An Opened Letter to The Diplomatic Corps in Sierra Leone, together with the United States, United Kingdom, China, France, Germany, Russia, India, Nigeria, South Africa, and Brazil.
Your Excellencies,
The populace of Sierra Leone, notably constituents of the All People’s Party (APC), are fervently advocating for the resignation of your entire APC govt, led by chairman Minkilu Mansaray. This judgment was made as a result of the administration must considerably enhance its duties to safeguard the populace and their votes in the course of the June twenty fourth, 2023, multi-tier elections. Additional principal elements embody:
Minkiaklu Mansary, Chairman of the APC, has been compromised; somewhat than advocating for electoral justice, a typical demand among the many flag bearer and supporters, he’s specializing in electoral reforms, recognizing that that is the only real means to maintain Maada Bio’s energy towards the individuals’s will. Instead of inquiring in regards to the outcomes of the June 24, 2023 polls, which had been overtly manipulated, he’s concentrating on the purported upcoming 2028 election; in his view, the 2023 elections are settled and concluded.
The Chairman of the APC directed his Secretary-General to rearrange for a truckload of cops to infringe upon the rights of impoverished supporters who assembled in entrance of the occasion headquarters to greet the international mission crew assessing the stalemate between the APC and the SLPP. Regrettably, these people had been subjected to tear fuel canisters, and people unlucky sufficient had been apprehended and incarcerated.
Consequently, we urge the APC govt to resign instantly; in any other case, we’ll set up a considerable protest on the occasion headquarters shortly, expressing a vote of no confidence and demanding their resignation.
The residents of Sierra Leone want to emphasize their rights concerning social and political duties as a nation. Consequently, as a member of the worldwide neighborhood that upholds democracy, the residents of Sierra Leone needs to be permitted to take pleasure in their democratic rights freely, akin to people in some other nation. The proper of Americans to indicate their democratic rights ought to likewise be granted to the individuals of Sierra Leone. There should be no exceptions within the acquisition of those rights. For instance, people within the Western world are granted the appropriate to protest towards sovereign governments, company leaders, organizations, and methods. In that case, it follows that the residents of Sierra Leone shouldn’t be excluded from this proper.
The populace ought to possess the liberty to specific their democratic dissent towards an entity that has overstepped its mission and damaged societal norms, opposite to public expectations and the authority granted to them. The APC govt has egregiously breached the occasion’s structure and failed to fulfill its supporters’ expectations. Article 13 of the All Peoples Congress occasion structure of Sierra Leone addresses anti-party actions. This article addresses resignation, suspension, expulsion, forfeiture, and re-application for membership if deemed poor.
In this context, you will need to keep in mind that members can provoke a non-confidence vote towards present govt members who’ve been within the following Violation of the occasion’s laws (structure). Misconduct or conduct that has tarnished the occasion’s status, incompetence, and notably anti-party actions, emphasizing engagement in actions opposite to the occasion’s insurance policies and pursuits, reminiscent of supporting the ruling SLPP to persecute APC occasion supporters for egocentric motives.
We anticipate that you’ll make the most of your place to mediate among the many populace, authorities, and legislation enforcement and intercede on the day APC supporters collect en masse to advocate for his or her rights if the APC management fails to step down honorably.
