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| Buhari and Jammeh |
President Muhammadu Buhari led a regional delegation to Gambia yesterday in a last-ditch attempt to persuade its longtime leader, Yahaya Jammeh to step down and allow his rival’s inauguration next week, while fears grow that the impasse could turn violent.As at press time, it could not be ascertained if an agreement had been reached with the Gambian leader to step down, as Buhari departed for Bamako, Mali to brief some West African leaders, with a view to taking a final decision. Jammeh had stated clearly that he would not step down setting the stage for a cliffhanger. His attempt to hang on to power is being resisted by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) which had insisted that he must hand over.
Sources said Buhari had been authorised to offer Jammeh asylum, if necessary, during Friday’s visit. It could not be ascertained if Jammeh accepted this.
But sources close to the meeting said should diplomacy fail, only a military option would get Jammeh out.
The source, who attended the meeting
added that the Gambian leader has a plan in place to scuttle moves to
remove him and extend his tenure, while he battles President-elect,
Adama Barrow in the Supreme Court.
But the West African regional bloc also has a military force on standby to intervene if Jammeh does not step down.
According to reports monitored on the
The Associated Press (AP), a Nigerian army memo, dated Wednesday,
January 11, and seen by AP, ordered officers to prepare a battalion of
800 troops for a possible military intervention in Gambia.
Military authorities in Nigeria had
earlier denied the said plan for military intervention. They were not
available for comments as at press time.
Source: This Day Newspaper
Meanwhile, the African Union has announced that it would cease to recognise Jammeh as Gambia’s legitimate leader from January 19, when his mandate expires.
The decision by the AU’s Peace and
Security Council warns Jammeh of serious consequences if his actions
lead to the “loss of innocent lives” and calls on Gambia’s security
forces to exercise restraint.
In a related development, the
President-elect is renewing his offer to Jammeh for direct discussions
on the crisis, telling the BBC that “I’ll be very willing to talk to him
directly.”
The ruling party’s legal challenge to
the election results shows complications. Gambia’s Supreme Court, short
of judges, has said it might not be able to consider the challenge until
May, and Jammeh says Gambia should await its decision.
Jammeh took power in a coup in 1994 and
is accused of gross rights violations including arbitrary detentions,
torture and the killings of opponents in this tiny country of 1.9
million people that is nearly surrounded by Senegal.
Jammeh might be wary of a Nigerian
promise of safe haven. Nigeria offered asylum to Liberian warlord
Charles Taylor in 2003 to help end the civil war he started in 1989, but
it was forced by international pressure to hand Taylor over in 2006 for
trial for war crimes committed in Sierra Leone. Taylor was convicted in
2013 and is serving a 50-year sentence in a British prison.
Source:This Day Newspaper
OBA of Benin, Omo N’Oba
N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare 11 has thrown his weight behind a
proposed meeting of traditional rulers in Nigeria on how the activities
of Fulani herdsmen could be curtailed.
The proposed national traditional rulers’ summit billed to hold this
year was said to be on the heels of frequent reports regarding several
attacks on communities by Fulani herdsmen across the country. He said
this yesterday in Benin when he played host to some traditional rulers
from the Southern part of Nigeria.
The monarch noted that the activities of cattle rearers which had become
worrisome needed to be tackled so as to ensure harmonious coexistence
among Nigerians.
While explaining the measures being put in place to eliminate the menace
posed by the cattle rearers in Edo State, he said the proposed summit
was a good development.
Earlier, Oba Aderemi Adedakpo, the Alayere-more of Ido-Osun in Osun
State, who spoke on behalf of other monarchs, said they visited Omo N
‘Oba to formally inform him of the proposed national summit of
traditional rulers in the country and to also to urge him to fill the
position vacated by his late father as a notable member of board of
trustees of the council.
Oba Adedakpo said the position of Omo N’Oba as a member of the board
could not be undermined, adding that the summit would work out templates
for the eradication of the menace posed by herdsmen in the country.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
OBA of Benin, Omo N’Oba
N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare 11 has thrown his weight behind a
proposed meeting of traditional rulers in Nigeria on how the activities
of Fulani herdsmen could be curtailed.
The proposed national traditional rulers’ summit billed to hold this
year was said to be on the heels of frequent reports regarding several
attacks on communities by Fulani herdsmen across the country. He said
this yesterday in Benin when he played host to some traditional rulers
from the Southern part of Nigeria.
The monarch noted that the activities of cattle rearers which had become
worrisome needed to be tackled so as to ensure harmonious coexistence
among Nigerians.
While explaining the measures being put in place to eliminate the menace
posed by the cattle rearers in Edo State, he said the proposed summit
was a good development.
Earlier, Oba Aderemi Adedakpo, the Alayere-more of Ido-Osun in Osun
State, who spoke on behalf of other monarchs, said they visited Omo N
‘Oba to formally inform him of the proposed national summit of
traditional rulers in the country and to also to urge him to fill the
position vacated by his late father as a notable member of board of
trustees of the council.
Oba Adedakpo said the position of Omo N’Oba as a member of the board
could not be undermined, adding that the summit would work out templates
for the eradication of the menace posed by herdsmen in the country.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
OBA of Benin, Omo N’Oba
N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare 11 has thrown his weight behind a
proposed meeting of traditional rulers in Nigeria on how the activities
of Fulani herdsmen could be curtailed.
The proposed national traditional rulers’ summit billed to hold this
year was said to be on the heels of frequent reports regarding several
attacks on communities by Fulani herdsmen across the country. He said
this yesterday in Benin when he played host to some traditional rulers
from the Southern part of Nigeria.
