United States Welcomes Resumption of Sierra Leone's Tripartite Committee

United States Welcomes Resumption of Sierra Leone’s Tripartite Committee

The United States government has expressed satisfaction with the resumption of the Tripartite Committee’s work in Sierra Leone. This committee was established to address allegations of election manipulation following the 2023 elections.

After the elections, the opposition All People’s Congress (APC), along with international observers and groups like the National Election’s Watch (NEW), claimed that the results were rigged and called for a second round of voting. However, the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) dismissed these allegations, asserting the elections were free and fair. To resolve these disputes, the Tripartite Committee was formed to investigate the claims.

The committee, tasked with reviewing election results, certification processes, observer reports, and the Public Elections Act of 2022, emerged from a communiqué signed by the SLPP and APC in October last year, following mediation by the international community, including the Commonwealth, African Union, and ECOWAS. The committee was given a six-month mandate to complete its investigation.

The American government contributed $1.5 million to support the committee’s operations. Despite this, there have been concerns about the effective use of these funds due to the committee’s perceived lack of progress and transparency.

On Friday, June 14, the APC suspended its participation in the Tripartite Committee, citing the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone’s (ECSL) refusal to release crucial data needed to examine the final election results, including the 60% announced outcomes.

However, in a press release on June 18, 2024, the APC announced its decision to resume participation in the Tripartite Committee despite ongoing challenges and a lack of cooperation from the SLPP government and the ECSL.

In a statement, the US Embassy in Freetown said: “The United States welcomes today’s resumption of the critical work of the Tripartite Committee. We urge the committee to continue to work rapidly in the spirit of compromise to develop comprehensive recommendations that will rebuild public trust in Sierra Leone’s electoral institutions.”

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| 2024-06-21 12:13:55

Without any prejudice, APC is a confused, frustrated, dishonest and insincere political party. Unfortunately the ignorant and gullible minds have been bewitched and manipulated to defend the gross deception and dishonesty displayed by the APC in recent times. Come to think of it, the contention about the ECSL disaggregated data was judiciously discussed and dealt with during the 3- days peace dialogue in October, 2023 by highly experienced and calculated international mediators. How come APC is demanding for something they fully know has been dealt with and resolved. Unfortunately the demand for the disaggregated data by APC came in the wake of submission of the tripartite recommendations after 6 months of work in the tripartite committee. What a dishonesty? Of course they could only succeed in fooling their desperate, ill-informed and sheepish membership. Glaringly any reasonable mind could deduce something very fishy by the APC. The other day we were hearing of a re-run. Where for God's sake was it mentioned in the terms of reference of the tripartite committee? Again the APC succeeded in misinforming and deceiving its followership by raising false hope and misplaced anticipation. However, APC be it known that there are people praying and desiring the wellbeing of this nation and whosoever having diabolical plans against this country will be exposed, disgraced and dealt with accordingly. PLS NOR ALLOW APC 4 FOOL U
| 2024-06-19 23:21:12

When speaking politics, we should be mindful of what we say for posterity. Allah judges everyone for his/her intention. If what we say or put forward as an argument is for the betterment of the people of Sierra Leone not as an individual interest God knows. If people are looking it again from a political lens and not for the citizens Allah knows too. Gentlemen and ladies Sierra Leone is bigger than all of us including the two contested political parties (APC and SLPP). We should be reminded of the fact that the development of Sierra Leone comes first and not party. We all have responsibility to perform as citizens of this nation. Let us think Sierra Leone in most of our dealings in every quarters of politics be it APC or SLPP. We acknowledged the origin and elements surrounding politics. Let us understand the two terminologies enjoyment and suffering. Enjoyment is selective in politics while suffering is not. Gentlemen and ladies suffering is always at the center piece when those expected are not performing. Yesterday and today this has been the unfortunate theory in our political space in Sierra Leone.
| 2024-06-19 21:55:45

We need the disaggregated data from ECSL is that too much to ask. Mohamed Konneh do you think you'll just come and announce result without producing the data of the 24 June 2023 election. Power belongs to the people so we prove if u said Bio won the election then prove us wrong. Our people are suffering they're jailing people like slaves in their own country. No freedom of speech if you criticize this illegal government you'll be invited to CID.Our vote must be counted in a transparent way.
Sampha P Kuyateh | 2024-06-19 17:23:54

As we know that the SLPP govt always try to bring Peace Love and Unity's but some people don't even know, or read about this two Party their Rules, SLPP was the first Party to Embrace Peace 🕊️ in this Country 🇸🇱
Umarr D Bah | 2024-06-19 16:24:09

