Buhari aborts Bauchi trip for The Gambia

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari may have aborted his planned trip to Bauchi State on Tuesday to attend to the festering political crisis in The Gambia.

He was due to depart for the state to commission a hospital built by the Nigerian Air Force.

The Bauchi State government has already declared Tuesday a public holiday to enable civil servants in the state to come out in large numbers to welcome him.

But it was learnt that he may now be headed for The Gambia on Tuesday to join fellow West African leaders who will attempt to convince President Yahya Jammeh to accept the outcome of the presidential election recently conducted in the country.

Jammeh lost to the opposition candidate and former estate agent, Adama Barrow, and had indeed conceded defeat before making a detour.

His decision to annul the election has raised fears of a serious political crisis, which may have grave implications for the sub region.

Jammeh is yet to heed the call by the United Nations (UN), United States and other concerned governments around the world to respect the outcome of the election.

The Presidency was yet to react to the story at the time of filing this report.