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President Julius Maada Bio discouraged the local population from doubting the outcome of the 24 June polls in an address to some civil society oranganisations at State House in Freetown.
Bio said it is only the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) that are mandated to conduct and announce election results in the country.
The President said some election observers put the country at risk and confusion after they released their reports.
Some of the reports were in contrast with the data the ECSL released initially for the Presidential election and later for other election results.
“We have to guard against that, because you have no right to come and validate our election,” Bio said.
The President said he believed the ECSL followed the right procedure to arrive at the final election results.
He said that people should try to correct the misinformation while stressing that it is not the Commissioner of the ECSL that determines how results are collated but rather the constitution.
He criticised observers who tried to dictate the counting process.
Bio was announced winner of the 24 June presidential election with just over 56 percent of total valid votes casted.
His main contender, the All People’s Congress (APC) Samura Kamara disputed the result citing that they were unreflective of people’s choice.
Kamara, according to the ECSL, got just over 41 percent of total valid votes but claimed that he won the election.
There is currently a stalemate between the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party and the main opposition APC who plan to boycott governance.
Recently the vast majority of APC mayors, chairpersons and lawmakers signed a dossier not to participate in governance.
Critics say the move is unprecedented and unpatriotic but supporters of the party say that this is the only language the ruling party could understand.
The APC should just start campaigning for 2028 elections, this one is already over. The total vote casted for APC will not make them win the past elections. Let them compare the votes that was casted for H.E Bio in their strong hold let alone in the South East. Leh dem go wait
I just don’t know when they will stop lying to their constituents who put their trust in them. It is sad when people are fooled by their political operators.
For how long will APC continue with this corrupt administration of their leaders in gaining power. The people of all parties have spoken with one voice in electing president Bio. What is wrong with that. Now they come up with the devastating idea of not working with the government in power. That’s sweet. Wisdom is very high for a fool. Time will TELL.
Just wait and see what will happen to your illiterate president very soon, he will face trials of his criminal actions against the WILL of the citizens.
The west people Bio criticizing today the same western people he was sticking help from to take power
Africa politicians respect their political parties more than the country
With all the atrocities and economic hardship u have impose on us even u clearly u cannot rule us again without malpractice.
The apc and it’s synthesizers are reckless and useless devil incarnation.
Is there no better way to speak out your disagreement without abusive or insults words?
Julius Maada Bio is your brother no matter how you may take it or look at it and he is jot a drop out so though dislike him for any alleged disadvantage move made in the presidential election our posting language must be seasoned with the average Sierra Leonean way of talk culture