Samba Jallow

He noted that the government "will also have to engage in agricultural diversification" and that it ought to repair its relations with the European Union to regain access to its foreign aid.

In July, he urged the National Assembly to table a motion of no confidence in Jammeh, under Section, "which deals with mental or physical incapacity of the President.

[7] On 1 December 2016, incumbent Yahya Jammeh lost the 2016 Gambian presidential election to coalition candidate Adama Barrow.

Following the surprise acceptance of the results by Jammeh, Jallow said, "I will take this opportunity to thank the outgoing President, considering what would have happened if he refused to concede to defeat, this country would have been in chaos."

[9] He later explained that National Assembly members opted to extend Jammeh's term by declaring a state of emergency due to the threat that they would lose their gratuity.