ECSL has held strategic meeting with the leading Civil Society Organisation to train and sensitize them on the PR System on 30th March 2023 at their Headquarters in Freetown.

According to ECSL Boss, Mohamed Konneh, they are bringing onboard every player that can add value or complement their efforts. He disclosed that they currently have no alternatives but to work with Patners and Civil Society Organisations.

He further justified as that is the reason even in their Political Parties liaison meeting they have Civil Society Organisations.

He confirmed that Political Parties are their first clients but their first Partners are Civil Society.

“It is unfortunate that all of us are now living in a Society where we are all suspects. We are suspicious of one and other base on their region, religion, tribe or base on where you were born. So in most cases we already have the judgement before we start interaction and that has created the situation we are in” he stated

He confirmed that it has created the situation we are all in and all of us has contributed to.

He revealed that the political parties are contesting and he described the contest as a competition which he can understand because there is a book which is called how to win an election and the major theme of that book is to give message to people whether you achieve it or not for them to buy your candidacy.

However, he affirmed that as Election Management Bodies and Civil Society Organisations, their responsibilities goes beyond just share information.

He called for Unity to this particular point in time as they only have less than 90 days to Elections. He confirmed that Sierra Leone has enjoy peaceful Identity and he believes this election will not take that away from us.

He concluded that therefore, corporation and collaborations within these organisations and ECSL is crucial so the upcoming elections will be free and fair and and also in line with international standards.