Gambia: Another Minister Quits President Jammeh’s Cabinet

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Sunday, January 15th, 2017

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Days after the Minister of information, Sheriff Bojang left Yahya Jammeh’ s cabinet, another closest ally of the president, Abdou Kolley, a Minister of Finance on Sunday tendered his resignation letter.

Kolley’ s decision to quit Jammeh’s government is coming amid political tension with the president refusing to handover power to the President-elect, Adama Barrow.

Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) has ordered Jammeh to vacate office before January 19 so as to perform the swearing in inauguration of Barrow, who was duly elected on December 1st, 2016.

Information reaching our correspondent reveals that the announcement of Kolley’s resignation would be made to public today (Monday).

African Examiner’s sources say other ministers may quit President Jammeh’ s cabinet before January 19.