Platinum Media has reliably
learnt that some senior officials of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP)
have arrived in Kenema to execute the suspension of six of their own
councillors.
The councillors were at State
House to register among other things, their displeasure over the seemingly
inadequate infrastructural development in the Kenema township as well as
mending the existing sour relationship between the Kenema local councils and
central government.
The team lead by the party’s
Acting Publicity Secretary Chief Tondone and Regional Public Relations Officer,
Dawson Kuyateh have been quoted as describing the recent visit of the five
councillors to President Koroma as “unacceptable” and without the approval of the party.
Our reporter in Kenema say there is overwhelming
support for the five councilors who believe the best way to promote development
is to maintain progressive dialogue with the central government. We were told
both the Nongowa Paramount Chief and the Kenema Town Chief have also vowed to stand
by the six councillors as according to them, the development of Kenema district
must transcend petty political theathrics.
It can be recalled that the opposition Minority
Leader in Parliament Hon Bernadette Lahai had also openly endorsed the visit of
the councilors to State House, describing it as “a right step” for the people
of Kenema District.
We have also learnt of a potential protest by
some young people in Kenema should the SLPP go ahead to suspend the councilors
who have now earned celebrity status for confronting egotistical politics – the
biggest threat to the district’s development aspirations.
In a conversation with Platinum Media, one of the
councillors, Amadu Bah said the party’s constitution does not make provision
for suspension on such grounds.
“As councillors, we are mandated by the
Act to look out for development anywhere and there is nothing in the SLPP
constitution that says I should seek clearance from any party official before
seeing the president….this is an action we are going to definitely challenge” he stressed.
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