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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, said on Sunday that the exit of former President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia from power was an indication that there was no more room for “tyrants and dictators” in Africa.
This is coming days after the House of Representatives granted asylum to the former embattled President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh.
Dogara noted that it was proof of the fact that democracy was all about the wish of the people and not the might of tyrants.
The Speaker specifically commended President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the Economic Community of West African States for deploying diplomacy backed by military support to compel Jammeh to relinquish power on Saturday.
By intervening in what could have become a major political crisis in the small West African country, Dogara observed that Buhari and the other leaders had saved many lives.
“The leaders have demonstrated their readiness and strong resolve to defend democracy on the continent. This would send strong signals to the world that democracy has come to stay in Africa.
There is no room any longer for tyrants and dictators on the continent,” a statement by his spokesperson, Mr. Turaki Hassan, quoted him as saying on Sunday.
This is coming days after the House of Representatives granted asylum to the former embattled President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh.
Dogara noted that it was proof of the fact that democracy was all about the wish of the people and not the might of tyrants.
The Speaker specifically commended President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the Economic Community of West African States for deploying diplomacy backed by military support to compel Jammeh to relinquish power on Saturday.
By intervening in what could have become a major political crisis in the small West African country, Dogara observed that Buhari and the other leaders had saved many lives.
“The leaders have demonstrated their readiness and strong resolve to defend democracy on the continent. This would send strong signals to the world that democracy has come to stay in Africa.
There is no room any longer for tyrants and dictators on the continent,” a statement by his spokesperson, Mr. Turaki Hassan, quoted him as saying on Sunday.
