Gambia President takes poll result challenge to Supreme Court Yahya Jammeh
Yahya Jammeh

Yahya Jammeh

ABIDJAN. — Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, who initially accepted defeat in a December 1 election before making a dramatic about-turn, will challenge the poll result before the Supreme Court, the ruling party said in a statement.

His loss to opposition candidate Adama Barrow, announced by the elections commission last week and followed by his rapid concession, came after 22 years of rule.

However, the former coup leader on Friday decried “serious and unacceptable abnormalities” and called for fresh polls.

In a statement broadcast on state television late on Saturday, the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) said it was preparing a legal challenge to the result.

“The statement of APRC chairman Yahya Jammeh on the 9th December was a prelude of a petition that the APRC is in the process of filing before the Supreme Court against the flawed decision of the Independent Elections Commission,” it said.

Under Gambian law, candidates have 10 days starting from the announcement of election results during which to submit a challenge with the court. Monday is a national holiday in Gambia, making Tuesday the final deadline for filing a petition. — Reuters.

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