The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has formally responded to lawyers representing Hon. Alhaji Musa Tarawally, maintaining its position on his eligibility to present himself as a flag bearer aspirant and inviting them to proceed with legal action if they wish. In a letter dated 23 September 2026, Gevao & Associates, acting on instructions from SLPP National Publicity Secretary…
Chiefs of the ECOWAS elections network have held talks with the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) in Freetown on reforms needed ahead of the 2028 general elections. The delegation from the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) met the SLPP leadership at the party’s headquarters as part of a post-2023 election follow-up mission to assess the country’s preparedness…
Former Internal Affairs Minister Hon. Alhaji Musa Tarawally has threatened to take legal action against the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) after the party publicly disowned him and warned its members and the business community against dealing with him. Tarawally said the party’s National Chairman, Jimmy Batilo Songa, defamed him and damaged his reputation by declaring him a…
The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) National Chairman, Sir Jimmy Batilo Songa, has formally directed Hon. Alhaji Musa Tarawally to immediately stop using the SLPP logo, presenting himself as a member of the party, or positioning himself as an aspirant for the SLPP flagbearership. In a letter dated 17 September 2026 from the Office of the National Chairman at…
A former two-term Mayor of Freetown, Layemin Joe Sandi, has raised strong legal objections to the recent appointment of an “acting mayor” for the Freetown City Council, warning that the move not only lacks constitutional and statutory backing but also sets a dangerous precedent for local governance in Sierra Leone at a time of heightened political tension and institutional…
Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, David Sengeh, has stirred fresh political controversy following a series of strongly worded social media posts targeting the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, raising concerns about the tone of political discourse ahead of the country’s evolving electoral climate. In posts shared on his official Facebook page, Sengeh, a…
