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| President-elect Adama Barrow |
The office of the president-elect Adama Barrow has welcomed
the outgoing President Jammeh’s recent move calling for a peaceful dialogue with
the coalition party, saying, ‘is done at the right time’.
This statement came after the incumbent gave a televised
speech on Tuesday calling for peaceful dialogue and also appointing of Musa Jallow
as Secretary General & Minister of Presidential Affairs and Mediator General
between the APRC Government and the Coalition.
The office of the President-elect
Barrow is of the view that dialogue is necessary to reach mutual understanding
on the peaceful way forward.
His words: “The Office
of the President Elect is now waiting for the initiatives of the Secretary
General who is appointed Mediator General of the Government.”
According to him, the
decision to release those arrested in connection with political matters and the
commitment not to effect new arrests are steps in the right direction.
