By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow will travel to Nigeria to attend the 56th Ecowas heads of state and government summit. The summit will hold between 20 December and 22 December.
“The public is hereby informed that His Excellency, Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia will travel to Abuja, Republic of Nigeria to attend the 56th ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Summit from the 20th – 22nd December 2019.
“The President and delegation will depart Banjul International Airport on Friday, 20th December 2019 at 10:00 AM,” State House said in a statement today.
It comes four days after thousands of Gambians took to streets to demand Mr Barrow step down in line with a pledge he made 2016.
Mr Barrow rode to power on the back of an agreement that was struck by coalition political party partners. Seven political parties backed him during presidential elections in 2016 after he had agreed to serve for only three years.
He has now changed his mind saying he will remain in office until 2021, a U-turn that had sparked controversy.
