LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian and other West African countries are preparing a joint force to intervene militarily in Gambia if President Yahya Jammeh does not hand over power, a Nigerian military source said on Tuesday.
"A decision has been taken that he will not remain president of Gambia at the expiration of his tenure," the source said, referring to Jammeh.
Meanwhile, Gambia's ministers for finance, foreign affairs, trade and the environment have resigned from President Yahya Jammeh's government, according to ministry sources and state television.
Jammeh lost a Dec. 1 vote to president-elect Adama Barrow who is due to be sworn in on Thursday. Jammeh conceded defeat but now says he will not step down.
(Reporting by Felix Onuah; Writing by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Dominic Evans)
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