Gambia's vice president abandons Jammeh’s government
Gambia's vice president Isatou Njie-Saidy has stepped down from her position in the government of President Yahya Jammeh.
Njie-Saidy’s action follows mounting pressure on Jammeh to step down ahead of Thursday, January 19 inauguration of Adama Barrow.
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Premium Times reports that she announced her resignation just hours before official end of the tenure of Jammeh’s administration.
Earlier, Gambia’s minister of higher education Aboubacar Senghore resigned saying he could not continue in the post beyond the tenure of the outgoing president.
“Given my strong religious and legal background, I feel it is now ethically and legally speaking time to step down as minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology and Religious Affairs as the constitutional mandate of the current government expires today, Wednesday 18th January 2017,” he wrote in his resignation letter.
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Premium Times quotes a source who spoke on anonymity grounds that Jammeh could be forced to dissolve his cabinet if the resignations continue.
Meanwhile, president-elect Adama Barrow will be installed as Gambia's new President, today, January 19, at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal, Nigerian Bulletin reports.
Barrow, in a tweet, said: “I would like to inform you that the Inauguration Ceremony is going to take place at the Gambian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal.”
Source: Legit.ng
