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Following the polling day held on June 24, the All Peoples Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Samura Matthew Wilson Kamara has raised concerns over the electoral process and vowed to reject any skewed results.
In a statement issued today by Kamara, the APC raised concerns about the transparency and fairness of the electoral process.
The APC presidential candidate thanked and congratulated Sierra Leoneans for their active participation in the elections, emphasizing the importance of the democratic process. However, he expressed disappointment over the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone’s (ECSL) resistance to utilizing projectors during the tallying of results, hindering the ability of political parties to compare, reconcile, and verify the Recorded Result Forms (RRFS) from polling centers.
To ensure transparency and dual verification of results, the APC party had requested the ECSL to employ projectors for tallying, a widely accepted best practice.
Kamara highlighted the significance of this stage in protecting the voters’ choice and voiced concern over the ECSL’s denial of this opportunity. The APC is determined to uphold the principles of transparent, free, fair, and credible elections.
Furthermore, the APC criticized the ECSL for obstructing their representatives from fully participating in the tallying process at regional tally centers in Port Loko, Makeni, and Wellington.
Party representatives were allegedly confined behind glass barriers without access to the main halls, making it difficult to monitor the process effectively. The APC demanded that all tallied results be projected and called for the full involvement of their representatives in the tally process.
Addressing the broader West African community, Kamara urged ECOWAS to ensure that democracy does not erode further in the region, specifically highlighting the situation in Sierra Leone.
Amidst these concerns, Kamara reassured supporters and citizens that the APC party is on an unstoppable path toward a resounding victory.
He unequivocally stated that the party would not accept any manipulated or unverified results.
“Be rest assured that I and the APC party would not and shall not accept any skewed, manipulated and unverified results,” he started, adding that the APC seeks a smooth transition and urge the ECSL and all other stakeholders in the electoral process, including the security forces, to facilitate this.
Confused Samura
You paopa are the ones that are confused.
You are full of shits with senseless brains.
You had never won an election fairly.
And some of you supporters are very poor and suffers with the highest degree.
He is confused and mad, such a statement should not be coming from an oaf like samura, how prepared were you for the election that you would not accept a purported and baseless skewed result? As you are alluding to? Your anticipation for confusion will not work at all.
Accept the result pa kamara , Slpp has deafeted you sir
Samura Kamara is a well organized man. Result must be free and fair else there is no way we can accept it. Let it be transparent. Why must they refused party members to be present if they don’t have any bad plans? APC WILL SURELY WIN THIS ELECTION BY GOD’S GRACE
The Slpp that have prepared well why are u guys in fear. If you guys know you have won the election why not use projectors in tallying the results instead of speaking and writing jargons u don’t even the meaning. For fair and credible counting let use projectors and see the outcome of the process. You guys think by manipulating the results you’re on top of situation. SLPP for once try to win at least a peaceful, credible and fair election in the history of Mama Salone.
From time memorial,has APC ever won presidential elections on free, fair and credible basis? Not at all