By Stephen V. Lansana The leadership of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party has on Friday, June 30, 2023 declared that it will not participate in all the levels of governance, including the legislature and local councils, in protest against their belief that the results of the June 24 general elections had been tampered with to the advantage of the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) thus giving the...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana In the wake of the recently concluded June 24 elections in Sierra Leone, the Fifty-Fifty Group has on Friday, June 30, 2023 expressed serious concern with the current trend of cyber-bullying targeted at female political leaders and heads of election observer missions. The Activist Group implores the public to recognize that diverse views and opinions of the on-going political process could be expressed through constructive dialogue...Read More
Police in Sierra Leone have fired tear gas at the main opposition party’s headquarters in the capital Freetown as voters await the results of a fiercely fought general election. The opposition’s presidential candidate Samura Kamara of All People’s Congress (APC) said on Twitter that live bullets had been fired at his office inside the party headquarters on Sunday. The Reuters news agency also reported that one person – a woman...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Partial results announced by the Electoral Commission Siera Leone (ECSL) on Monday put the presidential Candidate of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Dr Julius Maada Bio on the lead in the presidential race. Bio pulled 1,067, 666 votes while his main rival Dr. Samura Kamara of the opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) pulled 793, 751 votes tallied so far. The Chief Electoral Commissioner, ECSL, Mohamed...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu National Commission for Democracy (NCD) has called on all those involved in the electoral process including the electorates to keep calm and remain focused as the destiny of the country is decided based on the will of the people as expressed in the ballot boxes on Saturday, June 24, 2023. “Everybody must keep their eyes on the ball as our electoral democracy is consolidated in the...Read More
