{"id":295620,"date":"2017-02-19T09:10:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T09:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=295620"},"modified":"2017-02-19T09:10:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T09:10:22","slug":"gambian-leader-sworn-in-at-packed-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/gambian-leader-sworn-in-at-packed-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambian leader sworn in at packed stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Gambia has formally sworn in its new elected President, Adama Barrow, in front of a crowd of thousands including African heads of state.<\/p>\n
It was the second time he had taken the oath after his formal inauguration was delayed by the reluctance of his predecessor to leave office.<\/p>\n
“This is a victory for democracy,” he told a full stadium of his countrymen near the capital Banjul.<\/p>\n
“Few people would have thought that I’d be standing here today,” he said.<\/p>\n
He told the crowd that Gambian people now had the power to control their own destiny and that he was going to free political prisoners and improve press freedom.<\/p>\n