June 21, 2021
BY PROBLYN JOHN ALPHA
The District publicity secretaries of both the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the All People’s Congress (APC) in Pujehun District have assured their people of a peaceful atmosphere before during and after the bye-elections in Ward 350 constituency 099 in Pejeh Chiefdom, Pujehun District.
It could be recalled that on the 5th of June 2021, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) held a stakeholders meeting at Futa Town in Pejeh chiefdom to talk to their supporters not to see elections as a do or die game, but a process to choose their leaders to represent them and to as well express their franchise.
Councillor Alpha Munda Kamara is the Public Relations Officer for the Sierra Leone People’s Party in the aforementioned district. He stated that the said election is a family contest and for any contest there must be a loser adding that the Sierra Leone People’s Party is the only political party among others in the district that stood firm to settle the misunderstanding that was existing between the Paramount Chief and his people in Pejeh Chiefdom where the election is going to be held.
Councillor Munda Kamara further explained that originally, the SLPP is a peaceful political party which has maintained peace in the district and the country at large on countless occasions. He therefore encouraged all in Pejeh chiefdom and Pujehun District as a whole to have confidence in them as all times.
Denis Swaray the Publicity Secretary of the All People’s Congress (APC) began by explaining that the All People’s Congress will try very hard to maintain the peace they are known for from the inception of the party adding that the party has respect for all in the country and they are going to do everything humanly possible to see that the election is conducted in a peaceful atmosphere.