Having sought shelter in Senegal before Yahya Jammeh finally step down, Gambia’s President, Adama Barrow would return to the country on Thursday to officially commence business of governance, his aide, Mai Fatty said.

Fatty was quoted by a news agency to have said on Wednesday that the new president who was also sworn-in in Senegal is preparing to return home.

It would be recalled that Jammeh finally bow to pressure under threat of military intervention from Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) coalition forces.

The media agency also revealed that a source close to Senegalese presidency and a diplomatic source in The Gambia’s capital, Banjul had also confirmed announcement made on a Facebook page linked to Barrow that he was due to arrive on Thursday at 4:00 pm (1600 GMT).

“Any changes to the above schedule will be communicated,” the Facebook statement said.

Barrow won December 1 election, but Jammeh refused to step down for weeks, despite mediation efforts by Presidents in West Africa Bloc, setting off a crisis that resulted into country’s sending forces to Gambia.

Jammeh, who had been in power for more than two decades after organising a coup, went into exile in Equatorial Guinea at the weekend, under threat of a regional military intervention.

Barrow had put off his return to The Gambia until his safety could be guaranteed by thousands of soldiers from five African nations currently deployed in the tiny nation, but unease had been growing over his prolonged absence.

The head ECOWAS, Marcel Alain De Souza, had told newsmen in Abuja, Nigeria yesterday that the troops were working to secure Banjul and surrounding area for Barrow’s return.

“Today or tomorrow, we will be able to indicate that President Adama Barrow, if he’s comfortable, can fly on,” De Souza had said.

Barrow has assured Jammeh he would have all rights legally ensured to an ex-president, which under Gambian law includes immunity from prosecution, barring a vote by two-thirds of national assembly.

The new government has also confirmed that Jammeh would be permitted to keep a fleet of luxury cars, while Fatty had said on Sunday that the former leader had plundered state coffers before heading into exile, making off with $11 million.

http://www.metronaija.com/2017/01/barrow-would-return-to-gambia-on.html

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