The Chairman of the The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL), Mohamed Konneh has this morning announced the official and certified bye-election results in Constituency 005 in Kailahun district and Constituency 073 in Port Loko respectively.

The bye-elections in both districts were conducted over the weekend, and counting and tallying of results commenced just after polling stations were closed.

ECSL Chairman declared Rosaline Hawa Siafa of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) having secured 7585 of valid votes casted as duly elected member of Parliament for Constituency 005 in Kailahun district.

Chairman Konneh also declared Issa Oye Koroma of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC), as duly elected member of Parliament for Constituency 073 in Port Loko district, having secured 3936 numbers of valid vote casted.

ECSL noted that the elections were conducted in a free and fair manner, with the presence of security forces and election observers in all polling centers in both constituencies.