The President of Gambia, Adama Barrow has made his first appointment since assuming the office of the president on 19^th of January, by appointing Fatoumata Tambajang as vice president.

Tambajang is a prominent pro-democracy activist who was the driving force behind forming a coalition of opposition parties that rallied behind Barrow during the Dec. 1 presidential election.

This revelation was made by the Mr Barrow’s spokesperson Halifa Sallah who stated that President Adama Barrow is planning to return to Gambia on Tuesday, as West African troops have secured the country.

Mr. Barrow’s return to Gambia comes after his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh, left for Equatorial Guinea on Saturday, after weeks of pressure from West African leaders to step down.

Mr. Jammeh has not been granted immunity from prosecution in exile, according to Mai Fatty, an executive member of Mr. Barrow’s coalition, adding that Mr. Barrow rejected a proposal by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to protect Mr. Jammeh from prosecution, Fatty said.

Senegalese Foreign Minister Mankeur Ndiaye confirmed “no deal’’ had been negotiated with Mr. Jammeh.

Mr. Jammeh stands accused by the coalition of having stolen some 12 million dollars out of state coffers during the stand-off that followed his election loss.

Mr. Barrow however has said that he plans to establish a commission to investigate potential wrongdoing by Mr. Jammeh, who spent weeks trying to overturn the result of the presidential election.

NAN