Christian Lawyers Centre hereinafter referred to as LEGAL LINK has followed religiously the tweet, press release and interview of the ECSL boss via BBC and feels enthused to make an open call for censorship of the ECSL boss over his cavalier attitude and omission to carry out a public duty as provided for by law.

But before delving into the reasons for our call to have him sanctioned, it is vital to emphasize that the conduct of boundary delimitation exercise which ultimately leads to the division of the country into constituencies and wards is a constitutional duty placed upon ECSL under section 38 of the 1991 constitution of Sierra Leone.

No justifiable reason, therefore, exists as to why ECSL should have reneged on such a constitutional duty owed to the people of Sierra Leone and thus paving way for the President to direct the conduct of the 2023 elections to be based on a PR system ( district block system).

It is vital to also remind the public that Sierra Leone’s electoral system for the conduct of Parliamentary

elections have largely revolved around two types; *the First Past the Post (constituency elections) and Proportional Representation* otherwise known as the District Block System.

The 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone under section 38 (1) makes the First Past the Post electoral system the mandatory choice for the conduct of Parliamentary elections by ECSL and the country has implemented the same in three successive democratic elections namely 2007, 2012 and 2018 elections.

But notwithstanding the above provision, however, Proportional Representation has also been made use of in Sierra Leone at least in two democratic elections namely the 1996 and 2002 elections.

By section 38 (A) (1) of the Constitutional Amendment of 2001, Proportional Representation was made part of our electoral system as a default option