2023 Elections: Sierra Leone Pentecostal Fellowship Launches Election Observation App

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Sierra Leone (PFSL) has launched their election observation software application ahead of the polls on Saturday.

The launching was made by President of the PFSL, Bishop Akintayo Sam-Jolly during the PFSL’s Launch of Elections Volunteer Observers and Peace Advocators Mission at Sapphire Court in Freetown.

The app interface provides ease for observers in inputting data like number of political parties represented in a polling centre, attitude of polling staff, adequacy of ballot papers and time of start of polls.

The app is believed a game-changer in the field of election observation in Sierra Leone.

“The Pentecostal Church of Sierra Leone will be deploying 399 observers nation-wide,” Bishop Sam-Jolly said.

He added that this venture is the first by the mission in pre-election formalities.

The PFSL President said that they were also involved in post-election formalities 2018 elections and saw the need to be part of the observation mission this time round.

Also present at the occasion was former Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Kelvin Lewis. During his address, Lewis admonished political leaders to accept the outcome of the election.

“There is no election that is 100 percent correct,” he said.

The event ended with a prayer by the mission for the 2023 elections to be peaceful and beneficial to the nation.

Polls will open at 7 in the morning on Saturday. The local population will be voting in a multitier election.