Sierra Leone News

  The main opposition All Peoples’s Congress Party lower level election rules gazzetted by the Political Party Registration Commission (PPRC) for a Period of one month has ended yesterday Thursday 11th August 2022. The election rules were developed by the APC Interim Transition Governance Committee (ITGC ) in accordance with Justice Adrian Fisher’s Judgement and the APC 2022 Party Constitution of protesters/ rioters who lost their lives in the incident. These rules were agreed upon unanimously with one voice by members of the ITGC and forwarded to PPRC for its to be gazzetted as dictated by the 1991 national constitution of Sierra Leone.   But the gazzetted elections rules have received many objectors to certain inserted notably the amount of cash tagged to pay for any member to qualify to contest for The Flagbearer position. The committee price tags for the flag-bearer was five hundred million Leones ( Le 500,000,000) or fifty thousand united States Dollars (IS$50’000) The ot...

  In a bid to foster better synergy and good working relationship with the Sierra Leone Police, the All Political Parties Association (APPA), has on Tuesday 9th August 2022, paid a courtesy call on the Inspector General of Police, Mr. William Fayia Sellu at Police Headquarters in Freetown . Speaking on the purpose of the visit, the National Chairman of APPA, Osman Koroma intimated that it was to congratulate the IGP on his new appointment and to reassure him of their fullest commitment and support in his drive to effectively manage and secure the State and its citizens. He maintained that they, as an association, believe in the rule of law and institutions, as enshrined in the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone. He stressed that APPA is not an opposition platform to condemn or bash at the government but rather to complement the developmental strides of government for a better Sierra Leone. Adding, that APPA can as well be critical of government’s wrong doings and can condemn, where ...