2nd December, 2016
President Yahya Jammeh, who has ruled The Gambia for 22 years, has conceded defeat to opposition leader Adama Barrow, the chairman of the electoral commission said on Friday.
“It’s really unique that someone who has been ruling this country for so long has accepted defeat,” Alieu Momar Njie told reporters.
Opposition candidate Adama Barrow won the Gambian presidential polls with 263,515 votes, the electoral commission said on Friday.
The commission’s chair, Alieu Njie, said he was followed by President Yahya Jammeh with 212,009 votes,
Mama Kandeh, the third candidate in the running, came third with 102,969 votes.
“What we see in this result is a change of government.
“The incumbent will call the new president to congratulate and wish him well,” Njie said.
Reports say Jammeh ruled the country for 22 years with an iron fist and was widely accused of corruption and human rights abuses.