Barrow’s insisting he is constitutionally permitted to stay at the helm for five years.

According to a memorandum of understanding signed by President Adama Barrow when he took power in the Gambia, he would lead the country through a three year transition.

Gambians are wary of leaders clinging to power. Yahya Jammeh was there for 22 years and only stepped down threatened by military action by his neighbours after losing the 2016 election to Barrow.

The fact that Gambians now feel confident to take to the streets to make their grievances known is a testimony to the new democracy in that small West African country. 

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