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The Executive Director for the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) Andrew Lavalie has shed light on what composition of the newly opened parliament will mean for law-making in the country going forward.
In his statement, he maintained that in the election two main important things happened to be that the ruling SLPP will make a majority of about 54% and the main opposition APC will make about 36%.
He added the PCMPs will also form around 9%, noting that the country will be having the largest caucus of women in parliament which is the first in the history of the country.
He furthered that, the SLPP will have a bigger voice for the next five years and their only limitation will be the repeal of an ‘entrenched law’s if the need arises.
Lavalie said that there are certain laws that cannot be changed or be very difficult to change as he sighted removing the president from office as one of the difficult laws.
He maintained that to change those laws there will be a need for a two-thirds majority in parliament which constitute 99 MPs and no political party has that number in the 6th parliament as the SLPP has 81, APC 54, and the Chief 14.
“It means, there are certain things the SLPP might want to do that requires negotiation with the APC and the chiefs, as it required to get at least 66% and that’s the two-thirds majority. You need about 99 members of parliament and SPLL only has 81.
So, it means, while they will have a bigger voice, together with women they will not be able to do everything,” he maintained.
Andrew Lavalie, one of the most dangerous undemocratic individuals in Sierra Leone. Very tribalistic and does not advocate for anyone other than Maada Bio and his political party. This is why well meaning Sierra Leoneans have now embarked on writing extensive reports supported by evidences against him and these rogue Civil society members, the enemies of the people.