Sierra Leoneans can even betrayed their conscious. If people are saying the June 2023 elections were transparent then what brought about the tripartite agreement?.Guys supporting a dangerous monster is a recipe to sending this nation to war.And that, every Sierra Leonean has the ability to act in that monster capacity when one's elected as president.
Lawal | 2024-06-19 16:02:34

People here are saying that Maada Bio should have lost the 2023 election because of hardship in the country. Was there anytime in the history of our country when there was no hardship? Were the youths ever being half employed? It will be interesting to know that the people of Sierra Leone voted for Bio and the SLPP because they saw the SLPP as “the lesser of two evils.”
| 2024-06-19 15:31:12

The SLPP has always been the party that doesn't want a peaceful state in our beloved country, how for goodness sake in this current awareness period will you just steal an election in the eyes of democracy and go away with that? It would have been left quietly if the lives of citizens were secured but you keep killing us every day then u want to continue killing us, no matter how long it takes to investigate what we want is a clear picture that they (SLPP) won with sincerity if u failed to then we are ready to go back were we came from.
| 2024-06-19 14:24:43

The 2023 election was Free and fair,so APC stop this nonsense,in 2007 election kaliahun vote was void,by them SLPP in opposition did nothing about it because the SLPP love the country Sierra Leone,in 2012 as well the election was called at night with a remarks by the Chief electoral official Christina thrup by telling the present rulling government SLPP by then in opposition to go police ,the opposition slpp party by then did nothing because they love sierra Leone,the APC in power by then ,most often the rulling APC by them call the opposition SLPP as Dom party (mumu party)but why now APC didn't want to give chance to slpp to work? simply because APC didn't want to be in opposition and sierra Leone is for all sierra Leonean.not only for APC neither for SLPP only is for everyone.so APC stop this confusion, sierra Leone is not only for APC but for all sierra Leonean
| 2024-06-19 14:00:30

Dishonest has been the problem of the APC
| 2024-06-19 13:39:38

Fool like Mohammed is serious problem for this nation if you don't know what to say you better keep quiet instead of siding with the nation instead you are siding with president Bio I know you are happy because you eat everyday while others are left stranded why can't you look at president Bio in his eyes and tell him the truth instead of being partisan Hmmmm o salone
| 2024-06-19 13:14:24

It's only a fool that will say the 2023 elections should not be investigated. We all know that the tripartite committee was born out of the refusal of the APC protesting of not participating in governance right, so tell why you think that elections must not be investigated? Or do you guys think that the people who funded our elections are not serious about the democracy they wish or stand for? Mr did not prepare to win the 2023 elections, because when he was flying from one country to the other with nothing to show for huge amount of money he was spending at the detriment of the poor Sierra Leoneans he didn't listen but instead he said " I will continue to fly". Tell us how prepared Mr Bio was to wining 2023 elections with the type of hardship our people were going through in that country. He met a bag rice @ 200 and increased it to 1,000, a litter of fuel @ 6,000 he increased it to 30,000. Should the poor people celebrate him for this with no employment or jobs for the youths even those who are working are grumbling. May God deliver Sierra Leone from the bad politicians in Jesus mighty name, Amen.
| 2024-06-19 13:13:03

May Allah continue to take control of our country Mama Salone
| 2024-06-19 13:08:04

The truth about the June 24th, 2023 Elections in Sierra Leone must be established. The votes of the suffering masses of Sierra Leone MUST be counted and results announced. NO DEMOCRATICJUSTICE NO PEACE!
| 2024-06-19 12:59:57

God is over everything
| 2024-06-19 12:49:20

The ends crown the work, let's wait and see the final recommendations. These are experts in elections business They know more than we do.
| 2024-06-19 12:45:54

We pray for peace and no more election riggings
mohamedj27 | 2024-06-19 12:35:30

This story seems misleading. Why are APC so disingenuous about this tripartite thing? But don't blame them it's president Bio. Because there's a paliament, representing the people. Why didn't he just allowed the paliament to pick up that issue and treat it. Afterwards they are the best to resolve such issues. Now every day it's new story. This article is just like it's the American that imposed this on the country. It's the APC that on the final days to conclude the thing, decided to walk out. Why should the Americans blame government? Because of $1.5M ? I don't believe that. The plans of APC of disinformation of the people has failed. This is the most wrached decision president Bio made.
| 2024-06-19 12:23:54

May God bring peace to our country