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Koinadugu District returns to SLPP ahead of June elections

May 22, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 May 2023: Last Thursday, 18 May 2023, various political stakeholders and a large crowd of people assembled at the Yogomaya Field, Kabala Town, Sengbeh Chiefdom in northern Sierra Leone to welcome President Dr Julius Maada Bio who is touring the country ahead of the official start [Read More]

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The litmus test of Yumkella and NGC’s strategic alliance philosophy

May 22, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Alan Luke: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 May 2023: The National Grand Coalition (NGC) party is not fielding candidates for the 2023 Freetown Mayoral election. Kandeh Yumkella claims that his strategic alliance is an alliance of progressives. He also maintains that the Alliance will include APC Progressives. Yumkella also says that [Read More]

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A tale of two Mayoral candidates:  Freetown won’t gamble with Gento as Aki-Sawyer is proven – Op ed

May 18, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Dr Doma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2023: In the bustling city of Freetown, two prominent figures vie for the mayoral seat, each bringing their unique background and vision for the future. Madam Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the former mayor of Freetown under the APC, has garnered widespread acclaim for her transformative [Read More]

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Electoral Commission Sierra Leone embarks on proportional representation voter sensitisation

May 16, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph:16 May 2023: Since changing the country’s system of voting few months ago, from first past the post to District Block Proportional Representation (PR), there have been serious concerns expressed as to whether the majority of electorate in Sierra Leone will understand how PR works, what it means [Read More]

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Sierra Leone electoral commission publishes names of presidential candidates for June 24 elections

May 16, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2023: The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone has published what it says is its final list of nominated Candidates for the Presidential election taking place on 24th June 2023. The two main contenders vying for State House – the incumbent president Bio of the SLPP [Read More]

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Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is set to be re-elected Mayor of Freetown

May 9, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 May 2023: Former Mayor of Freetown has been speaking about her chances of winning the forthcoming Mayoral election in Freetown based on her five-year record of serving and delivering for the people of the City. “Competence, integrity and effective delivery were features that marked my first [Read More]

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APC Secretay General Victor Foh defects to ruling SLPP – accusing the APC of grand corruption

May 4, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 May 2023: The people of Koidu City, Kono District last Sunday, 30 April 2023 saw the opposition APC’s former Secretary General – Victor Bockarie Foh, declared his loyalty and support for President Bio and his SLPP party. Victor Foh who has been a longstanding member of [Read More]

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President Bio secures his position as presidential candidate for the SLPP

May 3, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 May 2023: President Julius Maada Bio and Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh yesterday succeeded in securing their nominations as Presidential Candidate and Running Mate respectively, for the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) ahead of 24 June 2023 elections. Speaking after the process, President Bio [Read More]

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More defections to the SLPP – Is this another 2007/2012 Charles Margai PMDC moment in the making?

April 26, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 April 2023: With dozens of opposition politicians including the former UN Energy4All and UNIDO Director – Dr Kandeh Yumkella who also served as parliamentary leader of the National Grand Coalition (NGC) party, and the parliamentary leader of the Coalition for Change (C4C) – Saa Emerson Lamina, [Read More]

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