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Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, has voiced strong criticism of the recent Sierra Leone Bar Association election held in Kenema.
Kamara characterized the election process as fraudulent, alleging that such practices have become commonplace in the country.
Kamara claimed that the results were declared without proper candidate nominations, and that 70% of the association’s members were locked out of the voting venue.
“Ballot papers were selectively distributed. This is beyond the bar. It is the announcement of the death of democracy,” he asserted.
He expressed concern over the broader implications for democracy in Sierra Leone, suggesting that electoral challenges in the bar association reflect wider systemic issues.
Despite a smooth first day of the bar conference, Kamara described the second day’s election conduct as “shameful at best, dastardly at worst.”
Reflecting on whether the election could have been avoided, Kamara called for the candidates to seek annulment of the results through the courts, criticizing what he termed the “arrogance of power” in the election process.
Very good and potential statements thanks very much for your response
I think it’s APC, that doesn’t accept results of every elections the participate in. Every other Sierra Leonean, knows about elections. We have been taking part in every elections, even the APC fraudulent elections in the 70s, their one party elections . We also voted in elections during the war. Why is it so difficult for the APC to accept results these days??
Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara has no right to talk about corruption and/or fraudulence. He is a shameless and corrupt individual. Here is someone who served as Chairman of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission under the APC. He never prosecuted a single person for corruption. Instead, following the demise of the APC, Fitzgerald Kamara turned around to act as defence counsel for Ernest Koroma, another very corrupt individual. This was a display of hypocrisy, inconsistency and professional dishonesty. Also, he compromised his respect, integrity and everything. Against this backdrop, Fitzgerald Kamara has no business talking about corruption. He does not only symbolise corruption, he is an embodiment of corruption itself.
Crying babies! Whenever they lose an election, it is fraudulent.
The losers are always complaining about elections being rigged especially in Sierra Leone and lately the US.Since Trump lost the presidential election in 2020,he is still complaining about flaw in the election results.The losers in Sierra Leone are now applying the same political strategy without no evidence of their claims.Learn to concede if you actually believe in democracy and move on with your life.
That is why I used to that our nation is going to the grave, no is in place to say the truth that will hold us together as people of the same country. So because someone has done something bad in the past should not talk about the bad that someone did today? So this is why people are not saying anything.
This is the problem in sierraleone, when someone criticize wrong things,they politicise it in there on way,this is bad for our nation.
Thank you Esq Kamara for pointing out the facts on the whole election
Mr. Kamara is a pure Trojan horse. So is the Bar so-called ignominy election results a concern to you. This man is a pure hypocrite. So is the bogus election outcome a conundrum to you?
These Bar in Sierra Leone is part of these dysfunctional, defunct, illegal and illegitimate regime. Mr. Kamara if Satan’s kingdom is now divided why should the common Sierra Leonean be concern and even care??.
The Bar in Sierra Leone is an implementing extension or agency of these illegal regime, which is state captured. So what Court is Esq kamara talking about?.
ESQ kamara please stop the hypocrisy & crocodile tears, If Satan’s Kingdom is now divided why should the common man in the street of Freetown really care or be concern at all.
Damn hypocrite! Kamara please enjoy the rule of law and order, and the democracy in the country called Sierra Leone.
In sierra Leone even those that are suffering will still support a rotten system just because na me party dae na power
Better luck next time Mr Kamara
This man is a shame to our country…he’s shameless otherwise he shouldn’t make such stupid statement…as once the Attorney general of salone, what did he do to reform electoral bylaws??? As corrupt he is, he should just keep quiet…
Thank you J.F.K