Former MP Bundu Explains How APC Handles Internal Complaints and Disputes
Former deputy Majority Leader of Sierra Leone’s Parliament, Hon. Ibrahim Bundu, has defended the All People’s Congress (APC)’s internal mechanisms for resolving disputes, saying members have established structures through which they can seek redress without taking grievances outside the party.
Bundu made the remarks during an appearance on AYV Media’s Wake Up Sierra Leone, where he pointed to the party’s Complaints Board as one of the mechanisms available to members who feel aggrieved by activities within the APC.
“We have structures like the Complaints Board, where those who may feel aggrieved over various activities within the party can seek redress,” Bundu said. “Instead of taking those grievances outside the party, there is a whole organ created to deal with those issues internally.”
Bundu, a veteran politician and former Majority Leader, was responding in the context of broader discussions about the APC’s institutional capacity. He acknowledged management challenges within the party while arguing that the APC has developed beyond what he described as a conventional political organisation.
The APC’s 2022 Constitution provides for an Independent Elections Complaint Board (IECB) under Article 43 to handle disputes arising from the party’s internal elections and electoral procedures. The constitution also establishes Disciplinary and Grievance Handling Committees at the ward, constituency, district, regional, diaspora and national levels to deal with disciplinary and grievance matters.
The IECB has previously reminded party members to use the established internal mechanisms when challenging internal election processes. The Board has said election-related complaints should first be directed through the party’s prescribed procedures.
However, the party’s internal dispute-resolution mechanisms have faced significant pressure during its ongoing lower-level elections.
Following constituency elections held on 25 July 2026, petitions were filed over issues including alleged violence, disputed delegate lists, disenfranchisement and other electoral irregularities. The IECB considered a number of the petitions, with some matters subsequently proceeding to the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC).
The PPRC later set a deadline for APC members seeking to challenge IECB decisions, with hearings scheduled for September 9, 2026. Representatives of the IECB, the Independent Elections Management Committee, petitioners and other stakeholders were invited to participate.
The IECB’s activities were also temporarily suspended in August following a High Court injunction restraining senior APC officials from performing certain executive functions. The suspension affected ongoing IECB proceedings, including hearings relating to election petitions.
Bundu did not address specific pending cases during the broadcast or provide examples of disputes that had been conclusively resolved through the Complaints Board.
His comments come as the APC continues to navigate disputes arising from its internal electoral process, with some grievances being addressed through the party’s internal structures and others reaching the PPRC and the courts.