SIERRA LEONE PARTY REGULATIONS CHAIR TELLS POLITICIANS TO EMULATE NIGERIA’S PETER OBI

The chairman of the Political Parties Regulations Commission (PPRC) in Sierra Leone, Abdulai Bangura urges politicians in the country to conduct themselves peacefully by taking a cue from Nigeria’s Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Mr Bangura made this known at a press conference addressed by the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone, the Office of National Security and the PPRC in Freetown on Sunday.

The commission, PPRC and the ONS addressed the various concerns raised by stakeholders in the elections held on Saturday across the West African country as voters await the results of the polls.

Speaking about the essence of peaceful conduct among politicians as the election results are being awaited, Mr Bangura urged Sierra Leone politicians to learn from Peter Obi and conduct themselves peacefully irrespective of the results.

He explained that Mr Obi’s choice of peaceful resolution of election concerns should be emulated by politicians in Sierra Leone.