Tag: Adama Barrow
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JUST IN : President stops self, govt officials from foreign trips to reduce public spending
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has suspended himself and all government officials from foreign travel to reduce public spending, a government spokesman announced Saturday.
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Buhari attends Barrow’s inauguration to promote democratic values in W/Africa – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday attended the inauguration of Adama Barrow, the Gambian President, for a second term, in Banjul. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide in a statement, said the president witnessed the event as a mark of Nigeria’s strong commitment towards the entrenchment of democracy and good governance in the Gambia and…
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Buhari hosts Gambian President Adama Barrow
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hosted Gambian President, Adama Barrow at the State House in Abuja. “The best route to national development is stability. When a country is not stable, you spend most of your financial resources on security. That is the money that should have gone into education, infrastructure, and generating employment for the…
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Gambian president, Adama Barrow fires central bank chief, 3 deputies
President Adama Barrow on Wednesday fired Gambia’s central bank governor and three other bank officials considered loyal to former dictator Yahya Jammeh, a senior official at the bank said Wednesday. Central bank governor Amadou Colley, two of his deputies and the bank’s financial director, who all served during Jammeh’s iron-first rule, received their letters of…
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BREAKING: Gambia’s new President, Adama Barrow arrives home
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has returned to the country to assume power few days after his predecessor Yahya Jammeh left to go into exile. President Barrow’s plane touched down at Banjul airport where jubilant crowds waited to welcome him. After landing, he tweeted: “I’m finally home #Gambia.” TheNewsGuru.com recalls that Barrow, who has been in…
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President Barrow to return on Thursday- Aide
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow is due to return to Gambia on Thursday, a senior aide Amie Bojang said on Wednesday. Barrow who was inaugurated in neighbouring Senegal as mediators sought an exit deal for his predecessor Yahya Jammeh, on January 19. “He is leaving tomorrow and will arrive in Banjul at around 4 pm,’’ said…
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Defiant Jammeh flees to Guinea on exile
Immediate past president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh on Saturday night departed the country with his family on exile to Guinea. Jammeh’s decision to relinquish power is coming after Friday’s final peace move by Conde and Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who persuaded him to vacate office peacefully. In a statement issued on…
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Barrow arrives Gambia after taking oath of office
President Adama Barrow has arrived his country a brief swearing-in ceremony at the country’s embassy in Senegal on Thursday. His arrival was greeted by loud celebrations in the streets of Banjul, with some excited citizens capturing his return on their mobile devices amid songs of joy. Barrow has been in Senegal for several days…
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Buhari congratulates Gambia’s new president, Adama Barrow
The Federal Government of Nigeria has congratulated Adama Barrow, after he was sworn-in as President of The Gambia. The congratulations was conveyed on behalf of the president by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Thursday via Twitter. “Nigeria welcomes the swearing-in of His Excellency: Adama Barrow – as President of The Gambia,…
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‘I am alive’, Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow cries out
Gambia’s president-elect, Adama Barrow has refuted news of his assassination which became an item on the social media and on some local and foreign media on Wednesday. The report which was credited to CBN Television, Banjul had reported that Barrow was murdered by unknown assailants who overpowered his security guards, leaving two dead and six…