205 Ghanaian Troops Join ECOWAS To Restore Sanity In The Gambia
The
President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed
Forces, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has approved and authorised the
deployment of a combat team of two hundred and five (205) troops, backed
with the appropriate logistical equipment, to the Islamic Republic of
The Gambia as part of the ECOWAS Mission in that country.
ECOWAS has decided, as a result of the refusal of President Yahaya Jammeh to accept the verdict of the Gambian people in the elections of December 1, 2016, to deploy troops from its member States to The Gambia with immediate effect.
The objective is to create an enabling environment for the effective enforcement of the rule of law, and, in accordance with the Constitution of The Gambia, facilitate the inauguration of the President-Elect, Adama Barrow, on Thursday, January 19, 2017.
……signed……
Eugene Arhin
Ag. Communications Director
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