Opposition leader, Dr Samura Kamara has warned members of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) about maintaining peace in the country saying “election is not a do-or-die race.”
Elections, he says, has no link with thuggery and intimidation for transparent and accountable politicians, but a cut-throat one for those whose hands have been soiled by the blood of the innocent.
The APC presidential candidate also means that election means unprecedented violence for politicians who have skeletons in the cupboard and nothing to offer to their people. Kamara issued the warning in a press briefing held last Tuesday at APC headquarters in Freetown.
He however maintains that election is about mutual respect for one another, putting the country first and serving the people in their best interest.
“What the nation needs now, more than ever before, is a servant President whose honesty, words and actions are synchronised with good governance,” he stressed.
Kamara further called on Sierra Leoneans to continue to deny legitimacy to an illegal government that seeks to create one-party rule in a country known for multi-party democracy.
“You should not participate in any governance process at the moment until the right thing is done,” Kamara urged Sierra Leoneans as he sees Konneh’s action as one tantamount to a coup.
“I therefore reaffirm APC’s position as stated in the press release of 30th June, 2023,” he reiterated while commending elected parliamentarians, mayors, chairmen and councillors for snubbing the government of the embattled President Julius Maada Bio.
He urged APC supporters to be proud of their brothers and sisters in the diaspora whose energy and strength continue to hold them together to ensure that political in Sierra Leone wrongs are promptly corrected. Through massive demonstrations, Kamara went on, the diasporans had thrown light on the atrocious crimes of the Bio regime which has been isolated by the international community.
He also noted that going into the future, their individual and collective resilience, resistance and vigilance should make it difficult for rogue politicians to steal an election and enjoy a field day.
“I call on the international community and all Sierra Leoneans to continue to do their part in ensuring that the country’s democracy is restored through building integrity into the elections management bodies, in particular, the Electoral Commission and the security apparatus,” he urged.