Photo Of Gambian's New President, Barrow And 2 First Ladies

A Twitter user @Okwoche shared this afternoon the photographs of internationally recognised Gambian President Adama Barrow and his two wives, taken at Thursday's inauguration in Dakar, are being widely shared on social media.

It raises the question of whether both wives will be known as "First Ladies" or whether one will take precedence.

Mr Barrow will not be the only male African leader to have more than one wife.  

Longtime Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has married three times. He married the official First Lady, Zineb, in 1999 after divorcing his first wife, BBC News says

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According to The Gambia's privately owned Point newspaper, he then married his second wife, Alima Sallah, in 2010 but Mr Jammeh's office issued an instruction that she should not be referred to as First Lady.

In South Africa, President Jacob is a proud polygamist - following a Zulu tradition - and currently has four wives, all of whom are known as First Ladies.

In South Africa, polygamy is a protected traditional right within the constitution for communities who practise the custom.  

Swaziland's King Mswati is believed to have at least 15 wives.

On another note, Pres. @adama_barrow and his two 1st Ladies. #Gambia https://t.co/P7lYvICHdg pic.twitter.com/Urb46Y4NWl

— okwoche (@okwoche) January 20, 2017

GAMBIA Updates: Yahya Jammeh Flees As Ecomog Orders His Arrest dead Or Alive

The whereabouts of the outgoing President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh was unknown as at Thursday, report by Daily Post suggests

This was just as last-minute attempts by Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, to convince Jammeh to give up the presidency, failed.

There are indications he may have gone into hiding in a bid to escape being further persuaded into conceding defeat after he earlier devised a means of extending his stay, by declaring a 90-day State of Emergency.

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”He has probably gone into hiding to stop further negotiation,” A Gambian journalist who pleaded his identity be protected confided in our source

Recall that the embattled president’s tenure ended Wednesday midnight, although, he has insisted he won’t step down,  despite losing the December 1 election.

But President-elect, Adama Barrow, had vowed to go ahead with his inauguration on Thursday, and ECOWAS, the regional bloc, had vowed to use military force if necessary to remove resolute Jammeh.

Troops from Senegal, Nigeria and Ghana on Thursday remained in position in Senegal in case a military intervention becomes necessary.

An ECOMOG military Commander, Maiga Mboro told AP, “All the troops are already in place and some not far from the Gambian border.

“Already 11 pilots, 11 crew members and 80 supporting troops have been deployed close to the Gambian border.”

Meanwhile, the president-elect, who is awaiting his swearing-in today, affirmed that Jammeh’s tenure was “officially over”.

WAR Erupts As Nigerian Army, Warship Head To Gambia To Force Jammeh Out Of Office

Having turned down all peaceful entreaties to hand over power to the new democratically elected President, the Nigeria soldiers will today, arrive at a base of the Economic Community of West African States troops in Senegal to ensure that President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia steps down on Thursday, January 19.

Nigerian warship, NNS UNITY, is also heading for the coast of The Gambia to join the operation, report by Punch Newspaper detailed

The troops would be briefed by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, in the early hours of Wednesday, before leaving for Senegal, top military source revealed to our source

It was gathered that apart from the NAF and the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Army would also contribute troops, although the number of deployment could not yet be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

The source said some of the NAF fighter jets were expected to airlift the troops.

He said, “I can confirm to you that men of the Air Force will leave for Senegal tomorrow (Wednesday). They will be briefed by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, at the Kainji base in Niger State.

“That Nigeria is deploying troops is now a certainty after several meetings with The Gambian president yielded no result. The Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS countries came to Abuja on Saturday, where they discussed what components each member state is expected to contribute to the troops that will force Yahya Jammeh out.

“The troops are expected to stay for two weeks and they will be received at a base in Senegal.”

Another military source added, “The NNS Unity is currently sailing off the coast of Ghana, after leaving from Lagos. It is not only Nigeria. Senegal is the host country for the troops, as it would be easy to launch an attack from there.”

The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, however, said it could not confirm the deployments, adding that it was a matter being coordinated by political leaders.

The Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, said, “We should not drag the Nigerian military into a political issue. What is happening is a political discussion between the ECOWAS leaders, aimed at solving a political impasse in one of its member states.

“Whatever they agreed to do is what will happen. Therefore, the military is not for any engagement regarding Jammeh or any other person for that matter.”

Adama Barrow of the opposition party won the December 1, 2016, presidential election but Jammeh, who initially conceded defeat by congratulating Barrow, made a U-turn a week later, saying he would challenge the results.

Despite interventions by the African Union and ECOWAS, Jammeh insisted he would not hand over power to Barrow.

This stance informed the decision of the leaders to withdraw their recognition for Jammeh as the Gambian president after Thursday.

Meanwhile, Jammeh, on Tuesday, declared a 90-day state of emergency 24 hours to the end of his tenure.

He warned security forces against violating the order or engaging in acts likely to cause a breach of the peace, and denounced “foreign interference in The Gambia’s election.”

The declaration of a state of emergency by the embattled President followed a rejection of his injunction to stop Barrow’s inauguration by the Gambian Chief Justice, Emmanuel Fagbenle, on Monday.

In a televised announcement on Tuesday, Jammeh said, “Any acts of disobedience to the laws of the Gambia, incitement of violence and acts intended to disturb public order and peace are banned under the state of emergency.”

He directed security forces to “maintain absolute peace, law and order.”

Barrow is currently in Senegal and due to security fears, he was unable to attend the funeral of his eight-year-old son, who died on Monday after a dog bite.