Some leaders and members of the All People’s Congress’ (APC) Strategic Communications Unit have described their former flagbearer and presidential candidate, Dr. Samura Kamara to be divisive.
This latest debacle surfaced after Samura Kamara refused at hand over his workplace keys to the management of the social gathering.
In a letter addressed to Samura Kamara a few fortnight in the past, the social gathering’s secretary common, Lansana Dumbuya requested for the keys of management workplace of their headquarters in Brookfields, Freetown. Dumbuya affirmed that it’s unlawful for Kamara to carry on to workplace six months after he misplaced the 2023 elections to the incumbent Julius Maada Bio. The secretary common cited commitments mad by their former presidential candidate of releasing the keys after the Tripartite Committee’s report.
He added that whereas they respect his function and repair to the social gathering, returning the keys to the management workplace is the perfect factor for Samura Kamara to do.
Meanwhile, Samura Kamara, in a reply knowledgeable the social gathering of his intention to maintain his workplace till the problem of electoral justice is addressed. He additionally detests the social gathering’s trajectory in specializing in what he termed as “logistical issues” relatively than unity. In different phrases, he’s accusing the present government of the social gathering to be specializing in trivial points that may proceed to divide the primary opposition social gathering.
The management of the social gathering disagreed with Samura Kamara by way of a protracted essay shared extensively on social media final week. The essay accused the previous social gathering chief of getting in poor health intentions for the APC.
“His actions cast doubt on his intentions, especially when considering the possibility that his ongoing actions may inadvertently play into the hands of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), potentially undermining the APC’s efforts to fortify its strategy for future elections,” the APC’s Strategic Communications Unit stated.
They added that the previous chief is “prioritizing personal grievances” over the social gathering.
While some social gathering stalwarts imagine that the previous presidential candidate nonetheless carry big grassroot help, the social gathering’s management, nevertheless, believes that his latest actions have “eroded the trust of those who once believed in his leadership”.
Some supporters of the social gathering have expressed their dismay over this latest prevalence with some already giving up hope of profitable the 2028 elections. One die-hearted supporter of the social gathering relayed to us that this challenge if not handled throughout the management of the social gathering might result in a disaster that might see them lose within the coming elections.
