Following a shocking defeat on presidential election to property developer Adama Barrow, who won almost 44% of the votes, while President Jammeh scored 39.6% votes, Gambia president Yahya Jammeh, earlier conceded defeat but later rejected the result, saying the election exercise was "inappropriate".
Barrow and President Jammeh
Reporting to BBC, Alieu Momar Njai, said that staff were barred from entering the Gambia election commission headquarter.To see that peace reign in, some West African leaders have met with Mr Yahya Jammeh to try to persuade him to step down after 22 years in power.
"We hope and pray that he (Jammeh) accepts their advice and leaves office," Mr Njai said.
A senior official of regional bloc Ecowas, Marcel de Souza, would not rule out sending in troops.
"We have done it in the past," he told Radio France Internationale.
"We currently have troops in Guinea-Bissau with the Ecomib mission. We have had troops in Mali. And therefore it is a possible solution."
President Jammed during his announcement
on national TV on rejection of the result
Mr Jammeh's ruling APRC party filed a petition on Tuesday with the Supreme Court, asking it to annul the election results.The president had questioned the validity of the count after the electoral commission changed some results, even though it insists the outcome was not affected.
Mr Njai on Sunday defended the results and warned Mr Jammeh against a legal challenge.
"The election results were correct, nothing will change that," he said. "If it goes to court, we can prove every vote cast. The results are there for everyone to see."
Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone leaders are all in The Gambia for talks with Mr Jammeh.
Gambia's army chief Ousman Badjie has seemingly reversed a pledge of support for Mr Barrow, the AFP agency reported, arriving at talks wearing a badge featuring Mr Jammeh's face on his uniform.
Source: BBC-News
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