeting to yaya jamay ASAP . At least he sent one to Mahama after HE LOST ELECTION and handed over. It is really very sily to think of doing the normal thing as heroic which means u believe the abnormal is now the new normal. Only Jonathan and his fans can think this way

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  23. What a foolishman. A failure and a looser

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  24. And why were u wasting time creating all the unnecessary nuisance huh,get out pls.

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  25. Him for no step down na


    ...merited happiness

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  26. He for die there na...ptschew.

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  27. Kudos to Jahmeh irrespective of his earlier stupidity. He did well! And I applaud Ecowas, African Union and The United Nations for their efforts.

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  28. Instead of doing d right tin at d right time, period.

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  30. See his face like idi amin of uganda

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  31. Congratulations for that wise decision, Better late than never.

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  32. At least he is better than APC people

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  33. His punishment is to pay all the logistics for the troops that came to Gambia. He made countries to waste energy on his indolence.

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  34. mad man
    -D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

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  35. Better for you.

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  36. Am sure after hearing that the nigeria troops have departed nigeria, he waited to c if there plane would crash, and changed his mind immediately he heard they are truly on the Gambia soil #fearOfNigeriaTroops#FearofECOWAS#fearofBuhari.

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    1. Very foolish statement nobi only fear of Buhari even fear of dog, sily comment

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  37. Lesson for our leaders

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