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Proposed Voter Registration requirements May Exclude Thousands of Eligible Voters    By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman Members of Parliament (MPs) in Sierra Leone are proposing legislation that could affect thousands of votes ahead of next year’s general elections. The proposed new public elections law would replace the 2012 Public Election Act, a ten-year old law governing the conduct of public elections in Sierra Leone. The proposed changes in the new law include revisions to Sections 32 and 33 of the 1991 Sierra Leone Constitution that relate specifically to the Electoral Commission and the conduct of public elections. The pre-legislative discussions on the proposals to change the Public Election Act 2012 have commenced exactly a year prior to the next presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for June 2023.  On Monday this week, MPs tabled the proposed law without public consultation and input. As of Thursday night (22 June), full de...

 =TOPICAL NEWS=  " If It's Good For You, It's Not Good For Me....." Citizens Cried... By Dr Doma Our pride, integrity, human rights, culture, traditions and mental dispositions; as Citizens of Sierra Leone come what may is under siege. Many would want to argue, Yes! But the fact is that one needs to uphold or keep his personal  values no matter how things are hard in the country. We have been governed by political demons who are ready to devour us the citizens without any fair or favor. But please 'fraid God'. Hell is real. Oh how I wonder where the country is heading to. Are we already at the *Brink* of collapsing? For me yes, we are at the stage of just sinking down and even more downwards. Things in our beloved Sierra Leone are very  difficult and we tend to forget that it is not even getting better no time sooner. We are left with no option but to dwell and survive in such an atmosphere full of survival insufficiencies. Inhumane behaviour coming from state...

  COPPP LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY . THE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF THE 2021 MID-TERM POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS AND OTHER MATTERS An appeal to the Diplomatic Community in Sierra Leone for Urgent Intervention ________________________________________________ I write on behalf of the Consortium of Progressive Political Parties (CoPPP), a platform created by thirteen opposition parties in Sierra Leone that are committed to defending democracy, opposing, rejecting, and condemning bad governance, all violations of the Rule of Law, and of the rights of their fellow citizens by using democratic and lawful means. We wish to recognize the tremendous role that foreign diplomatic missions and other international agencies have been playing for over decades now in maintaining the peace and security of a once broken nation through your robust support of the ongoing process of democratization and development in Sierra Leone. We also hope that our collective efforts as opposition parties...

Parliament Debate Election Act Bill By: Musa Kamara Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday, 21st June, 2022 commence debate on the proposed Public Elections Act 2022. The Bill was laid to Parliament by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Lamin Tarawally. The Bill, entitled Public Elections Act 2022 seeks to bring a number of changes to the existing 2012 Public Elections Act. All of the members of Parliament present today at the well, recognized the critical nature of the Bill and call for public (TV) debate on the Bill and, the Speaker, Hon. Sengeh Poh Thomas emphasized that, citizens be feel free to submit their own inputs on the Bill through the Clerk of Parliament.  The 2022 Public Elections Act is seeking to capture critical and important areas that have to do with the administration and conduct of the country’s elections. Among many others, the 2022 Public Elections Act is seeking to adopt the following: “To propose for a naturalized citizen of Sierra Leo...

  Opening Up the Political Space: The Inclusive and Equitable Governance Bill     By Hon. Alhaji Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella    Today I release the proposed "Inclusive and Equitable Governance Bill" and the concept note on diaspora voting. For three years now, I have worked diligently to open up the political space for women, young professionals and our compatriots who live in the diaspora. Over time, I engaged several colleague MPs, women leaders, and youth in conversations about the polity, their interest in politics (or lack thereof), and the barriers to their participation. It became clear that we needed bipartisan efforts to pass laws that would open the political space.   Of the many options available, we chose to work on a few low-hanging fruits, fully recognizing that other issues will be covered by the comprehensive and elaborate Constitutional Review process. The issues we chose do not need to wait for a referendum on a new constitution, nor d...

