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Sierra Leone People's Party ( SLPP)
candidate Mr.Solomon Berewa's latest boloney that he loved Sierra Leone
so dearly ( Love indeed ! !) that he conceded defeat in the 2007
Presidential Elections to avoid a Kenya or Zimbabwe-type chaos is not
only a wicked and diabolical lie. It is a continuation of the culture of
deception that has marked politics in Sierra Leone since time
immemorial. The fact of the matter is that the SLPP was prepared for
war and to contest the results to the bitter end . They had even taken
concerted steps to have the Attorney General and Minister of Justice
issue a writ of injunction forbidding the Chief Electoral Commissioner,
Ms. Christiana Thorpe, from announcing the final results.
What saved Sierra Leone from
another civil conflict was the intervention of the United Nations
Secretary General 's Executive Representative in Sierra Leone,
Mr.Victor Angelo and stakeholders, including diplomats and of course
the refusal of former President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah to play up to the
SLPP's game to disrupt the announcement of the results.
Pix - VICTOR ANGELO : He
stuck to his guns that the verdict of the people at the polls will be
respected
This is a fact known so well to
Sierra Leoneans that Mr.Solomon Berewa owes the whole nation an apology
for standing at the Special Court and lying that he willingly conceded
defeat to avoid chaos . Mr. "Lie-Lie " Berewa, was it not Mr. Victor
Angelo and stakeholders who pointed out to you that the elections were
free and fair and that you will be held responsible for any chaos that
ensued as a result of your stubbornness to accept the inevitable--Your
sound defeat at the polls by the All People's Congress (APC) Candidate,
Mr.Ernest Bai Koroma ?
Ex-President Kabbah did not only
dissociate himself from the SLPP plans to continue fighting the obvious
elections defeat , but he pre-empted their unpatriotic plans by
beginning the handing -over process as soon as the final results were
announced.Kabbah infact the previous weekend had turned over his
official vehicles and urged ministers to do the same. Is that not the
reason why SLPP supporters are still crying for the blood of former
President Kabbah ? Was it not the reason that Kabbah and Berewa fell out
? Was it not the reason that the SLPP barred Kabbah from attending their
activities ? Whatever way Kabbah may have mismanaged the affairs of the
country and the economy , which contributed to the SLPP's ignominous
defeat, one thing stands sure : He demonstrated extraordinary
statesmanship by dissociating himself from Solomon Berewa and the SLPP
's plan to bring back chaos to the nation by disputing the most free and
fair elections in the history of Africa. And this is one reason Kabbah
is held to such acclaim in the international community.Had Kabbah
listened to Berewa, John Benjamin, JJ Saffa , John Karimu, Patrick Foya,
Victor Reider and others, there could have been another war in Sierra
Leone. Kabbah wisely realized that there was no purpose continuing to
fight the inevitable.
Mr. Berewa was even shameless to
continue taking to task the Chief Elections Commissioner , Ms.Chritiana
Thorpe, for nullifying the votes in the polling stations where
overvoting was discovered . When a so-called statesman like Solomon
Berewa stands in public and not only lies through his teeth but
questions a legal act taken against dishonesty , what kind of respect
does he expect from the populace ? With such dishonest claims and
inclination to support rigging of elections, what confidence does
Solomon Berewa inspire that, if he had won , he would have upheld the
constutution and the laws of this land ? CHRISTIANA THORPE HONESTLY AND
LEGALLY NULLIFIED VOTES NOT ONLY IN SLPP STRONGHOLDS BUT IN APC
STRONGHOLDS AS WELL . SO WHY IS THE SLPP COMPLAINING AS IF THEY WERE THE
ONLY VICTIMS ? IF SLPP DOES IT AGAIN IN 2012, THE SAME ACTIONS WILL BE
TAKEN . THE SLPP MUST EITHER ACCEPT THAT THE WORLD IS ENJOYING A NEW
DISPENSATION OF DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS OR BE PREPARED TO FACE
DISAPPOINTMENT WHENEVER THEY TRY TO STEAL AN ELECTION. 1967 AND 2007
SHOULD BE LEARNING CURVES FOR THE SLPP.
The SLPP were clearly and
comprehensively defeated in the 2007 elections and the sooner the party
accepts the defeat and move on , the better for the SLPP's prestige ,
respect and credibility. All the grandstanding about yielding because of
the nation's interest only go to make the party look ridiculous and
foolish. Who doesn't know that the SLPP never accepts defeat at
elections ? Who does not know that if the SLPP had not been forced ,
they would not have yielded, even if Sierra Leone had become a Rwanda.
Berewa should be ready to accept
the reality of his defeat to maintain his respect. He should concede
the fact that there was no way that he could have won the 2007 elections
. The owners of the land of of Sierra Leone had long spoken before the
elections : The SLPP would be evicted , come the 2007 elections and that
was what happened. Can somebody please play them the hit song 'INJECTMENT
NOTICE' to remind them, if they have already forgotten ?
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