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The United States Embassy in Freetown has expressed strong condemnation for the death threats directed at election observers during Sierra Leone’s recently concluded general elections.
David Reimer, the U.S. Ambassador, took to Twitter to express his deep concern upon learning about the death threats aimed at election observers. Reimer emphasized that such threats have no place in a peaceful and democratic society, whether they are directed at ECSL officials, election observers, or anyone else.
The role of election observers has faced public scrutiny following the release of the findings by National Elections Watch (NEW), an accredited observer for the Sierra Leone 2023 general elections. The report assessed the credibility of Sierra Leone’s presidential, parliamentary, and local council elections held on June 24th, 2023.
NEW, which deployed 6,000 observers across the country, including 750 specially trained individuals, utilized the Process and Results Verification for Transparency (PRVT) methodology to evaluate the quality of the election process and verify the accuracy of the official results announced by the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL).
According to NEW’s findings, the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) candidate was expected to receive between 47.7% and 53.1% of the vote, whereas the ECSL’s official result reported 56.1%. Similarly, the All People’s Congress (APC) candidate was projected to secure between 43.8% and 49.2% of the vote, while the ECSL’s official result stood at 41.2%.
Since the release of these findings, NEW and its Chairman, Marcella Samba-Sesay, have been subjected to hate speech, including death threats.
I believe is only God has the power to kill and to give life he alone can say a thing and it come to pass
SLPP party don’t want anybody to go against whatever evil deed they present to people, that is why they are killing innocent people for their rights 😭😭😭😭
Us must take legal actions against the sierra leone government and the ecsl for their undemocratic process during the 2023 general elections. What a shame to sierra leone government and the ecsl
As for now everything that happen against the will of the people cannot be adress by leaders and security forces, the only people who can protect the people of Sierra Leone are the father of democracy and the international body
Stop killing the innocent people right
We need justice to our democracy those results don’t reflect the will of the people
Sierra Leonean it is right time for us to think positively ,inorder to change the economy situation of our nation. We are at a moment, we need high level reflection to see how the government and people will help in development. The oath of our president is care of putting Sierra Leonean first on his agenda . He ended by saying may God help him. And we all are saying God help Sierra Leone.
David Reimer, this Sierra Leone let me remind you, we have gain independence since 1961 from our colonial masters we are not subject to dictatorship like you are doing now, you can’t impose a clown as president on us.
The bio paopa government in Sierra Leone must be properly dealt with to maintain democracy in Africa and beyond.
The idiot so-called president bio thought his above the rule of law in Sierra Leone…we watching the international community for their final decision.
The idiot so-called president bio must be properly dealt with to set a clear example to other African leaders.
We watching the international community to see what they can do to restore democracy in Sierra Leone.
Why are I mighty falling?
The time is overdue for all this statement and what we know Dr. Bio is the incumbent president in Sierra Leone.
In a democratic election there should be transparency and accountability to everyone.
I believe in a democratic election there should be transparency and accountability to everyone.
Marcella Samba is supporting APC from the beginning and she wanted to rig the action for APC. Her action is unconstitutional and therefore she should be out behind bars.
What I know is the s l p p government is still killing people from the south east , because of that you guys makingcomment on social media you do have sorry heart for our be loved conutry which is Sierra Leone
If Bio stands to be the president of Sierra Leone in this way, democracy is over in Sierra Leone and we are going to live like animals in this country.
If maada Bio continue with this wicked and stubbornness until the international community take their actions against him, he will perish and he will never wish to have power in his life evenr again, because we are recovering help from the international community and we are still suffering what about no help from them are we going to have sanities Nooo,,, ooh salon
Please I want people to understand that this statement “The Will Of The People” in Sierra Leone doesn’t basically or totally reflect on the opposition party Ok? Members of the opposition party are not the only Sierra Leoneans; so I am specifically pleading to all the diaspora and international committees to look into this statement”The Will Of The People”carefully. Because, this may lead to something else!!
Sierra Leoneans let’s fear God Almighty because he sees and knows the end from the beginning therefore.Bio stop killing God’s children.He will reward you accordingly in Jesus matçhless name.Amen
If the international community doesn’t act fairly on the Sierra Leone presidential election results announced by ECSL, let’s be ready for another 5 yrs of outrageous killing,and worst economy,more than what’s going on now.
I hope the international community acts faster and fairly.
It’s very shameful, distasteful and unpatriotic for a minority voter population like some of OUR APC members and their supporters to be making such unfounded and baseless submissions.
This has been the best and transparent elections conducted by M. K. Konneh ever in the history of Sierra Leone. The problems lie as follows:
1) The APC executive, membership and supporters refused to be counted. Our councilors were everywhere telling and preventing their electorates not to be registered.
2) Even on polling day, APC members refused coming to vote, courtesy of the inciting, defaming, derogatory and blasphemous messages of their stooge Adebayor in Holland. Who himself did not register not vote and is being paid by our Chairman and Leader for life – Former President Ernest Bai Koroma.
3) That the APC executive kept on peddling deceptive messages to it’s membership and supporters. Example, that the voter registration data which were distributed to each party participating in the process had not been given to them. A very blatant and blasphemous lie and propaganda, etc, etc.
4) The APC executive and it’s membership kept on implementing and fermenting violence abinicio the electoral process that lead to the loss of lives. Besides, some APC members died by the hands of their very members in order to present the SLPP, the government and the people of Sierra Leone in a very bad light to the eyes of the international community amidst the gains made in this very short-run by the Bio led administration, which they were not able to achieve in the eleven years of maleficence and corrupt administration.
5) That NEW, the civil society organization that transformed themselves to a political arm or wing of the APC, have always acted in this manner, leading to chaos for our young and flaggering democracy and the peace of the nation. Thus, they lack the potency or clout to influence the minds of people to vote for their APC party for which they have clandestinely become operatives.
The list goes on and on.
6) APC party members and supporters are NO respecters of the Rule of law. Rather, they respected the satanic, diabolic and vicious utterances and commands of their King Adebayor in Holland.
In conclusion, they (APC) have always refered to the principal inciter of violence, Adebayor, as their King 👑. Hence motherly invectives and violence were the order of the day; and killings were seen in some parts of the country courtesy of him – Adebayor.
Most of ur stupid comments makes no sense u guys of the APC thinks Sierra Leone belongs to u right? Again some of sit stupidly at ur corners u talk about will of the people are u the only people in this country or the supporters of the slpp don’t have their own will in this country?you guys are not ashamed of yourselves
The father of democracy need to take action against the government of sierra Leone and ecsl for the act of violating the democracy rules and citizens for the interest of one person instead democracy is over in sierra Leone because no matter the people express their Will it not be considered and this extreme suffer as et what is happening now there fore if this is not addressed it will soon lead to serious conflicts and loose of Life because of unhappy citizens
Bio do not kill anybody. It’s unlawful to go out and protests and destroy government properties, killing police and that of the army blocking roads using all harmful tools against human. So what would you say about that u that says Let Bio stop killing God’s people.God’s people always abide to law not disorder, they sit at home not to come out destroy the peace we have build for years.
Stop blaming Bio talk to ur college party members to put themselves in order.
Please all the APC guys if you are not comfortable, consult Ariyogbo.