[b]FULL TEXT OF THE DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY BY PRESIDENT JAMMEH:
I, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa, President of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, Acting under the provisions of section 34 (1) (b) of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia, today, the 17th of January 2017, hereby declare a state of public emergency throughout the Islamic Republic of Gambia as a situation exists which, if it is allowed to continue, may lead to a state of public emergency.
The unprecedented and extraordinary amount of foreign interference in the 1st December Presidential Elections, and also in the internal affairs of the Gambia, and the unwarranted hostile atmosphere threatening the sovereignty, peace, security and stability of the country.
The inability of the Supreme Court to convene as a result of the non-appearance of the Judges to hear the election petitions, mainly influenced by foreign powers and their agents, in an effort to thwart the constitutionally mandated process, as captured in an audio recording of the absconded chairman of the IEC discussing on how plans have been made to ensure the Supreme Court Judges will not sit on time to hear the petitions against the flawed results he published.
The current state of fear and confusion created by some of the political players in the country, which could lead to the breakdown of law and order.
The need to prevent a constitutional crisis and power vacuum pending the determination of the petitions at the Supreme Court and the application for an injunction against swearing in Mr. Adama Barrow or anybody as president of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia, until the Supreme Court decides on the 1st December 2016 Presidential Election results.
Under this state of public emergency, civil liberties are to be fully respected while all citizens and residents in the Gambia are banned from any acts of disobedience to the Laws of the Gambia, incitement to violence and acts intended to disturb public order and peace.
The security forces are hereby instructed to maintain absolute law and order throughout the country.
Signed:
His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhagie Dr. Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa
President of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia[/b]

country of emergency.... All iz well

ECOWAS HAD BETTER NOT STARTED A WAR IN THAT COUNTRY.

The parliament had extended his tenure probably pending the outcome of the supreme court verdict regarding the last election.

ECOWAS should not start a war. I repeat DO NOT START A WAR. Allow the man to have his way. The worst he can do is to have the election cancled. Then Ecowas may pressure him to orde a rerurn, or set up an interim government which should organize an election within a stipulated time fram.

I REPEAT again, DO NOT START A WAR.

Forcing the man out in a state of war would be a very bad seed for Nigeria.

Using more than 20 years in power isn't not enough for a reasonable person, but reverse is the case in African context because our leaders prefer dying on power to resign honourably for their own misdeed. I don't know what they think of international power. May be isn't occour to them that international law is most superior than the law of any country. If not in recent time that absolute power corrupt absolute law, Yahyah Jammeh might have seen the wrath of international law before now. Anyway, if Jammeh think himself a big tree, there is small axe to cut him down.