Rising from a meeting among regional leaders in Ghana’s capital, Accra, Liberia’s President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told reporters on Saturday January 8 that the ECOWAS regional bloc is yet to deploy standby military force in Gambia.
However, Sirleaf noted that West African leaders are still pursuing mediation to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in Gambia where President Yahya Jammeh refused to accept defeat in an election last month.
“We are committed to a peaceful mediation and a peaceful transfer of power in Gambia. We will continue to pursue that for now,” said Sirleaf who chairs the 15-member body.
Asked if the regional group would deploy a standby force soon, she said “no”, adding that ECOWAS was closely monitoring proceedings in Gambia’s Supreme Court where Jammeh is challenging the poll result.
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