The ongoing tour by members of the National Security Council of the failed Yahya Jammeh’s government is a total failure, security sources within the entourage has confirmed to this medium.
The National Security Council members began a countrywide tour on Thursday, January 5, 2017 to visit all security installation in the country aimed at convincing security forces to renew loyalty to defiant and outgoing President Yahya Jammeh who was defeated in the elections and refused to step down when his term ends on January 19th.
The delegation on the tour includes the Army chief Ousman Bargie, Interior Minister MA Bah, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Momodou Sowe, and Police Operation boss, Landing Bojang. The Vice President and Chairman of the National Security Council who was expected to lead the delegation backed off in the last minutes based on health reasons.
According to our sources, the tour is so far a failure and waste of state resources. “Nothing important is being said since we started the tour. They are only telling the security officers that outgoing President Yahya Jammeh is very proud of them (soldiers) for maintaining the peace and stability of the nation and that security officers should remain loyal to him (Jammeh)”.
Our sources further stated that CDS Bargie warned Senegal that if they should mistakenly or try to invade The Gambia, they will ever regret it as they will be killed like flies. “Let Senegal try it and see what will be the outcome” CDS Bargie bet, insisting that he will never allow the Senegalese security to enter The Gambia and advised officers not to involve in politics.
Meanwhile, West African leaders said last month it would take all necessary steps to uphold the result of a December 1st election in The Gambia, where incumbent President Yahya Jammeh says he will not step down after losing to opposition coalition Adama Barrow.
Jammeh initially accepted his loss in the December 1st election, but a week later changed his mind, saying the electoral commission had been biased by “foreign influences” and vowing to hang on despite regional and international condemnation.
ECOWAS has since placed a standby forces on alert in case Mr Jammeh attempts to stay in power after his mandate ends on January 19th. Mr Jammeh called the bloc’s stance “a declaration of war”, and said he will defend himself. He said ECOWAS has no right to interfere in Gambia’s internal affairs.
