Popular Female Opposition politician and public commentator Sylvia Olayinka Blyden has formally petitioned Parliament, calling for an urgent investigation into what she describes as alleged fraudulent conduct involving senior officials of the Executive in relation to a diplomatic immunity certificate presented before the High Court.

In a statement dated Monday, May 11, 2026, Blyden said she had submitted a petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Segepoh Solomon Thomas, who also chairs the Public Petitions Committee, as well as a separate request to the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Foreign Affairs through its chairman, Mohamed Bangura. She further noted that copies of her correspondence were sent to President Julius Maada Bio, whom she described as the constitutional guardian and “Fountain of Honour and Justice.”

At the centre of her petition is a claim that a certificate issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation was allegedly presented to the High Court of Sierra Leone as evidence granting diplomatic immunity to European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) personnel during Sierra Leone’s 2023 elections.

Blyden questioned the legal and factual basis of the document, arguing that it may not have been grounded in established diplomatic law or properly backed by required parliamentary procedures. She expressed concern that the court may have relied primarily on the authority of the Ministry rather than independently verified diplomatic accreditation.

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She is urging Parliament to investigate whether due process was followed in the issuance of the certificate and whether any legal instrument—such as a gazette notice, agreement, or parliamentary approval—exists to support claims of diplomatic immunity for the individuals named in the EU mission.

Among the officials referenced in her petition are Timothy Musa Kabba, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Robert Baoma Kowa, the Solicitor General; and Alpha Sesay, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice.

Blyden also called for scrutiny of whether senior officials of the Foreign Ministry appropriately verified the contents of the certificate before it was submitted to the judiciary, and whether it accurately reflected the legal status of EU election observers, including named individuals attached to the EU-EOM.

She further questioned whether Parliament had ever been formally notified or had approved any diplomatic privileges allegedly extended to members of the mission.

Describing the matter as one of significant public interest, Blyden warned that the issue raises concerns about governance accountability and public trust in state institutions, urging Parliament to treat the petition with urgency.

She added that she intends to continue raising further allegations linked to separate national issues in subsequent engagements.