Neneh Macdouall Gaye, the Minister of foreign
affairs of the Islamic republic of Gambia has resigned from her position due to
the country’s political crisis, with President Yah Yahya Jammeh refusing to
step down for president-elect Adama Barrow. In a letter addressed to the
country’s President, Yahya Jammeh, she indicated that:
After due deliberation, I
am of the conviction that under the prevailing circumstances, I cannot
effectively serve as Foreign Minister. I thank you for the opportunity you gave
me to serve my country.'
She has now joined the Ministers of Trade,
Environment and Finance who have also resigned in Mr.Jammeh's government, whose
regime ends on Thursday, January 19, 2017.
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