Addressing a press conference at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown yesterday, the APC Presidential candidate Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara called on the Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chairman of ECSL (Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone) and all ECSL Commissioners to resign within 72 hours to make way for the 24th June elections to be conducted by a new outfit …

By 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚. As the general elections draw closer, hundreds of Freetowneans residing around Hill Station and beyond have thrown their fullest support behind the SLPP Mayoral candidate, Mr. Mohamed Gento Kamara. A group known as ‘Hillside Green Network’ on Friday 9th June, 2023, converged in huge numbers at a popular place called ‘Old Skul’ where they had a meeting …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐲, 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐏𝐂 𝐌𝐏. My late father, until his death, used to warn me not to take hasty decisions when I am happy or when I am angry. What he was trying to say is the best time to make a decision is when you’re at peace with yourself. With barely two weeks to the June 24 multi-tier …

Reports reaching this press indicate that one Alicia Kearns who is a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom has allegedly misled the All People’s Congress (APC) party in Sierra Leone into believing that the current electoral process is anything but transparent. Alicia Kearns MP (UK), received a letter dated 12 May 2023 from the main opposition APC party in …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) Mayoral Candidate for Freetown, Mohamed Gento Kamara, on Saturday launched his ‘Freetown For We All’ manifesto, promising to fix the city which has always been in control of the All People’s Congress (APC) party, and people of Krio descent. Speaking at the prestigious Hub Hotel & Restaurant in Freetown, Gento said he …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. With the Proportional Representation (PR) System in the June 24th elections, the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) stands a chance of winning majority seats in the next Parliament with a range of 53% to 59%, while the All People’s Congress (APC) retains its place as the main opposition occupying 37% to 46% seats; the National …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. In January 2006, Charles Francis Margai, formed the PMDC after he left the SLPP (Sierra Leone Peoples Party). In the 2007 run-off election between the SLPP candidate Solomon Ekuma Berewa and the APC’s Ernest Bai Koroma, Charles Francis Margai’s PMDC forged an alliance with the APC party which led partly to the defeat of Solomon Berewa. The …

Stakeholders in Koinadugu District, northern Sierra Leone, have assembled some of the largest crowds and converged on Kabala town where they formally handed the district over to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio who continues his working tour of the country. The President is on a 3-day tour of Koinadugu and Falaba Districts, where almost all Paramount Chiefs in …

Sixteen SLPP candidates have received provisional nomination certificates to contest as ordinary Members of Parliament in Bombali district on 24th June. The ECSL (Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone) District Returning Officer in Bombali and team processed the nomination forms at their office in Makeni on Sunday, 7th May, 2023 and certified them. One of the leading SLPP MP candidates in …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and leader of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), has welcomed a powerful opposition politician who publicly resigned on Friday, 28th May, 2023 from the All People’s Congress (APC), to officially join the ruling SLPP. The President noted that “In continuing with our commitment towards opening up the space for other broad-minded …