By Alpha Amadu Jalloh
Mr. President, what a shame! What a shame, indeed! How could you be this dishonest to the party that trusted you and did everything to make you what you are today?
Mr. President, I said it when you went to the SLPP headquarters under the guise of a mini-convention, banning all those who are campaigning for the flag bearer of the SLPP after your term ends in June 2028. You stood there, deceiving party members, declaring that anyone seen campaigning would be suspended and, at some point, expelled from the SLPP. But Mr. President, do you really believe the SLPP membership and the people of Sierra Leone are blind to your actions? Do you think they do not see the open field you have created for Mrs. Fatima Bio and Kandeh Yumkella, giving them unfettered access to state resources as if the country belongs to you alone?
Every media facility is being used for their own interests, and yet you claim no one should campaign. Mr. President, what should we call this? Hypocrisy? Deception? Dictatorship? The people of Sierra Leone are watching. We are all watching.
Who can believe that Fatima Bio is not the one who ordered the arrest of Hawa Hunt after those heartfelt rants on TikTok? If she didn’t care about Hawa Hunt, how did she suddenly know every detail of what she said? How did she take it so personally that she had to make it a religion to go after her? Even businesspeople are calling Fatima Bio instead of the Ministry of Trade to reduce customs fees. Mr. President, what kind of governance is this where your wife, an unelected individual, has taken over the role of ministers, running the country as if it were her personal empire?
Mr. President, let me be frank with you; you are making a mistake you will regret. The SLPP is a party of procedures, governed by rules, regulations, and the Constitution of Sierra Leone.
“If Yu Feel Sae Yu Go Do Wetin EBK Bin Do Na Makeni Wae E Jos Impose Samura Pan APC, Go Hapin Na SLPP Podoor, and think back.”
You have allowed people, especially your wife, to run around violating the rights of Sierra Leoneans with reckless abandon while you sit there doing nothing. How can you justify this?
Kandeh Yumkella is making all sorts of promises about electricity as if he is the solution to our energy crisis. But Mr. President, let’s get something straight: Kandeh Yumkella is an agriculturist, not an energy specialist. The fact that you are swayed by his titles and fancy speeches says a lot about your misplaced priorities.
Mr. President, Sierra Leoneans are not fools. We have seen and heard enough to know when we are being deceived. Your obsession with protecting your ill-gotten wealth and securing your future at the expense of the nation is now clear for all to see. But let me remind you of something: whatever you have that does not come from your wages or legally acquired benefits will ultimately be returned to the people of Sierra Leone. And if you fail to do so willingly, the law will take its course.
Mr. President, if you know what is good for you, stop these manipulations and allow an open playing field for all. Stop your wife from interfering in national politics. Her role is not to dictate the affairs of the country.
And lest I forget, what hypocrisy it is to see you and her brother parading the streets of Kono, advocating for the rights of Koidu Holdings workers! How is this possible? How can we take this seriously? It is like a man crying for food when he is the one who controls the nation’s supply. Mr. President, do you think the people cannot see through this charade?
Every day, the people of Sierra Leone are crying. Every day, there is a new problem. Yet, instead of solving these problems, your government is focused on creating distractions, shifting attention from one crisis to another. But let me tell you this: we have not forgotten about the Jos Leijdekkers case that is slipping through our fingers.
Mr. President, we still remember that case, and we know your daughter and former wife are involved. And let me warn you, there is a bombshell coming soon from the DEA about how deeply members of your family are entangled in the drug cartel operating in Sierra Leone. You may try to sweep it under the rug, but the truth always finds a way out.
Mr. President, we all know that your wife gave the order to arrest Hawa Hunt, and you know it too. The country knows it.
Ramadan Kareem, Mr. President. May this holy month bring you the reflection and wisdom to understand that the people of Sierra Leone deserve better than what you are giving them.
