As the All People’s Congress Party( APC) set to conduct a lower-level election: an election which will pave the way for organising the convention where they will choose the APC flag bearer for 2023, violence was reported recently at Falaba District.
According to sources, APC Hon. Lahai was attacked at Mongo Bendugu for supporting Dr. Samura Over Kaifala Marah.
There are videos making the rounds on Social Media showing young men chanting in what looked like as if they were in a welcoming mood, while the other video showed a vandalised vehicle purportedly belonging to Honourable Lahai Marah
The vehicle was smashed and destroyed depicting hate, and anger of those who carried out this alleged criminal damage.
Information from Mongo is scanty; since Friday evening to this morning, but the report is that honorable Lahai,who is one of the IGTC members of the APC charged with the responsibility of regularising the membership issue in the party, was to deliver materials for that purpose in both Koinadugu and Falaba Districts.
The report further states that the MP had delivered the material in Koinadugu and had gone to Mongo to deliver the materials for the district and then continued his Journey to his constituency .
The report states when the MP arrived in Mongo, he was given some Operation Support Division(OSD) officers ,a paramilitary branch of the Sierra Leone Police to provide security for him.
According to sources , despite the security provided for him by the police,honorable Lahai Marrah was attacked and he was said to have narrowly escaped from his attackers who ended up in destroying his vehicle.
It was alleged that Lahai Marrah was attacked by some supporters of Dr.Kaifala Marrah.
It is said that Dr.Marrah is due to announce or declare his candidature for the 2023 bearer position of the APC in Mongo on Saturday 17/12/2022.
In that light, according to report, Dr.Marrah’s supporters alleged that honorable Lahai Marrah went there to disrupt or stuart Dr.Marrah’s declaration program hence the reason for his attack.
There is no official statement from Dr.Marrah’s campaign team to either confirm or debunk this narrative behind honorable Lahai Marrah’s attack on friday evening.
Meanwhile, The All Peoples Congress Party on 16th December, 2022 held a press conference at the Party headquarters demanding the disclosure of the disaggregated Voter Registration data and an Independent audit of the registration process and the cancellation of the proportional representation electoral system.
Dr. Richard Conteh, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, Alfred Peter Conteh and Hon. Alfred Kargbo were key APC Stakeholder who were part of the Press Conference held at the Western Region
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