As predicted, the Supreme Court has delivered its verdict in favour of a PR system. There was absolutely no reason whatsoever for a country emerging from a brutal war, having rationally decided to adopt a PR system of voting in 2002 with a constitutional mandate, to revert to a first past the post system. There are enough obvious reason and …

In an effort to secure a resounding victory for President Bio without a run-off, a support group dubbed as Smart Movement for SLPP, has on Sunday the 12th of February 2023, launched a campaign strategy in Kono City for the re-election of President Bio. The Theme for the campaign strategy is “re-elect President Bio Back-back”. The Chief Executive Officer of …

During the visit of President Dr Julius Maada Bio to Kono District few days ago, a total of ten Councilors representing the C4C party in the Kono District Council, officially declared to join the ruling SLPP at a jam-packed meeting at the Koidu Community Centre. Speaking to Global Times, the hard working SLPP Kono District Chairman Safea Leslie Moiwa said …

Anticipating victory in the forthcoming multitier elections, President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio on Thursday, 9th February 2023, in consultation with the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) National Delegates Conference, endorsed and announced VP Dr Mohmed Juldeh Jalloh and Mohamed Gento Kamara as running mate and Freetown City Council (FCC) Mayoral Candidate respectively. Showing off the hands of the two …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧a. By every indication, the APC party is set to stand up Dr. Samura Kamara as their Presidential candidate for the June 2023 multi-tier elections. The flurry of endorsements from the party’s big beasts shows that, Dr. Samura Kamara will be the main opposition Presidential candidate to challenge the incumbent President Brig. (Rtd) Dr. Julius Maada Bio for …

Members of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) are set to commence the 13th National Delegates Conference of the party today at the Bintumani Conference Centre in Freetown with the theme ‘Towards A Radical Transformation: Counting the Gains Since 2018. At a press conference held yesterday at the Harry Yansaneh Hall, Campbell Street, the National Secretary General of the Sierra …

𝗕𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗕. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘆. “Before the conduct of the June 2023 multitier elections, some members of the Interim Transitional Governance Committee (ITGC) of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party will go to jail,” Justice Adrian Fisher has said. Justice Adrian Fisher said he knows all that is going on within members of the ITGC and that they will …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧. Jawei Chiefdom in the Kailahun district, Eastern Sierra Leone is a single chiefdom Constituency known as “Constituency 007”. Rich in arable land and forest, Jawei Chiefdom shares borders with its closed neighbouring chiefdoms of Njaluahun, separated by the Moa River and Malema Chiefdom on the other side. The three chiefdoms have lived together in peace even during …

Sierra Leone’s former Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea, Omrie Michael Golley has formally declared his intention to contest for the flag-bearer position of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) ahead of the party’s primaries in preparation for the country’s June 2023 general elections. “I stand before you to announce that the time has come for me to …

A strongman of the main opposition APC party in Tonkolili district, Alusine Abdulai Sesay, has tendered his letter of resignation from the party effective 20th December, 2022. He plans to join the ruling SLPP. Before his resignation, Mr. Sesay held several positions in the APC party including District Youth Leader and Assistant Secretary of the party in Tonkolili district. Between …