GAMBIA/The mass migration
of Gambians from urban to the rural areas and the majority leaving for neighboring countries sends a signal that the country is
yet to experience war.
A large number of people hold the view that the country
would experience some form of military clash as many believe that the out-going
president Yahya Jammeh will not give out power that cheap come January 19.
This has already started costing the country a lot with domestic expenses, close
down of businesses, stand still of academic institutions to name a few.
Things are
not looking any near slowing down as major institutions have stop operating
with immediate effect whiles close sources from the Gambia tourism board have
revealed that more than seven air flights have cancel their trip the country
due to the current situation.
Meanwhile, The supposedly appointed Nigerian and Sierra Leonean judges
have refused to show up in Banjul almost all senior Nigerian judges have left
the country to avoid replacing them according to BBC's Umar Fofana:
"According to him, Supreme Court Judges from Sierra Leone and Nigeria have
still not shown up in The Gambia and are unlikely to do so. Nicolas Browne-Mark
from SL was spotted in Freetown today. Four Gambian superior court judges have
all left the country and handed in their cars to the judicial secretary,
thereby removing the likelihood of them being asked to replace the foreigners.
Only Justice O. Uduma reported for
work today. Gambia's Chief Justice, Nigerian-born Emmanuel Fagbele had said
that the five foreign judges from Nigeria and Sierra Leone would arrive before
the court sitting on the 10 January to race through an election petition by the
party of President Yayah Jammeh ahead of 19 January when president-elect Adama
Barrow says he'll declare himself President willy-nilly.
There's been no response from the government."
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