Gambian’s new president to name woman VP
Gambian President Adama Barrow’s team has announced that his vice-president would be a woman who has vowed to prosecute former leader Yahya Jammeh and take back assets she says were stolen from the nation.
Mai Fatty, Barrow’s aide said the alleged plunder of some £11 million dollars by Jammeh as he clung on to power in recent weeks has left the tiny African country in financial difficulty.
Fatty says Jammeh also took luxury cars he piled onto a Chadian cargo plane.
Barrow, who was sworn in as the new head of state on January 19 at his country’s embassy in neighbouring Senegal, has put off his return over fears for his safety.
