More Trouble for Jammeh, as opposition party in Equatorial Guinea Rejects Him Amid Missing Gambia's $11m

  Equatorial Guinea's opposition party, Convergence for Social Democracy has rejected and denounced the government's decision to welcome exiled Gambian former President Yahya Jammeh, who flew to the Central African nation over the weekend after 22 years in power.

Andres Esono Ondo, secretary general of the party, said told Associated Press in an email Monday that President Teodoro Obiang would be responsible "for what might occur" as a result of Jammeh's presence on the country's soil.

In a statement over the weekend, opposition groups said welcoming Jammeh was like welcoming "the waste of Africa." 

 

The CPDS said other countries had offered to host Jammeh and stressed that Equatorial Guinea has "never welcomed political exiles".

Obiang's government not yet commented on Jammeh's presence in Equatorial Guinea.  

 

Meanwhile, in other development, Jammeh has been accused of looting Gambia of more than $11m (£8.8m)  shorty before his  departure.

Mai Ahmad Fatty said financial experts were trying to evaluate the exact loss.

Luxury cars and other items were reportedly loaded on to a Chadian cargo plane as Mr Jammeh left the country.

But another adviser to President Barrow, Halifa Sallah, later cast doubt on the claims of theft.

He said the police had been asked to investigate and they would determine if anything was missing. He said the central bank had "stated with clarity" that it was "functioning normally", as were other banks.

Mr Jammeh, who flew into exile after 22 years in power, has not commented on the allegations.