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In order to determine the correctness or incorrectness for a petitioner in filing a petition lies on the gazetted results, without which the filing of a petition is meaningless. This is why the law repeatedly states that as soon as the results are announced the National Returning Officer must/shall publish and gazette the results.
The gazetted results are the official results that the petitioner(s) will use in court to make his/her/their claim(s) for the petition as provided in law.
The results announced are based and are from the results that the national returning officer in this case Konneh had already received in a tallied, computed, and certified form. This is why the law mandates him to publish and gazette as soon as he has announced the received results.
Except if my revered colleagues are in support that ECSL should not produce the results and must remain untransparent and that the petitioner(s) is/are to petition to the Supreme Court without the evidence for the challenge/petition.
If that is your take, my esteemed colleagues, I will not subscribe to the view of the American Ambassador that the time to challenge or petition has long passed especially knowing the position of the aforesaid court in the consolidated cases of Sylvia & Samura Kamara’s cases as precedent!
In that matter, even without touching on the substance of the case – the court dismissed the matter because the petitioners among other reasons failed to provide evidence for their case.
How can you for instance argue on irregularities or fraud on your petition of result when you do not have the said result that you want to prove your case on?
There are both Constitutional and other statute violations by ECSL, particularly including the primary statute, PEA, 2022, that ECSL has violated to confer advantage to both Bio and the SLPP.
I am maintaining my argument that until the June 2023 election results are published and gazetted the elections are not over; and that the American Ambassador was not correct in saying that the time to challenge the results has long passed.
Forget about June 2023 elections and focus on developmental strve.
Sylvia has explained it clearly based on electoral precedent in Sierra Leone. After the announcement by the chief electoral officer the counting down begins. The was what Maada did in 2012. Doing it after publishing gazette will now be recommended by the tripartite committee lonta.
APC – NEVER SHORT OF EXCUSES! You can still take your case to court on the published results on radio and television. Before the court’s decisions are made, the gazetted publication will be out. Gazette publications are not like daily commercial newspapers. APC, WHAT OTHER EXCUSES DO YOU STILL HAVE UNDER YOUR SLEEVES?
Election are over, this time for development please.
That result was forged. Power thirst can do anything.
It appears that some shady deals must have been going on between the paopa’s & couple of foreign & local stakeholders. The facts that buttress the standpoints of the challenger to the flawed 2023 elections is glaring yet it appears justice is about to elude the petitioners this time around in cahoots with outside powers.
Why would the Supreme court Justice ignore your results in petition, when it is the same announced results they used to swear Maada Bio into office? I will like to see where in the constitution it says, you can only use results published in gazette.
Elections are done and dusted
May God restore peace in Sierra Leone
A p c they have no idea in politics
Let us wait and see the outcome of the Tripartite committee.
That’s all my dear
You SLPP wish us APC to forget about this violation of our democracy. But if you are not shallow minded, you will remember why APC declared Sierra Leone a one party state. It is the same thing you did. From Milton magai to Albert magai. As if Sierra Leone is a family property. It is call nepotism. Time will tell. The table will turn around. Then you will bring all your defenses. By that time we APC will start with the supreme Court. We are going to clean it and remove all the SLPP filth and restore justice for Sierra Leone. At which time you all SLPP will remember the June 26 election. Who laugh last, laughs the best.
The fail APC never stop making excuses funny people 😆 😄