A lecturer at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) Dr Ken Ahorsu has warned against military intervention in Gambia following confusion over the recently held election results.<\/p>\n
The West African country is in a constitutional deadlock after its leader Yahya Jammeh rejected results of that country\u2019s election held earlier this month.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”ol5zUklobhzuWFsLPfT9wZVtaXX6N8x3″] Dr. Ahorsu in an interview with Citi News said, \u201cI\u2019m against any form of military intervention in the domestic affairs of a state although those things are sanctioned. The results that we’ve seen in Libya, in Iraq and even in Ivory Coast is that you can sometimes remove a dictator but that harm that you’ve done in terms of people right and other sorts of things, it becomes harmful to the society and retrogresses progress,\u201d Dr Ahorsu said.<\/p>\n
He said Yayha Jammeh\u2019s decision to contest the elections after initially conceding defeat to President-elect Adama Barrow, could be attributed to Mr Jammeh\u2019s fear of facing trial for crimes he committed while in office.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is important here is the United Nations, IMF and World Bank are all calling on Jammeh to step down just as the people have spoken and he initially agreed. I think the main concern is that there must be some form of transitional arrangement. Jammeh has been a dictator and a lot of people are saying that he and his military and security commanders have carried out they must be punished and I think this is the reason why he is trying to reverse the decision of the elections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
‘Mahama joins ECOWAS team for Gambia mediation talks’<\/strong><\/p>\n Ghana President John Mahama on Tuesday\u00a0joined other West African leaders to mediate the current political situation in The Gambia.<\/p>\n The team included the Chair of ECOWAS, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and Nigerian President \u00a0Muhammadu Buhari who seek to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to hand power over to Adama Barrow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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