Misplaced Rejection: Why SLPP’s Opposition to Parliamentary Committee Oversight of ECSL Misconstrues Constitutional Governance

Misplaced rejection: Why SLPP’s opposition to Parliamentary Committee Oversight of ECSL misconstrues constitutional governance

Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 April 2026: The public recognizes that the independence of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) is fundamental to democratic governance. Sierra Leone is no exception in this regard. The ECSL must remain free to register voters, conduct elections, and declare results without partisan interference. However, independence does not preclude accountability. Oversight and independence…

SLPP rejects International moral guarantors ‘ recommendation for parliamentary oversight of the Elections Commission – Cocorioko

The ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) has thrown the Agreement of National Unity into complete disarray by rejecting the arrangement agreed upon between them and the opposition All People’s Congress ( APC ) in their just- concluded tripartite engagement with the moral guarantors to have parliamentary oversight of the Elections Commission. This shocking development comes a day after the opposition All People’s Congress ( APC ) called of…

ECOWAS-UNOWAS-COMMONWEALTH (INTERNATIONAL MORAL GUARANTORS) JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION TO SIERRA LEONE ON THE AGREEMENT FOR NATIONAL UNITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE’S REPORT | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

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