{"id":280484,"date":"2016-12-29T08:47:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T08:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=280484"},"modified":"2016-12-29T08:47:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T08:47:22","slug":"ecowas-deploys-standby-force-to-gambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/ecowas-deploys-standby-force-to-gambia\/","title":{"rendered":"ECOWAS deploys standby force to Gambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West African Leaders have deployed a Standby force to the Gambia after several efforts to compel the country\u2019s ruler, Yahyeh Jammeh to step down after his defeat in the country&#8217;s polls proved futile.<\/p>\n<p>There has been heightened tension in that country after long time ruler Jammeh decided to reject results of their December 1\u00a0election, weeks after he had conceded defeat to the\u00a0opposition leader, Amadu Barrow.<\/p>\n<p>The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Standby force has been given a clear mandate to uphold the results of the election whose outcome has been rejected by Jammeh.<\/p>\n<p>This move\u00a0comes after attempts by West African Leaders including a committee led by Nigeria\u2019s Muhammadu Buhari and Ghana\u2019s John Mahama failed to convince Jahmmeh who has ruled the Gambia for 22 years.<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS in a statement said \u201cby virtue of this decision, the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) is hereby deployed to the Republic of the Gambia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ECOWAS Standy Force as deployed in paragraph 1 of this article shall be led by Senegal in the execution of its mandate. 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