18 Comments
The United States Government has tasked the Electoral Commission For Sierra Leone (ECSL) to only announce results that accurately reflect the will of the Sierra Leonean people.
Sierra Leoneans went to the polls on 24th June 2023 to cast their votes in the presidential, parliamentary, and local councils’ elections.
President Julius Bio has taken an early lead in the presidential election in Sierra Leone, provisional results published by the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ESCL) showed Monday.
The ESCL said it had so far tallied about 60 per cent of the total votes cast in Saturday’s election. The first set of results by the electoral commission shows that Bio has 56 per cent of the votes tallied so far while his closest rival, Samura Kamara, of the All People’s Congress (APC), has 42 per cent.
In response to the election, the United States Bureau of African Affairs expressed its appreciation for the Sierra Leonean people’s exercise of their voting rights. They acknowledged the concerns raised by election monitoring organizations regarding the transparency of the tabulation process. The United States emphasizes the importance of a free and fair electoral process in Sierra Leone, where the final results genuinely reflect the collective will of the Sierra Leonean people.
“We applaud Sierra Leoneans for exercising their right to vote. We share concerns expressed by election monitoring groups about transparency of tabulation process. Sierra Leonean people deserve a free and fair electoral process with an outcome that reflects the will of the people.”, the United States Bureau of African Affairs said.
We applaud Sierra Leoneans for exercising their right to vote. We share concerns expressed by election monitoring groups about transparency of tabulation process. Sierra Leonean people deserve a free and fair electoral process with an outcome that reflects the will of the people.
— Bureau of African Affairs (@AsstSecStateAF) June 27, 2023
Ahead of the final announcement of results, U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Ambassador David Reimer, took to Twitter to express Washington’s keen interest in the election outcome. He emphasized the importance of the announced results being a true reflection of the will of the Sierra Leonean people.
“Like all of us, Washington is keenly interested in the election outcome. The announced results must accurately reflect the will of the Sierra Leonean people.”, Reimer said.
Like all of us, Washington is keenly interested in the election outcome. The announced results must accurately reflect the will of the Sierra Leonean people. https://t.co/8hlN6Fefjz
— USEmbassyFreetown (@USEmbFreetown) June 27, 2023
No samurai no sierra leone
That is what we are expecting in this our beloved country, Sierra Leone.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Sierra Leonean most persistent and urgent question is, what are you guys doing as we’ve put our hope and trust in you guys We don’t want to lose lives Let the will of the People Win.
#Makesierraleonegreat
We want our voices, The Peoples Voice, Sierra Leonean Voice to Win and not the Interest of the Politicians and their Political Party. We are Sierra Leone we make up Sierra Leone We the Citizens have Expressed all our anger, Tears, Betrayal and hope for Libration to the Land that we love…We have said it before and we will say it again that we don’t trust ECSL especially the commissioner this is nothing like “Me, Myself and I alone” This is about us Sierra Leonean, the only reason that kept us going Peacefully throughout this voting process it’s because of the Involvement of the International Committee and all others just to see that they grace us with successful Free and fair election. That’s why there was a massive turnout of Sierra Leonean to welcome them to show how happy we are to see them because we don’t trust the process so I believe that to “whom much is giving, much is expected” we want to live in Peace, Love and Harmony… Sierra Leone is not one man Property or Family In heritage We know who we voted for, We know the change we want to see that will Liberate Sierra Leone Let the People’s will Win.
Let the commissioner Mr. Konneh announce the real result for the peace and stability of our beloved mama Sierraleone
Dr. Samura Kamara is the choice of the people. He is worthy of the position, otherwise, there will be no peaceful Sierra Leone in Western Africa. Mad man bio must pack his belongings and go!
Bio and ECSL are going by all means to bullying democracy. the kill and intimidation is too much. USA be our helper
We are just waiting for the final result,the thing is who win or lose for the sake of peace and tranquility let both leaders go live on TV to talk to their fans to stay calm.
We’re waiting…
#Putsalonefos✊
Fake American has no right to interfere in to our internal affairs
We need no war for our country let the real voting results be call or I see konneh and his family’s in the dark side of the people
Konneh as the Commissioner is currently working on the election process in favour of Bio. Furthermore, whatever gets out of the process is in the favour of Bio and it is not by the will of the people.
There is no way IESL can manipulate the will of the majority of Sierra Leoneans in the presence of International observers who know and had a record and copy of everything that they all did together. Again The International observers under orths of transparency will do everything within their reached to secure the peace and security of our beloved Sierra Leone in Jesus most precious unfailing name. ALLILUYA.
As it stands now,as far the ECSL electoral commissioner is the only person that have the right to announce the results.
It okay, because government of the day has great chance.
The whole electorial process in our beloved country S/Leone headed by Konneh was a coup against the will of the people. The Commissioner of ECSL is a partycard holder of the incumbent ruling SLPP. Such an individual should never lead the Electorial Commission. He was opposed out right by the main Opposition Party in Parliament, but the so called President used coercive means by disregarding the Constitutional Law. Mohamed Konneh, Bio,and other SLPP Stakeholder planned this Scham. This is a disgrace to our loving S/Leone. I hope the ECOWAS, US,AU,UN and other International Organisations will come to restore DEMOCRACY in S/Leone for our people.
We need Dr samurai in Sierra Leone as our leader, to free us this tribulation, intimidation, harassing innocent civilian, the killing of innocent soul that were out there some time ago protesting for the sufferation in the country. The government is trying to silence every body in the the country, doing wrong wrong things every now and then
We are calling on the US government to please help us in the killing of people in our country
Our country is at cross roads since this ruthless dictator so-called a president Maada zero became the president of this beloved nation. He has managed to put all institutions that has the moral standing to uphold the democracy of this nation. Such as the parliament, the dejuciary, the radio and TV stations country wide, the police and the military, the civil socitty organizations etc. All we hope now after God is the international community to come to our aid and restore once again democracy by removing this tyrant from the presidency and give the power to who wins the elections.
You people still have a great hope to re- election wow! You people are still dreaming.
America wae nor get conclusions for them yone 2020 elections, na em go tell other person dem kind thing? Give me break.
Why wasting all those times on social media? Our people need development.