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Ambassador Brian Hunt unfortunately is missing the point. The people of Sierra Leone now need protection more than the Dialogue and the MCC. The message here is, there are guns and bombs on the streets of Freetown, and it is the responsibility of the government to protect Ambassador Hunt and the American citizens in Sierra Leone.
The International Community sadly is trying to ignore the history of the people of Sierra Leone. In as much as the international community have their own interest, they should not forget that there will be no peace if the people are not put at the center.
The attempted failed coup of November 26th, 2023 was against the people of Sierra Leone. It should cross the mind of Ambassador Hunt, if he truly understands the history of Sierra Leone, that had the attempted coup became successful, the country would have plunged into genocide, slaughtering of citizens of Sierra Leone. It would have resulted in long years of war in Sierra Leone.
The government is currently engaged in trying to capture and bring back the hard core criminals who were let loose by the coup plotters. There is so much fear in the people. The government and the opposition should put all other discourse on hold and try to bring the coup plotters to justice. To break a Military Armory and cart away with guns with the intent to overthrow a democratically elected government should be investigated with all seriousness. The people of Sierra Leone lost 18 of their Servicemen in the process of protecting the lives of the people from the coup plotters.
Ambassador Hunt should know that there is a possibility that people will be attacked by gunmen when in meetings, or whatever political discourse the country may be participating in may be disrupted because there are people who are determined to derail the democratic process through the barrel of the gun. And they are scattered all over the country with heavy weapons.
Ambassador Hunt and the International Community should be worried, just like the people that guns, bombs, are in the wrong hands, and that hard core criminals are yet to be located since they were deliberately freed by the November 26th coup plotters.
The whole country is in trauma, total disbelief that a coup would be a means of unseating a democratically elected government. So the protection and security of our people should be paramount to both the government and the opposition. Both parties should work jointly to prosecute the attempted coup plotters who wanted to disrupt the Dialogue, and derail the democratic process. The situation now demand working together to bring tranquility to the country by bringing the coup plotters to justice.
Sierra Leoneans are becoming very suspicious, still trying to understand the agenda of the West. Some people are looking at the standoff between President Bio in trying to protect the natural resources of the country for the benefit of the people, and the Mining Operatives from the West, may have been a break-off point in most relations.
Clearly, Sierra Leoneans are aware that United States as a traditional partner is unwilling to help Sierra Leone wholesome, and their impact on infrastructural development has been very minimal, while China is making mark with infrastructural development in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leoneans are conscious of the fact that United States controls World Bank and the IMF, and therefore has hold on the poverty, and instability of our country Sierra Leone. The World Bank and the IMF currently supports life into Sierra Leone.
Therefore, Ambassador Hunt and the other moral guarantors, and community stakeholders should come together and support the government to deal with the urgent situation at hand. The government needs support from the opposition APC to work together and investigate the coup plotters. The people are terrified that criminals with guns are roving in their communities, and it is the responsibility of the government to protect the people.
I wholeheartedly agree with you. The security of our country always comes first and there shouldn’t be any grey area. The dialogue for now is a distraction and we will not fall for the okeydoke.
Bio is our problem, he has to do the right thing please.
Times are very hard for the people. The country needs assistance at every time.
President kabbah was successful, bcus his government had everything. Up to canceling its debt. It’s those privileges the APC reckless abandon, that has brought the present in security in the country.
Now the opposition is hanging on that. And don’t want investigation into the failed coup d’etat.
Afternoon the coup Minnah and other were executed for never took off. Here is a case, that they went into action. It’s their inexperience that failed. Now people don’t want government to take any action.
May Allah azawajal save our country,May Allah almighty give we peace in sierra leone
May God bless the writer for saying the mind of the ordinary sierra leonean
The OSD, the police force and the military can go ahead to protect the nation. The peace dialogue must continue as danger is in the increase!
Embassador hunt should protect us Sierra Leoneans from the dictatorship of mada Bio and Prince Harding. Together with Konneh they have demonstrated that they intend to rule Sierra Leone as a one party state. Price Harding said and I quote ” we will not hand over power again to these mad men” meaning the opposite APC party. He also quoted how Mexico introduced the PR system of election so one party can stay in power for over 40 years. But that will never happen in Sierra Leone. Wuda go die e go die. Lonta.
Plans of bio
Sierra leoneans have lost consciousness over power or politics, how come have we not realised that Bio is our problem since election into office, in his firat five years he failed badly but had never taken responsibility instead he always use the opposition as shill and also trying to make them look bad. But we sierra leoneans are wise enough. For the first time we witnessed an election in which the mandate of the people is not made clear on to this day. Sierra leoneans be wise
No peace without justice, let evil Ernest Bai koroma and his followers face the full law of Sierra leone.
Let’s put Sierra Leone first, and forget politics, President Bio must do the right thing,that’s what matters to the people of Sierra Leone.We the people off Sierra Leone need peace,unity,freedom,and justice in this our beloved country mama SALONE
It’s just absolutely horrendous to see people saying Bio is the problem in which form? when the other political party were in governance did the country ever witness all these kids
barbarism unfolding in the country But Y now??
Salone is for all Saloneans, not just a small set of people who feels without them been in governance peace cannot be endured in the country which is wrong.
The government must take all reasonable & practicable steps, to ensure all those that responsible for the November barbaric event are hunt & brought to table.
Please give peace a chance !!
It’s time for Saloneans to wake up to the reality.
God bless Salone
Long live Salone
Security or no security, prisoner or no prisoner the recommendation put forward must go on. We the people of S/L strongly believe that the country is safe and that the government of the day is one doing all this to present the country badly to the international community so as to bypass the agreement. There is exemption on security they should work with the opposition to meet the agreement.
You are on the right track.
Let’s pray and hope we be self reliance. The total confidence we have put on these west is responsible for all we are going through