  Yatta Koroma Officially Decleares For National Deputy Women’s Leader Who is Yatta ? Yatta Koroma is a native of born of Jujuma, Kailaihun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone, grew up in Liberia and presently living in Kenema town.  Yatta has been a staunch member of the NGC part since the days of the KKY Movement. She got deeply involved in politics because of the ideals of Dr. Yumkella and that of the NGC Party. Her beliefs and quest to see a better Sierra Leone led her to be a member and a fighter of the NGC Party.  Living in Kenema District, Yatta played a great role during the 2018 general elections and attracted a lot of relevance for the NGC party in Kenema. She has also ensured that, after the elections in 2018, the name of the NGC party does not diminished from the minds of the people in Kenema District.  The good and commendable works of Yatta Koroma for the NGC Party in Kenema district is visible to the eyes and minds of each and every NGC m...

 "2021 Mid-Term Census is Unusable" CoPPP  The Consortium of Progressive Political Parties (CoPPP) has in a Press Statement on Monday 20th June 2022 called on the Government and International Partners to ignore the just released census results. "The Government cannot and must not use the data provided in the provisional 2021 mid-term census results for any purpose, (including development, political, educational, and electoral) because they have clearly been proven to be grossly inaccurate, unreliable, and therefore unusable," the release stated. The release sighted a lot of reasons why they called on Government and International partners to ignore the census results in their statement. CoPPP in their statement, also called for the rules not to be changed in the middle of the game. They stated that, "In these few remaining before elections; it is extremely important that Government stops crashing sensitive legislation through Parliament without giving the citize...

       🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈          SLPP GOVERNMENT STUMBLES       APC OPPOSITION CRUMBLES BOTH RESORT TO TRIBALISM AGAIN              KKY IS THE ANSWER By Bashiru Vandi    Sierra Leone , like most of africa, is & has been consistently trapped in an odious prison of The 4 Plagues of Africa : DISUNITY, POVERTY, POLITICAL IGNORANCE & CORRUPTION. But worst of all , this is now a way of life in most of Africa and , in Sierra Leone, as the SLPP Government stumbles from pillar to post, APC (the largest Opposition Party) is totally disabled, disorganised, disoriented. As usual, when everything fails, both turn to what they know best - TRIBALISM ‼️           CHOOSE NGC’S KKY   ☑️HE’S THE BEST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR COPPP & ALL SIERRA LEONEANS ☑️ HE’S BEST PLACED TO UNITE THE NATION BY BECOMING A PRESIDENT FOR ALL SIERRA LEONEANS. NO TRIBALIS...

  PHOTO NEWS!! Marie S. Jalloh, potential Women’s Leader of the NGC party  has has today, Saturday 18th June 2022 organized a successful meeting with all the Regional Women’s Leader, few District and Constituency Women’s Leader from all over the country at the NGC Headquarters.  The meeting, according to Marie Jalloh is geared towards uniting all the women from the regions, district, constituency and wards all over the country in order to foster the message of the NGC party.  The meeting was full with women from every part of the country and they unanimously expressed their admiration of the wonderful job Marie Jalloh has done in bringing all the women together. They said, after the 2018 elections, this has been the first time women of NGC have gathered together in one place discuss isues together and crack jokes among themselves.  In a resounding voice, all the women from all the region present at the meeting, unanimously endorsed and pledge their support to Ma...

  SEETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT… Dr. John Idris Lahai Must Understand What Plagiarism Is. Over the last 48 hours, Dr. John Idriss Lahai has gone haywire over what he alleged as Hon. Yumkella plagiarizing his work or findings in the ongoing revelation of fake degree holders in the country.  Dr. John Idriss Lahai has become popular among social media followers after he shockingly began unfolding and exposing institutions awarding fake degrees in the country, and top government and civil servants holding fake degrees, masters, PhDs and Honorary PhD in Sierra Leone. Dr. John Idriss Lahai has ultimately become the whistleblower on the fake degree saga in the country. He has earned the admiration of many and has been widely appreciated and commended for helping in cleaning our workforce from fake degree holders, thereby trying to restore sanity in the education system.  Due to his credibility, educational prowess and outstanding leadership qualities, Hon. Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumk...

