[ 2017-01-18 ]

Former Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier-General (rtd) Joseph Nunoo-Mensah

Nunoo-Mensah against military intervention in The Gambia
Former Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier-General
(rtd) Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has advised sub-regional
bloc Ecowas against resorting to military
intervention in the crisis in The Gambia.

“I will caution against military intervention.
They have led to chaos. War must be the last
resort.”

Leadership of the Economic Community of West
African States, Ecowas, has resolved to eject
President Yahya Jammeh in his attempt to stay on
to power after losing the December 1 elections.

After initially conceding defeat, President Jammeh
made a U-turn to reject the results from the
country’s electoral body. But President-elect
Adama Barrow has consistently maintained that his
investiture will be held on Thursday, January 19
at the Independence Stadium in Bakau, as
scheduled.

Currently in Senegal, where he has been since
Saturday, January 14, Mr Barrow is expected to be
accompanied by a joint subregional military force
for the inauguration.

The outgoing president has, however, declared a
90-day emergency in the West African state,
thereby extending his reign after it officially
ends on Wednesday, January 18. But speaking on
TV3’s Midday Live on Wednesday, B-G (rtd)
Nunoo-Mensah said all peaceful avenues should be
exhausted before the military approach. “War
will cause mayhem and chaos,” he stressed.

He added that it is best to consider “many other
avenues before we resort to war,” explaining
that the repercussions of war have always not
augured well for the people.

The outgoing president has, however, declared a
90-day emergency in the West African state,
thereby extending his reign after it officially
ends on Wednesday, January 18. But speaking on
TV3’s Midday Live on Wednesday, B-G (rtd)
Nunoo-Mensah said all peaceful avenues should be
exhausted before the military approach. “War
will cause mayhem and chaos,” he stressed.

He added that it is best to consider “many other
avenues before we resort to war,” explaining
that the repercussions of war have always not
augured well for the people. The former National
Security Advisor pointed out that similar piece of
advice was given by him to Ghana’s late
president, John Evans Atta Mills, regarding the
Ivorian situation of 2009.

The former National Security Advisor pointed out
that similar piece of advice was given by him to
Ghana’s late president, John Evans Atta Mills,
regarding the Ivorian situation of 2009.

Source - 3news.com

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