Gambia Assembly extends President Jammeh's tenure

                               

Reports coming in from Gambia say that the West African country's National Assembly has passed a resolution giving the incumbent president Yahya Jammeh a three-month tenure extension.

Gambia's National Assembly has approved that President Jammeh's tenure should be allowed to run for another three months.
Reuters quotes Gambian state television as confirming the move on Wednesday, January 18.
Just on Tuesday, January 17, Jammeh declared a state of emergency only days before he was due to step down on Thursday, January 19.
Aljazeera reports that several countries are already taking their citizens out of the West African country with British and Dutch travel agencies trying to evacuate thousands of tourists on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, there are reports that Jammeh is reportedly planning to flee the country shortly after declaring a state of emergency.

A photo recently surfaced online showing Gambia's presidential jet on the runway, ready for escape.

According to a Twitter user @mamasarr, an instruction was given to clear the airport of all other security officers, including NIA officers because Jammeh's wife and kids were fleeing the country.