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Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh has asserted that the Government of Sierra Leone has fully implemented all eight resolutions of the October 2023 Agreement for National Unity (ANU), urging political commentators and opposition members to review the document themselves.
In a social media post accompanying images of the three-page agreement, Sengeh stated that the government has delivered on 100 percent of the commitments it signed up to under the internationally brokered accord.
“Don’t take my word for it, I want you to read it yourself and confirm that we have done 100% of the resolutions we signed up for,” Sengeh wrote. “That’s what makes us a listening government and a government that loves dialogue.”
The Agreement for National Unity, signed on October 18, 2023, following mediation by the African Union, ECOWAS, the Commonwealth, and Sierra Leone’s Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (ICPNC), was designed to resolve the political impasse that followed the disputed June 2023 multi-tier elections.
Key resolutions included the release of persons arrested during election-related protests, the discontinuation of politically motivated court cases, payment of entitlements to APC elected officials, and the establishment of a cross-party committee to review electoral systems and management bodies.
The Chief Minister’s remarks come at a time of heightened political tension, with the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) currently boycotting governance structures. In late February 2026, the APC ordered its Members of Parliament, mayors, councillors, and other elected officials to withdraw from all levels of governance following President Julius Maada Bio’s appointment of Edmond Sylvester Alpha as Chief Electoral Commissioner.
The opposition has described Alpha’s appointment as “a direct assault” on the Agreement for National Unity and the electoral reform process it mandated . The APC has demanded Alpha’s immediate removal, warning that it will maintain its boycott of parliamentary and local council activities until the appointment is withdrawn.
The party previously threatened to suspend all parliamentary duties in February 2026 following the arrest of its Secretary General, Lansana Dumbuya, over political statements related to the 2023 elections.
A recent opinion poll by the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) found that 76 percent of Sierra Leoneans view the APC’s ongoing boycott as negative, with 68 percent believing it undermines democracy.
The joint ECOWAS-AU-UNOWAS follow-up mission, which serves as Moral Guarantors of the agreement, has previously urged all political actors to prioritize national peace and stability above partisan interests .
Sengeh noted in his post that the government’s commitment to dialogue and implementation of the unity agreement demonstrates its dedication to national cohesion, urging citizens not to allow those who “thrive in chaos and division” to shape the country’s reality.
