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My late father, until his death, used to warn me not to take hasty decisions when I am happy or when I am angry. What he was trying to say is the best time to make a decision is when you’re at peace with yourself.
With barely two weeks to the June 24 multi-tier elections, some members of the public are advocating for the postponement of the elections based on the reason that ECSL has still not produce the Data/ Voter Register prior to the elections.
Depending on who you speak to across the divide, you’re certain to have different answers and opinions at different times.
For simple argument sake, let’s say the elections are postponed to whatever date, who stands to benefit or lose between SLPP and the others? At whose peril or detriment will that postponement be?
Here are some of the following perilous ramifications for those who are advocating for a postponement of the elections to take home;
- It means More Time for President Bio
- There’s no longer a Parliament to provide any check or excesses of Ministries, Departments and Agencies
- The President shall govern by Executive Orders and whatever decision he takes is final
- All elections paraphernalia that have been acquired would be scrapped and new ones purchased with tax payers` hard earned monies
- There’s likely going to be constitutional crisis because such decisions have hardly been taken in our country.
The list goes on and on, therefore, common sense should prevail over sentiment and political party loyalty.
They say, All Those Who Forget To Remember The Past Are Bound To Repeat It!
Let us all remember the 11-year senseless civil war that sent our country 30 years backwards when hundreds of people were killed and amputated, while properties worth hundreds of millions of dollars were destroyed.
Having said that, my question would therefore be; who stands to benefit more if the June 24 elections were to be postponed.
De rightful is done, cancellation is sure….why not the data out? Ah Salone!
APC is an enemy organization to Sierra Leone. They don’t know the implications like you mr Kakay highlighted above .This elections will not be postponed at all . If APC is not really ready let them confess and declare president Bio unopposed which democracy accepts as well after APC decalred many candidates of their choice unopposed in the days of the wicked Siaka Stevens .
We only need the right thing
We just wanted to see the data out
This reminds me of a poem titled “The road not taken” The two roads the speaker faces in the poem are the most travelled and the less travelled which symbolize the moment when someone faces the dilemma of having to choose one thing instead of another in life. For any decision we take in life determines our destination.
Stay away from violence and keep the peace in Mama Salone.
It’s indeed that the data should be out before conducting Election
In my honest opinion, postponing the election is not a better option, but ECSL also has to do the right thing to avoid such happenings, you can’t be a refree in a game and you seen to be an enemy of the other team. Some of us just want this election to be a thing of the past and continued our hustling
I Prefer This Election To Be Postpone So That ECSL Can Do The Right Thing Than To Allowed The ECSL To Rigged The People’s Future (Choice)
I Prefer the Election To Be Postpone So That ECSL Can Do The Right Thing Than To Allowed The Election And The People To Chose The Wrong Person
The reality of life is that when two boys are fighting the weaker or looser always find flimsy excuses to either escape or postpone the fighting especially when the looser realise the strength of his opponent.
Please we want peace for mama salone, but is it something usual that ECSL should give the data out before the election? If yes well let it be for the sake of Mama salone
This time around APC brain (Victor Phoe) who had the Ninty – nine tactics is no longer with them. So they don’t know what to do . Election was announced one year ago, why didn’t they ask before this time, when w are ready waiting for the 24th of June to re-enstate our President H.E.RETIRED, DOCTOR, CHIEF COMMANDER OF THE RSLMF JULIUS MAADA BIO, they want to take us back. Its not possible.
I think most sierra leoneans are slave to their conscience they can’t see white and call it white
What is wrong to correct somebody if he go against the constitution, even lawyers can be correct and retraced his steps
Mr ecsl you have taken the wrong step by holding up to the data up till now because the opposition needs it to study and strategies
So it better to push the election until all participants are satisfied
Mr author you did well in your write up. To answer your question, postponing the election for obvious reasons is necessary. This is the only opportunity we have as people to choose the we trust to govern us. Forget about the cost that will involve in doing so, that can’t be campared to handing over state to incompetent individuals who will do nothing but to reck us for another five years. It’s better we postpone for the proper things to happen. Whatever wrongs that will happen is to be blamed on the bias ecsl. The will of the people must prevail and not that of these crook Ecsl staff.
My writer you rightly said, postponing the election will course more harm than good for both the government and private sectors. Why has the political parties concern had not raised issues about the election since date for the registration of voters until when it’s only three weeks now to go? A lot of private schools have taken their promotional exams and have decided to close before election just for the fear of the election.
Please let the game play Almighty Allah 🙏 has already selected who is going to be Sierra Leone next president no amount of time can change that destiny.
##This is not about APC or SLPP ok; these is for the good of mama Salone plz🙏ECSL plz🙏 Sierra Leonean are waiting on you to release the DATA plz🙏 B4 anything bad happen. We have only one mama Salone no place like home 🛤️##
APC doesn’t know how to handle opposition well. They are not good for this country. The Paopa regime will place permanent opposition. You have to increase Adebayoh’s salary to improve on the ”Mamie cus”.
For the peace of this country ecsl let the data come out the people of this country want to see the right thing done ✅ if not am afraid
The people of Sierra Leone truly need to take a deep Breath and Rethink.
Let Us Rethink!
Salon society is full of hypocrite all they care is about APC and SLPP. An SLPP supporter can’t speak the truth to the leadership same as APC supporters. The society has become so entrenched that citizens can’t call a white a white just because it doesn’t favor them. Nobody cares about values and principles, any Sierra Leone who stands for the truth the scam politicians and followers sees you as abnormal.
This is how bad leaders and governance (past to present) has reduced the society to abject poverty, majority of the citizens remain extremely poor despite the abundance state resources, only few benefits through scrupulous means. It’s so sad
Why SLPP supporters hate Sierra Leone with passion, data surpost to released 3months to elections, the process of printing voters cards should included all political parties that will contest, all sensitive activities should be open to all political parties that will participated in the elections, all of the above were done secretly by ECSL and the president alone, therefore if prosponing the elections will save us from war, it’s better to do so, let the people choose who will rule them for the next five years geniuely.
Mr Maada Alibabah bio if u have done your assignment well to the citizens, you don’t need to rig elections, your campaign message should be like this, just tell Sierra Leoneans that, if I work in the interest of you in my 5years re-elect me back, but if I don’t work in the interest of you in my 5years vote me out.
Mr president this should be your simple campaign message.
Your questions are simple to answer.
who stands to benefit or lose between SLPP and the others?
ANS: The People who seek the truth.
At whose peril or detriment will that postponement be?
ANS: At the detriment of the people. At the detriment of those of us that seek free and fare elections.
To the detriment of those of us that want to see this country grow in the next five years.
For the record, former president Bio, is not the president for now until he’s reelected if he’s elected this coming election.
Currently, this country is not ruled by any president until after the elections.