Rwanda’s Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi is in Gambia to attend the swearing in ceremony of President-elect Yahya Jammeh of the republic of Gambia.
Yahya Jammeh will be sworn in for a fourth term of office at a ceremony to be held at the Independence Stadium in Bakau today Thursday 19th January.
Jammeh was re-elected for a fourth five-year term of office in the presidential elections held on 24th November 2011, after he polled 72% of the total votes cast.
Jammeh’s main challenger Ousainou Darboe of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) polled 17% while 11% went to independent candidate Hamat Bah, who was backed by the United Front, a coalition of four opposition parties.
Thousands of Gambians mainly APRC supporters are expected to be at the stadium to witness what many have described as an “historic” event.
However, the main oppposition party UDP rejected the results.
The Gambian leader is more optimistic about the potentials of his country transforming into an economic giant after winning the November polls.
In his victory speech delivered at the July 22 nd Square in Banjul, Jammeh said, “Allah has endowed us with a lot of resources which I will not disclose here. We will achieve the dreams of not only turning The Gambia into a Silicon Valley of Africa but an economic superpower in the world. I hereby give notice to countries that have triumphed in terms of socio-economic development such as Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, that in five years, no one will talk about them but The Gambia in terms of advancement.”
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