Barack Obama actually said...

It is imperative that President Jammeh, who previously accepted the results of the election, retract his call for a new vote and pledge to facilitate a peaceful and democratic transition to President-elect Adama Barrow.

Context

Press Release - Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on the Situation in The Gambia

12/09/2016

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

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