President of Senegal Due in Banjul this morning to reassure Gambians, amidst Gambia government's recent accusations 

Maitre Wade is due in Banjul this morning with a large delegation for a working day visit after Daily Observer, Yaya Jammeh's propaganda machinery serialized a purported letter from rebel leader, Kukoye Samba Sanyang accusing Senegal's president of facilitating armed incursions into The Gambia. Gambia government under Yaya Jammeh had even written letters to the then UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan accusing Wade of helping Gambian dissidents.  

This is the first of the elderly statesman's visit, since 2006 despite the historical, political as well the geographical close ties between Gambia and Senegal. Commentators suggest that Wade is due in to amend the obvious strain between the sisterly countries amid renewed accusations from The Gambian dictator that Wade meddles in Gambia's internal security affairs.This is despite the fact that Yaya Jammeh, originally from Casamance, Senegal's troubled region has consistently dined and wined with those same rebel leaders whilst mediating between the rebels and Senegalese government. Gambian disidents were often abducted  by those rebels and smuggled into Gambia for persecutions, 

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