Research and education think tank, Africa Center for International Law and Accountability (ACILA) has called on Gambian President Mr. Yahya Jammeh to hand over power to President-Elect, Mr. Adama Barrow, when his term of office expires next month.
President Jammeh lost the election to Mr. Barrow last week and he accepted the results of the election and called Mr. Barrow to congratulate him on his victory. Barely one week after accepting the results, Mr. Jammeh backtracked saying he ‘totally rejects the results’ of the election, and called for a new election.
Both the UN Security Council and African Union have called on Mr. Jammeh to hand over power to Mr. Barrow, with the UN Security Council saying that the transfer of power to Mr. Barrow should be unconditional. The African Union said Mr. Jammeh’s call for a fresh election is “null and void”.
A statement signed Mr. William Nyarko, Executive Director of ACILA said that Mr. Jammeh should respect the sovereign will of the people of Gambia as expressed in their vote rejecting a continuation of the 22-year rule of Mr. Jammeh.
He said that at this time, President Jammeh should focus his attention on helping to establish a transitional team to transfer power to Mr. Barrow in accordance with the Constitution of Gambia.
According to Mr. Nyarko, President Jammeh is welcome to go to court to challenge the results of the election if he believes that the election was allegedly rigged.
He said that Article 49 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Gambia provides that any candidate who disputes the result of a presidential election should file a petition at the Supreme Court of the Gambia within ten days of the declaration of the result of the election for a determination, adding that Mr. Jammeh should follow the rule of law and file his petition at the Supreme Court.
“Any registered political party which has participated in the Presidential election or an independent candidate who has participated in such an election may apply to the Supreme Court to determine the validity of the election of a President by filing a petition within ten days of the declaration of the result of the election”, Article 49 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Gambia.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Your name would be jonathan and you really leave in lagos so you just do not know the dynamics you are alluding to. I really pity you. But we know that you are a faceless coward. you are still talking after your failed propaganda and vicious attack on the person of HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT NANA AKKUFO ADDO and his party. your party is in taters go and mend it before talking
THIS CALL BY ACILA MAY SOUND LIKE A GOOD MOVE,,, BUT I SUGGEST THEY GO TO THE GAMBIA AND TELL JAMEH THIS IN THE FACE. IF THEY REALLY HAVE BALLS BETWEEN THEIR LEGS.... BESIDES,,, IF BY ANY GRAND DESIGN,, AKUFO ADDO IS IN THE SHOES OF JAMEH,,, HE WILL DO THE SAME THING... THESE OUTMODED AFRICAN POLITICIANS SHOULD BE WATCHED CAREFULLY... MUGABE IS A LIVING EXAMPLE,,, AND A CASE IN WAITING IS AKUFO ADDO.... AS HIS GAMBLE HAS PAID.. IF GOD DOES NOT KILL HIM,,,, AND HE TRAVERSED THE NEXT FOUR YEARS,,, AND LOST THE ELECTIONS IN THE PROCESS, HE WILL NOT CAPITULATE,,, AS PREZ MAHAMA HAS DONE... AND IN THE SAME VAIN,, IF PRESSURE IS NOT EXERTED ON JAMEH ALSO TO CAPITULATE,,, IMAGINE THE KIND OF LEADERS WE WILL BE HAVING IN THE SUB REGION.. WHERE IT IS EVIDENTLY CLEAR THAT BOTH JAMEH AND ADDO ARE PARTNERS IN CRIME... IN WHICH JAMEH HAD MASSACRED SCORES OF GHANAIANS AND OTHER WEST AFRICAN NATIONALS,,, WHILE ADDO AND OBOSHIE SAI WENT AND PAT HIM IN THE BACK FOR ONLY GOD KNOWS WHY....... AND NOW ENTERED AKUFO ADDO, OF GHANA. EXIT JAMEH.. OF GAMBIA... AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER THAT BARROW USED TO SMASH JAMEH IS THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT.. SO THE QUESTION IS,,,, WILL JAMEH HOLD ON TO POWER TILL JAN 7 FOR HIS PARTNER IN CRIME TO BE SWORN IN???