the GLOBAL INCARNATOR NEWS ONLINE: THE PROTEST OF CONCERN SIERRA LEONEANS AT DOWNING STREET

On the 27th April 2015, concern Sierra Leoneans in United Kingdom and Ireland gathered at Parliament Square and later headed to Downing Street to protest against constitutional abuse and bad governance in their country of birth. The protest coincided with Sierra Leone’s Independence Day and among the attendees were Sierra Leoneans from different layers. The theme for the protest was centered on President Ernest Bai Koroma’s undemocratic removal of Sam Sumana (Vice President of Sierra Leone), embezzlement of the Ebola Fund and on-going corrupt practices responsible for the disheartening suffering of large proportion of Sierra Leoneans. I participated in the protest as an independent person in favour of the objectives behind the protest. During the protest, I was able to take pictures, make video coverage and interview Mr Sahr Sinah. In the video coverage, you will see an interruption from few people from the Pro-President Koroma’s support group. In my observation, the dominance of the protesters relative to the Pro- President Koroma’s support group clearly justifies that a large proportion of Sierra Leoneans are fed-up with the President’s abuse of power and abuse of the nation’s rich endowment. If the President is sensible enough, it is time for him to resign and give the stage to Sierra Leoneans to elect a new President. It has taken so long that the All Peoples’ Congress (APC) and Sierra Leone Peoples’ Party (SLPP) have not provided credible leadership to the nation. The time is now ripe to find the President that can save our people from homelessness, hunger and weak health care. The country is in a situation where the current governance is threading on the very defective issues that led to our past civil war. It is ideal for the current President Koroma led governance to rethink their inappropriate actions and take the path that would promote a stable and better nation.