“If You Boycott, The People Will Boycott You” – Former President Koroma
Salamatu Y. Kamara Sierra Leone’s Former President, Ernest Bai Koroma in his first address to parliament after the 2012 general Elections spoke on the need for dialogue rather than boycotting governance.
In 2012, Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) which was the main opposition party at that time said it would boycott parliament to protest against alleged fraud in an election that handed incumbent president Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People’s Congress (APC) a second term.
In 2023, the All People’s Congress (APC) who are now in the opposition made a similar decision to boycott governance over suspicion of electoral malpractice, accusing the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) of manipulating the 2023 presidential election results in favor of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP).
While addressing Parliament after his 2012 presidential election victory, Koroma said that “dialogue is better than boycotting and if you boycott, the people will boycott you”.
He stated that during his last message to the previous parliament, he warned them of a boycott but returned to the next parliament without seeing the opposition parliamentarians whom he addressed as his “friends” asking that if their people have boycotted them.
He noted that he hoped the opposition will realize boycotting days are over as dialogue is the only option.
He continued that the 2012 elections were the most transparent election in the country’s history with over ten thousand national and international election observers with four different elections conducted on the same day.
He said the election process unto the announcement of results was acclaimed as meeting international standards of free and fair elections, adding that Sierra Leoneans should congratulate themselves and the state institutions for their immense contribution to such achievement which he said is a national victory.
In this video was addressing a government that’s considered to be a legitimate government. If you listen that video or watched it you will see that it won’t be comparable to the present situation of our country and government. Boycotting Parliament at that time was an issue with government, but this one is an issue with what from government itself ,so if that be the case there is a different parts to a coin. Too much excesses in government may lead to someone else. The comparison does not worth it ,let the right thing be done.
What goes around comes around
You are saying two different things to be one.
The only right thing APC knows is the surrendering of power to APC which will never happen in this country. APC will never rule in this country.
Guuys ar fools, are you supporting these guys to continue spoilling our only country? If the rulling party will not sets the precidence then who? When only these two paties rule our country. We need a leader, not avenger, therefore u be slpp oo apc oo let us protest against any government or group of people having the intention of not developing our country.
If u think what I said makes sence let’s put it into practice and stop this infighting. With it, we can never I repeat, we can never develop. What putin said about Africa is true that we need good leaders. Tnx brothers
What goes around comes around. He who laughs last, laughs best. Listen to the video of EBK above. Before SLPP laughs last, today SLPP will laughs the best. Now one thing I will say is this, those of us that love our country, Sierra Leone, we are praying at all times to the almighty God, the living God, to protect our president, our citizens and our nation. Anyone, whether APC or SLPP who don’t want anything good to be done, good governance, in Sierra Leone, because your bona fide party is not ruling, may God send fires from heaven and destroy all of you, including those in the diaspora. So shall it be, in Jesus mighty name, amen.
APC GOOD FOR NOTHING, IS FOR NOTHING. 21 YEARS. DESTROY SIERRA LEONE AND RUN TO OVERSEAS. Kabor.
What goes around, surely comes around, the time the main opposition were in power (APC) everything was genuine in there favor, but according to them,even the judiciary of this country is not genuine, but their own regimen they never says that to the citizens,