Opposition politician Sylvia Olayinka Blyden has publicly urged the Sierra Leonean government to clarify the whereabouts of President Julius Maada Bio, warning that the administration’s continued silence amid conflicting rumors is detrimental to national stability.

The demand for transparency comes as unverified claims circulate regarding the President’s location.

While earlier allegations suggested President Bio was stranded in Dubai due to escalating military tensions in the Middle East, Blyden noted that competing rumors claim the President is in Lebanon seeking undisclosed medical treatment.

“Some say he went for medical care to Lebanon secretly and he is NOT in Dubai,” Blyden stated in a recent social media post. “Whatever the reason or location, Government needs to tell us. This silence is bad for our stability.”

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Despite her well-known status as a close associate and friend to First Lady Fatima Bio, Blyden firmly distanced herself from having any insider knowledge regarding the President’s travel. She emphasized that the President’s movements are strictly off-limits in her communications with the First Lady.

“People should not expect me to know as I have never discussed movements of the President with the First Lady. Never,” Blyden wrote. “There are lines never crossed in our sisterhood. Movements of her husband is one such line that she will not even entertain any questions from me. So I am as clueless as the rest of mankind on this matter.”

Blyden’s comments add political weight to the growing public confusion sparked initially by opposition figure Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray. Mansaray recently alleged, without providing evidence, that President Bio had traveled secretly to Dubai and was unable to return due to the ongoing geopolitical crisis involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.

The Government of Sierra Leone and the Office of the President have yet to issue a public statement addressing either the President’s travel movements, the claims of him seeking medical care in Lebanon, or allegations of him being stranded in the UAE. It remains unclear when the President was last seen publicly in Sierra Leone.

While the President’s physical location remains unconfirmed, official diplomatic channels indicate he remains active.

According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), President Bio held a phone conversation on March 2 with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. During the call, President Bio condemned recent Iranian attacks on the UAE and affirmed Sierra Leone’s solidarity with the Gulf nation. Both leaders used the opportunity to call for restraint and diplomatic solutions to the escalating Middle Eastern conflict.

However, neither the UAE reports nor Sierra Leonean state media have provided publicly available information linking the regional tensions directly to the travel movements or the current physical location of the Sierra Leonean President.

As public speculation mounts, calls from figures like Blyden underscore a growing demand for State House to break its silence and address the nation.