By Abubakarr Harding
Lower Circular Road, going towards Christ Church, was bubbling with life, very noisy as people from various walks of life were seen jostling, some gathered in small groups chatting, discussing and joking in the afternoon hours of the 30th September, 2022 as a huge crowd began converging around the Mende Mosque, said to be there, to await the arrival of Mohamed Gento Kamara, whom it has been said has shown keen interest to vie for the Mayoral Seat of the Freetown City Council (FCC). He was on his way to offer Juma Prayers.
The crowd went wild when his vehicle arrived and people from all direction rushed to shake hands with him, which from time to time he did, as he was led into the mosque by his close confidants and Muslim leaders.
After saying the Friday prayers, Mohamed Gento Kamara, addressing Traditional leaders of Western Area and the rest of the Jammah expressed his intention to aspire for the Mayoral Seat of the Municipality of Freetown.
According to the astute personality, his aspiration to contest as Mayor of the municipality of Freetown is to “break tribalism” heighten by bad politics “for far too long, there is so much tension between the tribes in Sierra Leone and we need to put an end to hypocrisy and work together to develop Sierra Leone because this is the only country we have.”
Mohamed Gento Kamara also categorically explained that his conviction to aspire for the Freetown Mayoral seat was as a result of the 10th August incident.
“Some people will not understand the impact of the August 10 incident… That incident has taken this country backward for another five years because big investment companies or banks would be afraid to invest in Sierra Leone because of instability.”
The philanthropist , who has positively impacted lives directly and indirectly further explained that bad politicians are responsible for the political tension in the country adding that the people who are most affected by such a tension are business owners because they are the cogs of the economic machinery of the State.
“For some of us, for far too long our voices were not here because we are businessmen, but I am stepping in now to fight against bad politicians and politics, this is why I don’t preach party politics but appeal to all Sierra Leoneans who believe in me to follow me”
He stated that tribal heads are an epitome of unity and a microcosm of how we should be as a nation noting that his aspiration is not to challenge the creoles but rather an opportunity for all to understand that we are all Sierra Leoneans maintaining that it will take all of us to develop Freetown come 2023.
The result oriented and charismatic personality underscored that, with his construction background, he is knowledgeable in changing utility infrastructure, an ability which he has demonstrated for over 10 years now.
Mohamed Gento Kamara informed the audience of how he strongly believes in President Bio’s commitment to develop Sierra Leone, which is why he is aspiring for the mayoral seat to help build a progressive and unified nation.
