In a press statement issued on Saturday, the 15-member Council “strongly condemned the outgoing Gambian President’s rejection of the official election results proclaimed by the country’s Independent Electoral Commission”.
The Council asked Jammeh “to respect the choice of the sovereign people of Gambia, as he did on December 2, and to transfer, without condition and undue delay, power to the President-elect, Mr. Adama Barrow.”
The UN said he should stop whatever games he's trying to play immediately.
It also urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint, refrain from violence and remain calm, and requested that the security of Barrow and that of all Gambians be fully ensured.
The Council also called on support by the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWAS) and int'l partners, especially the ECOWAS, to preserve stability in the Gambia and work towards the installation of a democratically elected government in the country.
The Council members also commended the Gambian people for the peaceful and transparent conduct of elections on Dec. 2, and expressed their commitment to continue to closely follow the evolution of the situation in the country.
The president-elect Mr Barrow also called on Jammeh to accept the outcome of the election, saying that he had no constitutional right to reject the results and appealed to him “to facilitate a smooth transfer of executive power”.
“I urge him to change his current position and accept the verdict of the people in good faith for the sake of the Gambia our homeland,” Barow said.
