By Amin Kef (Ranger)
In giving the latest update on matters relating to the upcoming General Elections the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) on the 17th April 2023 stated that the country has already got seven (7) unopposed Members of Parliament (MPs) who will sit in the next Parliament.
The unopposed Members of Parliament are Hon. PC Cyril Foray Gondor II from Kailahun District, PC Paul Ngaba Saquee V from Kono District, PC Alhaji Masakama Kanamanka II1 from Tonkolili District,
PC Kandeh Paria Kawaleh II from Karene District, PC Bai Shebora Sheba Gbereh III from Port Loko District, PC Desmond Mahayei Kargobai from Bo District and PC Haja Fatmata Bintu Koroma Meama-Kajue from Moyamba District.
According to the ECSL, all the above 7 Paramount Chief Members of Parliament (PCMP) went unopposed and have been declared duly elected with no need for an Election because on Nomination Day, they were the only candidates nominated to contest for their district PCMP seat.
The ECSL went further to inform that the remaining 7 out of 14 Districts will hold elections for who will sit as those districts’ next Paramount Chief MPs. It named the 7 districts of Kenema, Pujehun, Bonthe, Falaba, Koinadugu, Bombali and Kambia will conduct elections for their PCMPs next month.
Meanwhile, the ECSL has confirmed that at least 77% of registered voters have already collected their Voters ID Cards from Polling Centers across Sierra Leone as at close of collection period at 5pm on Sunday April 16th 2023.
It continued that the remaining cards not yet collected, can still be collected at each of the 16 Electoral Districts’ collection points.
