Gambia’s controversial leader Yahya Jammeh has
submitted his candidacy to seek a fifth term in December’s presidential
election, saying he would listen only to God for guidance in governing.
Jammeh, 51, took power in a bloodless coup in 1994 and has
run the country with an iron fist ever since, surviving successive coup
attempts by consolidating his power at every level of society.
After submitting the required documentation to the electoral
commission, Jammeh told its chairman: “No matter what people say about me, I am
not moved… I don’t listen to anybody because I know what is important.
“It is between me and God Almighty.”
He had harsh words for his critics, or even putative
advisors, adding: “You want to listen to everybody and satisfy everybody, you
will end up satisfying the evil people.
“Do what is right. Make sure you satisfy the Almighty
Allah.”
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