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Former Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has accused the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) of announcing results without following the due process of tallying them.
Aki-Sawyerr, who is seeking re-election as Mayor of Freetown under the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) stated that none of her party’s representatives present at regional tallying centers witnessed the inputting of data from Result and Reconciliation Forms (RRF), which contain records of votes cast for each candidate in the elections.
These forms are meant to ensure transparency and fairness, as they include crucial information from polling stations and center numbers, accessible to all stakeholders.
According to Aki-Sawyerr, the APC’s internal tally indicated their candidate had received 164,000 votes, representing a commanding 67% lead, as opposed to Maada Bio’s reported 60,000 votes.
She also noted that a particular station in Kambia had not submitted its tally by the time national results were announced.
Aki-Sawyerr expressed multiple concerns about the electoral process and stressed the importance of international observers echoing their sentiments. She highlighted the lack of transparency regarding the data being inputted into the system, emphasizing the absence of access to the RRF forms for verification. She further demanded that the electoral commission halt the result announcement until full access to the information is granted, as mandated by law, and certification is ensured.
According to Aki-Sawyerr, the law stipulates that political parties should receive signed copies of the RRF forms after voting, and replicas of these forms are supposed to be sent to district, regional, and national headquarters. She asserted that they possess these forms from all districts, which contradict the public statements made by the Chief Electoral Commissioner.
Ali-Sawyerr go na police if e hat you
All i want is peace and national developments in my country.
Yes if e hat you go police
Aki Sawyer go announce Samura as President of Sierra Leone.
The end will justify the mean as key institutions lack trust
Aki Sawyer go announced samura Kamara as president of the people republic of Kamalu
One person have to win. So let’s accept the announced winner and move on with our lives.
Bad precedent .but I think the judiciary will decide in weeks even do our institution are indeed control by the executive.
The PAOPA killer President has stolen the people’s rights.
This is a daylight robery. The people of this county will never forgive Konneh and his family.
I have been saying that the PAOPA regime /government is Rebel institution which has no respect for human rights, no interest in the people of Sierra Leone and no speck of integrity on what they say and do.
My only concern is why do we need the presence of the International community people?
The International community are witnesses to the despotic rule of the PAOPA government. They have actually seen how the people voted for a change but they keep quiet and see how the people’s rights are thrown to the ditch.
I am sure, only the Almighty Allah will save Sierra Leone from wicked rulers thieves, rouges and killers of innocent people.
Presently, the PAOPA killer President has deployed his Kamajors (in police uniform) to kill innocent people in the North West region because of the high votes given to Samura Kamara.
Let us pray that God Almighty will revenge to the families of all these wicked and inhumane PAOPA president. his evil supporters and his devil ECSL Commissioner.
May the blood of all innocent people killed during your regime hunt you,in Jesus’ name.
The APC lost the election because of their arrogance. A lot of us are non partisan and we want to see our country develop and our people able to live humanly. Afford shelter and food for their families. The APC has not got the God’s given rights to rule our country. All the problems we suffer today is the making of the APC. During the first term of EBK in office, he did exemplary well, rebuilding our economy and the dilapidated infrastructures.
In his second term, loosen his grip of his corrupt officials. They looted state assets, awarded contracts to their friends and girlfriends but never fulfilled it and squandered millions of dollars. Even their last days in office they sold a diamond worth millions of dollars but never accounted for it. All of this going on the people were suffering, can’t feed their families whilst those affiliated with the ruling party were living in luxury, building massive buildings and driving V8 engine 4×4 with blacked out windows fuelled by taxpayers. The APC was very corrupt and the people needed change, they turned to someone who they thought would stop the corruption, a disciplinary and they ended up with President Bio. A man with a violent past, a man who contributed to the death of thousands of civilians during the civil war. A man that has a proven record of not able to manage his finances. After given over 20millions of dollars to relinquish power to a democratic government, he came back empty handed, to fill is pockets and baskets, to see him to retirement.
Both political parties have used us for their personal gains under the umbrella of party colours and tribal divide. We will continue to be impoverish until we realise that these two parties are not good for our country. I am sure with the use of social media amongst the population, people will be sensitised to know, what to expect from a government. The populace needs education but until then, the struggle continues.
Congratulations to President Maada Bio.
Na democracy
After 10 years
You hand over
NA common word even to the layman
10______10 years
Go Police, all pass. Na pass