His Excellency Julius Maada Bio has attended the 63rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government and received congratulatory message from the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, H.E. Leonardo Santos Simão. In his statement on behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General, H.E. Leonardo Santos Simão congratulated President Bio on …

Freetown, Tuesday 27 June 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has sworn to the Oath of Office of the Presidency after winning on the first ballot in the 24 June 2023 elections, thanking voters and extending open hands to the opposition All People’s Congress leadership to kickstart his inclusive governance agenda. “Today, with the successful conduct of …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. Despite the “Ill-preparedness of the All People’s Congress (APC) Party” for the June 24, 2023 multi-tier elections, the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has confirmed that the demand by the APC Presidential candidate for the resignation of the Chief Electoral Commissioner and other Electoral Commissioners will not be met and that the election will go ahead. …

The Chief Electoral Commissioner of ECSL, Mohamed K. Konneh said at the Bintumani Conference Centre in Freetown yesterday that, himself and all his Commissioners would not resign their positions and they would continue in with the job of conducting free, fair, credible and transparent elections. Addressing members of the press and elections observers to update them about the activities of …

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 …