Presidential adviser Henry Gomez has strongly dismissed recent audio statements made by exiled former President Yahya Jammeh, describing them as empty rhetoric with no basis in reality.
Jammeh, who ruled The Gambia for over two decades before his exile in 2017, claimed in the recordings that he plans to return to the country to reclaim leadership of his political party, the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC).
Gomez assured Gambians that the government remains firm in its stance against Jammeh’s return, emphasizing that any attempt to re-enter the country would lead to his immediate arrest and prosecution. “Yahya Jammeh’s days of ruling The Gambia are over, and any notion of his return is purely a fantasy,” Gomez stated.
This firm response comes as Jammeh continues to make inflammatory remarks from exile, aiming to influence political discourse in The Gambia.
Gomez called on citizens to remain focused on the country’s progress and not be swayed by the former leader’s attempts to disrupt peace and stability.