He’s called on this exiled by outgoing President Yayha Jammeh’s 22 years of authoritarian rule to come home and help him build a new country.

Property developer Adama Barrow says he’ll reverse outgoing president Yayha Jamme’s decisions to quit the Commonwealth and the International Criminal Court.

He believes the international tribunal advocates for good governance and does valuable work in countering impunity.

There were raucous celebrations when Jammeh surprisingly  conceded  defeat after polling  36,7% of the vote in last Thursday poll to Barrow’s 45,5%

The streets of the capital Banjul are now much calmer.

Barrow has been greeted with cheers, hugs and a local prayer singer.

He says his two wives, five children and mother will join him in Gambia’s State House when he moves in next month.

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