frumentius:


You can go back to your play station because there's not going to be a war. Jammeh and his gang - not Gambia - are the target here, and all they know is oppressing the civilian population of Gambia.

Jammeh and his Gang control large swathes of the Gambian Military not to mention the institutions rife with corruption there. We will see if he doesn't step down, there's going to be violence, start packing your Bags, your are being deployed to Gambia shortly

Your Trigger fingers seem to type fast, I wonder if they are that efficient when paired with rifles.

Henry240:
The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a publication by Premium Times online news medium titled "EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria raises troops for Gambia, ready to remove Yahya Jammeh".
This is not true.

Consequently, Nigerian Army wishes to disassociate itself from such false information that exists only in the figment of the imagination of the medium. There was no time or place Nigerian Army disclosed such information to the medium. If there is any, we challenge them to name the officer or soldier that gave them such information and when.

tdayof:
Henry lol.. I never called for war in Gambia. As we can see, ECOWAS insists on diplomatic solution and the previous military intervention we've been hearing about was to be headed by Senegal.

I can't refer to premium times news about we deploying military to Gambia as a tangible source.
On my own, Gambia is the last thing on my mind not to talk of war.

The ECOWAS Commission, the African Union Commission and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have received information that the Gambian incumbent President Yahya Jammeh has rejected the results of the Gambian presidential election of 1 December 2016 that have been officially announced by the country’s Independent Electoral Commission.



The President of the ECOWAS Commission, the Chairperson of the AU Commission and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General to West Africa and the Sahel are deeply concerned by these developments. They call on the government of The Gambia to abide by its constitutional responsibilities and international obligations. It is fundamental that the verdict of the ballots should be respected, and that the security of the president -elect Adama Barrow, and that of all Gambian citizen be fully ensured.



ECOWAS, the AU and the UN strongly support the stand of the Senegalese Government on the issue with regards to calling an emergency meeting of the UNSC and urge relevant Gambian stakeholders to contribute to a peaceful transition and orderly handing over of power from the outgoing administration to the President-elect within constitutional deadlines, in accordance with the Gambian electoral laws.

ECOWAS, the AU and the UN urge all Gambian stakeholders including the elected leadership, the armed forces, political parties and Civil Society Organisations to reject violence and peacefully uphold the will of the people as clearly expressed through the ballot box. They also call upon the Gambian Defence and Security forces to live up to their republican duties.

ECOWAS, the AU and the UN stand in solidarity with the people of The Gambia whom they once again commend for the maturity demonstrated throughout the electoral process and commit to continue monitoring developments in The Gambia.

frumentius:


Henry, mate, are you playing devil's advocate? It's a woeful attempt.

Henry240:


Guy, i'm not playing devil's advocate. Right from the start of this Gambian crisis i have been against military intervention in Gambia, my position hasn't changed.

We need to, as Africans, tow a different path to law enforcement. The use of military option should be an absolute last resort. Military actions in Africa simply don't end, every where you look their a soldiers fighting for a range of issues which could have been settled diplomatically or politically without the use of force.

We have to develop our democratic, law enforcement and judicial institutions.

Henry240:


Guy, i'm not playing devil's advocate. Right from the start of this Gambian crisis i have been against military intervention in Gambia, my position hasn't changed.

We need to, as Africans, tow a different path to law enforcement. The use of military option should be an absolute last resort. Military actions in Africa simply don't end, every where you look their a soldiers fighting for a range of issues which could have been settled diplomatically or politically without the use of force.

We have to develop our democratic, law enforcement and judicial institutions.

TrueHeart365:


well put Henry, so lemme ask this question.

if all other options fail (including sanctions) and he goes further to forcefuly put down any opposition, what next?

this is not about fighting the gambian people, it's about removing one man who refuses to respect the will of his people

frumentius:


03 December 2016 to 19 January 2017. Ample time for all diplomatic measures to be exhausted, for one outcome only - respect for the democratic wishes of the Gambian population. No appeasement of dictators.

Henry240:
Rugged7, M14A1, Tdayof, Odunayaw and all the war mongers in this thread not duly mentioned, I completely disagree with a military intervention in Gambia.

rugged7:
Yea, seems so.
I'm not so sure the people in defence headquarters have thought this one through.
Shouldn't they start with a Naval blockade 1st while they muster forces.
2 weeks crash course on invading a country might not be sufficient for a stretched NA
Most importantly, how do u raise funds in this recession?
The cheapest way probably would be to pay Jammeh's immediate bodyguards or army chief to neutralize him

and hand over to civilians.
That will save everyone all this angst

M14A1:
Here's what I think
wait till the end of the deadline, if he's stupid enough to not rethink and rescind, we roll in West Africas finest pipe hitters into his capital and offer him a crash course on modern day democracy right at his front porch.

Oh I forgot to add we turn everything and everyone opposing into and obstacle course

Then again this is my opinion

Brightwood:
I want a war for 3 reasons.

1. There's money to be made.

2. When you have dictators like Jammeh, Force is all they acknowledge.

3. This thread will be filled with pictures of all those fancy Machinery in action.

M14A1:
Here's what I think
wait till the end of the deadline, if he's stupid enough to not rethink and rescind, we roll in West Africas finest pipe hitters into his capital and offer him a crash course on modern day democracy right at his front porch.

Vikkie14:
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TrueHeart365:


well put Henry, so lemme ask this question.

if all other options fail (including sanctions) and he goes further to forcefuly put down any opposition, what next?

this is not about fighting the gambian people, it's about removing one man who refuses to respect the will of his people

M14A1:
Here's what I think
wait till the end of the deadline, if he's stupid enough to not rethink and rescind, we roll in West Africas finest pipe hitters into his capital and offer him a crash course on modern day democracy right at his front porch.

Oh I forgot to add we turn everything and everyone opposing into and obstacle course(smash, burn, ram, bomb, shoot) whatever it takes to save a democracy

Then again this is my opinion

M14A1:

Good points, so what other non-violent options do you suggest we explore, if Jammeh decides to stay put after the deadline.

Odunayaw:
send him a bunny and make him say awww till his sanity returns ?

Vikkie14:
Just like they removed 'one man' in Libya and we are still grapling with t

Henry240:


African "Mad dog Mattis".

"Be polite, be professional and have a plan to kill everyone you meet,”

Brightwood:
I want a war for 3 reasons.

1. There's money to be made.

2. When you have dictators like Jammeh, Force is all they acknowledge.

3. This thread will be filled with pictures of all those fancy Machinery in action.

Nok234:


Im ok with you but this is down on my list

1. Nigeria is taking here place as the real GIANT OF AFRICA
2. No french or western countries in African affairs
3. we are taking our futur in our hands
4. Jammeh is single minded and Gambia deserv to go forward