The monarch noted that the activities of cattle rearers which had become
worrisome needed to be tackled so as to ensure harmonious coexistence
among Nigerians.
While explaining the measures being put in place to eliminate the menace
posed by the cattle rearers in Edo State, he said the proposed summit
was a good development.
Earlier, Oba Aderemi Adedakpo, the Alayere-more of Ido-Osun in Osun
State, who spoke on behalf of other monarchs, said they visited Omo N
‘Oba to formally inform him of the proposed national summit of
traditional rulers in the country and to also to urge him to fill the
position vacated by his late father as a notable member of board of
trustees of the council.
Oba Adedakpo said the position of Omo N’Oba as a member of the board
could not be undermined, adding that the summit would work out templates
for the eradication of the menace posed by herdsmen in the country.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
OBA of Benin, Omo N’Oba
N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare 11 has thrown his weight behind a
proposed meeting of traditional rulers in Nigeria on how the activities
of Fulani herdsmen could be curtailed.
The proposed national traditional rulers’ summit billed to hold this
year was said to be on the heels of frequent reports regarding several
attacks on communities by Fulani herdsmen across the country. He said
this yesterday in Benin when he played host to some traditional rulers
from the Southern part of Nigeria.
The monarch noted that the activities of cattle rearers which had become
worrisome needed to be tackled so as to ensure harmonious coexistence
among Nigerians.
While explaining the measures being put in place to eliminate the menace
posed by the cattle rearers in Edo State, he said the proposed summit
was a good development.
Earlier, Oba Aderemi Adedakpo, the Alayere-more of Ido-Osun in Osun
State, who spoke on behalf of other monarchs, said they visited Omo N
‘Oba to formally inform him of the proposed national summit of
traditional rulers in the country and to also to urge him to fill the
position vacated by his late father as a notable member of board of
trustees of the council.
Oba Adedakpo said the position of Omo N’Oba as a member of the board
could not be undermined, adding that the summit would work out templates
for the eradication of the menace posed by herdsmen in the country.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
OBA of Benin, Omo N’Oba
N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare 11 has thrown his weight behind a
proposed meeting of traditional rulers in Nigeria on how the activities
of Fulani herdsmen could be curtailed.
The proposed national traditional rulers’ summit billed to hold this
year was said to be on the heels of frequent reports regarding several
attacks on communities by Fulani herdsmen across the country. He said
this yesterday in Benin when he played host to some traditional rulers
from the Southern part of Nigeria.
The monarch noted that the activities of cattle rearers which had become
worrisome needed to be tackled so as to ensure harmonious coexistence
among Nigerians.
While explaining the measures being put in place to eliminate the menace
posed by the cattle rearers in Edo State, he said the proposed summit
was a good development.
Earlier, Oba Aderemi Adedakpo, the Alayere-more of Ido-Osun in Osun
State, who spoke on behalf of other monarchs, said they visited Omo N
‘Oba to formally inform him of the proposed national summit of
traditional rulers in the country and to also to urge him to fill the
position vacated by his late father as a notable member of board of
trustees of the council.
Oba Adedakpo said the position of Omo N’Oba as a member of the board
could not be undermined, adding that the summit would work out templates
for the eradication of the menace posed by herdsmen in the country.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
OBA of Benin, Omo N’Oba
N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare 11 has thrown his weight behind a
proposed meeting of traditional rulers in Nigeria on how the activities
of Fulani herdsmen could be curtailed.
The proposed national traditional rulers’ summit billed to hold this
year was said to be on the heels of frequent reports regarding several
attacks on communities by Fulani herdsmen across the country. He said
this yesterday in Benin when he played host to some traditional rulers
from the Southern part of Nigeria.
The monarch noted that the activities of cattle rearers which had become
worrisome needed to be tackled so as to ensure harmonious coexistence
among Nigerians.
While explaining the measures being put in place to eliminate the menace
posed by the cattle rearers in Edo State, he said the proposed summit
was a good development.
Earlier, Oba Aderemi Adedakpo, the Alayere-more of Ido-Osun in Osun
State, who spoke on behalf of other monarchs, said they visited Omo N
‘Oba to formally inform him of the proposed national summit of
traditional rulers in the country and to also to urge him to fill the
position vacated by his late father as a notable member of board of
trustees of the council.
Oba Adedakpo said the position of Omo N’Oba as a member of the board
could not be undermined, adding that the summit would work out templates
for the eradication of the menace posed by herdsmen in the country.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
OBA of Benin, Omo N’Oba
N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare 11 has thrown his weight behind a
proposed meeting of traditional rulers in Nigeria on how the activities
of Fulani herdsmen could be curtailed.
The proposed national traditional rulers’ summit billed to hold this
year was said to be on the heels of frequent reports regarding several
attacks on communities by Fulani herdsmen across the country. He said
this yesterday in Benin when he played host to some traditional rulers
from the Southern part of Nigeria.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
OBA of Benin, Omo N’Oba
N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare 11 has thrown his weight behind a
proposed meeting of traditional rulers in Nigeria on how the activities
of Fulani herdsmen could be curtailed.
The proposed national traditional rulers’ summit billed to hold this
year was said to be on the heels of frequent reports regarding several
attacks on communities by Fulani herdsmen across the country. He said
this yesterday in Benin when he played host to some traditional rulers
from the Southern part of Nigeria.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/oba-benin-backs-traditional-rulers-summit-herdsmen/
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