How Tinubu helped Democracy in Gambia

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu was one of the unsung heros as Yayha Jammeh, former President of Gambia left the West African country on Saturday night in a private plane owned by the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, The Nation reports.

The self exiled Jammeh bowed to last-minute pressure from Guinean President Alpha Conde and his Mauritanian counterpart Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz.

According to the newspaper, the plane, a VP-CBT Falcon Jet has been with Guinean President Alpha Conde, a close friend of Tinubu.

The leaders reached out to Tinubu moments after Jammeh agreed to step down and go into exile.

Tinubu reportedly gave a condition that the plane should only be used “if it will facilitate the quick exit of Jammeh and lead to the restoration of peace and democracy in The Gambia”.