  "The Mid-Term Census is a Tool for Gerrymandering Before the Next Elections." REPUBLISHED!! By: Musa Kamara "The Consortium of Progressive Political Parties (COPPP) notes with concern the decision of the Government to proceed with the mid-term census in spite of the numerous issues surrounding the project."  In their press statement issued today, Friday 10th December, 2021 on the government's proposed census, the Consortium of Progressive Political Parties (CoPPP) stated that, the aims and plans of the Bio-led Government is to create more constituencies and districts in predominantly SLPP strongholds. "The mad rush by Government to conclude this census reveals why this census is so important to them: in our view, the mid-term census is a tool to be used for gerrymandering before the next elections," the release stated. CoPPP reminded the public and the government on the reasons why the World Bank decided to withdraw from the mid-term census, saying, ...

 This is to inform all members of the NGC party vying for various positions that; the SALON FOS MEDIA/ ONLINE PUBLICATION is always available to profile and publish declaration statements of any candidate that reach out to any of the members of the medium. You can contact Dr. Doma on +232 77819420 or Musa Kamara (Mark) on +232 77307972. The SALON FOS MEDIA is always there to project and promote the good interest of the NGC party, its members and the country as a whole. Members are highly encouraged to make good use of the medium as it is for every NGC Member. 

 ‘ Things Going from Bad to Worse...’ NGC NA Chairman NGC-North America Regional Chiarman, Alpha Omar Jabbie.             REPUBLISHED!! By Musa Kamara: On the 7th September, 2021, SALON FOS Newspaper had an exclusive interview with the elected Chairman of the National Grand Coalition Party, North America Chapter.  In a bid to consolidate its membership base in North America, and have a well-structured executive, the NGC on August 15th held its maiden convention in North America, Philadelphia to elect their new executive members. Alpha Omar Jabbie , a long time Atlanta, Georgia resident and Business Professional was elected as the Chairman for the NGC North America with so much ease and acceptance from his opponents.  Speaking to Musa Kamara (Reporter SALON FOS Nerwspaper) on the phone from USA, Chairman Jabbie started off by expressing his thanks and appreciation to the NGC North America members for giving him the opportunity to lead tha...

  HAJA FATMATA JAWARA OFFICIALLY DECLARED FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL WOMEN’S LEADER ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Who is Haja Fatmata Jawara ? Haja Fatmata Jawara is a native born of Kono District, Eastern Region and has a root that traced back to the famous Kabala town. To this very moment, Haja has spent all of her lifetime in Kono District and Kabala town. Haja Fatmata Jawara (HFJ) is a renowned business woman in Kono District and widely known in other districts as well. Through her trading expertise, she has been able to build a lot of networks with women around the country. She was once a member (Patron card holder) in the SLPP and later joined the KKY Movement where she had to undergo series of intimidation, violence and life threatening remarks because of her beliive in KKY. The KKY Movement then ultimately transformed to the NGC Party, and the struggle continues. In the NGC, Haja Fatmata Jawara was, and still is one of the reliable female foot soldiers of the party in Kono District. During the 2...

A Woman of Stature, Integrity and Transparency ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ I PRESENT TO YOU MARIE S. JALLOH FOR NGC NATIONAL WOMENS LEADER Date 12/06/22  ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Her name is Marie S. Jalloh. A dedicated, committed and proud NGC stakeholder whom still to date, continue to work for the party in and outside Sierra Leone especially for its visibility. She is a Sierra Leonean by nationality, born and raised in the east of Freetown into a prominent Muslim family.   She spent most of her teenage life in Sierra Leone like any other girl growing up at Magazine Court, Duffcourt and Abacha Street. She was privileged to travel to the United States of America during this period to further studies.   Marie S.Jalloh was known in the United States of America for Proficiency, integrity, accountability and Professionalism as she worked in different capacities before she served as a Judicial Enforcement Manager at the Virginia Department of Social Services for over 21 years. As a Professional S...