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 ...

  Popular Sierra Leonean Content Producer, Author, Writer, TV host, and Podcaster Vickie Remoe has reacted to president Bio’s Nation address in the wake of the August 10 Demonstration. According to Vickie Remoe, the Speech was a missed opportunity. Sounded more like a campaign speech than a Presidential address after a national tragedy. Vickie went further to state that the president Should have spoken directly to the youth in Krio and assured them government hears their concerns

The Africanist Press has revealed from the transactions from the Bank Of Sierra Leone that Show that President Maada Bio and First Lady Fatima Bio took Us$178.315.60 as personal per diem during recent trip to London. “This is what the President and the First Lady of Sierra Leone took along with them to the UK as personal per diem during their recent private visit to London, UK. This is exclusive of the more than £94,000 that was transferred to the Sierra Leone High Commission in London for his travel expenditure,” the editor of Africanist Press, Chernoh Bah stated on social media. Full details of the revelation made by the Africanist Press is stated below: “The following transactions show that a total of US$178, 315. 60 was jointly withdrawn by President Bio and First Lady Fatima Bio as personal per diem ahead of their recent trip to London, UK. These transactions do not include the total amount of £94,050 transferred to the Sierra Leone High Commission in London in the name of his tri...

  The Interim Chairman of the main opposition, All People Congress (APC), Alfred Peter Conteh has said that the party has nothing to do with August 10 violent anti-government protests in Freetown and the Northern part of the country. Conteh made this stance in an interview with the BBC, responding to accusations made by President Maada Bio and members and supporters of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) that the APC supported the violent anti-government that resulted to the death of 17 police officers and citizens. In his interview with the BBC and his address to the nation last night, President Bio accused the opposition of aiming to topple his government and that the protests has nothing to do with the rising cost of living in the country. “This was not a protest against the high cost of living occasioned by the ongoing global economic crisis. The chant of the insurrectionists was for a violent overthrow of the democratically-elected Government,” he said. “Before Augus...

 The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio during a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) interview on Thursday, August 11 2022, described the Free Quality School Education (FQSE) as a huge, ambitious but necessary project for every child in Sierra Leone. “That is a huge undertaking that is taking a large amount of money every month. We are providing school fees, we are providing core textbooks, we are providing teaching and learning materials, we are providing subsidies to schools, we are providing transportation in most of the cities, we are providing school feeding for most parts of the country,” President Bio said. According to the President, these are very expensive undertakings at a point when the global economy is facing difficulties, but the government has made that effort just to make sure that they equip the young people, place them in a position where they will be able to gain employment. “We do agree that most of the youths are unemployed and we do...

  British  High  Commissioner  to Sierra Leone, Lisa Chesney on Thursday  11th August 2022 remarked that there  is no room for violence to Bring About Change. Her Excellencey Chesney was speaking at a high level meeting  convened  by the Government of Sierra Leone with the international  community in respect  of the August 10th unfortunate  incident that resulted  to the loss of lives and  properties  in the conference hall of the Ministry  of Foreign and international  cooperation on Tower Hill in Freetown were cabinet ministers, and other senior diplomats . As she acknowledged that fundamental rights of the citizens goes with responsibility. However, she expressed  concern over civilian causualities, while the Foreign Affairs Minister was saying  there were 6 Civilians Kill, the National Security Coordinator,  Abdulai  Caulker was saying there were Killed  during  the Violent ...