Jammeh of Gambia might be out already as he has pleaded with ECOWAS to give him little time today to leave.
Gambian ruler, Yahya Jammeh
The embattled ruler of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh has begged ECOWAS and other countries ready to invade the country to give him till 4 p.m, today to step down, reports BBC.
"The Gambia's long-time ruler Yahya Jammeh, who lost elections in December, has asked for an extension of the deadline to stand down to be extended to 16:00 (4PM) local time" Thomas Fessy of the BBC is quoted as reporting.
It is believed the presidents of Liberia, Guinea and Mauritania are in Banjul to convince him to relinquish power in a final bid to see that the incident does not escalate resulting in bloodshed.
ECOWAS, AU, UN and forces from African countries are on standy to remove Jammeh by force.
Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and Guinea’s President Alpha Conde told reporters hope remained for a political resolution to the country’s handover crisis as they left for Banjul from Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital.
“We still have every chance for a peaceful solution,” Aziz said. “We have every interest in achieving that, we have enough conflicts in Africa going on without adding another.”
Conde said a political solution “must be found” before boarding their flight.