Skip to main content

Stone pelting obstructs Nieni Chiefdom’s Paramount Chieftaincy Election - Returning Officer

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson

Despite votes being counted, the winner of the Nieni Chiefdom in Koinadugu District long awaited Paramount Chieftaincy Election is yet to be declared by  the election’s returning officer Simenon Fatoma, who doubles as the Provincial Secretary of the Northeast Region.

This follows sudden misbehaviors of some supporters of the three other candidates that secured the list number of votes took to pelting stones on the roof of the Yifin town court barray where the elections took place.

The pelting of stone was so intense that the Sierra Leone Police in the Northeast region intervened by firing tear gases as a remedy to halt the standoff which they eventually succeeded on, and thus paved the way for the continuation of the counting of the individual votes being casted in favor of each of the four candidates.

Out of the total number of five hundred and six – (506) votes casted by Tribal Authorities from all nine sections in the Nieni Chiefdom, the four candidates that were been cleared as fit to aspire for the chiefdom’s vacant Paramount Chief seat on May 17, 2022, Robert Yireh Koroma earned the highest votes-(294) followed by Foday Manso Koroma-(193), Sheku Umaro Koroma with 15 votes and Foday Manso Koroma who only earned 2 votes, the same to the total number of invalid votes noticed from the voting.

But at the end, there was a big drama which became visible when the election’s Returning Officer in the Person of the Provincial Secretary in the Northeast Region in the person of Simenon Fatoma desists from declaring the winner as well as updated the gathering about the status of the race saying  he has resolved to doing so “because of the tension mounted” at the elections center. 

Emphasises that no further pronouncement was made last Friday after pelting of stones obstructed some part of the counting, thanks to the Sierra Leone for halting the unfortunate upheaval, said the election's returning officer, Fatorma.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sierra Leone, Two other Nations disqualified from AFCON 2024 U17 Qualifiers

By: Abdulrahman Barrie The U17 football teams from Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Guinea Bissau have been disqualified from the 2024 U17 African Cup of Nations competition in Senegal after failing the mandatory MRI test scans. These scans, which determine the age of the players, revealed discrepancies that led to their removal from the tournament. The disqualification follows changes to Article 27.4 of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations regulations, which have tightened the criteria and enforcement of age verification measures. The updated rules stipulate that if a team has more than four players deemed ineligible after the MRI eligibility test, the entire team will be disqualified. The MRI tests, used to enforce age restrictions in youth competitions, are crucial for ensuring fairness. Unfortunately, the teams from these three nations did not meet the age criteria, resulting in their disqualification. This decision has come as a significant disappointment for the young players and their fans, w...
Post a Comment
Read more

Senegal, first African team to beat England, but not first to score three goals

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Claim: Soccer World HQ, in a Facebook post , claimed that Senegal is the first African team to beat England and the first to score three goals against them. Verdict: Partly True! Senegal is the first African team to beat England, but not the first to score three goals against them. Full Text The England senior men’s national football team, nicknamed the “Three Lions,” played their first match against Scotland in 1872. That match ended goalless but marked the beginning of an intense soccer rivalry between both nations, dubbed the “Auld Enemy.” Since 1872-2025, the England national team has achieved its 1000-game milestone in November 2019 when they played Montenegro at the Wembley Stadium. England's all-time head-to-head record shows that they’ve played a whopping 1072 matches against 100 countries, won 615 games, drew 255, and lost 200. Senegal, on the other hand, is one of Africa’s most famous football nations, nicknamed the “Lions of Teranga.” In 2002, ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Disturbing snail space Civil works in the Makeni Central Lorry park

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) The Makeni City Council (MCC) ordered commercial vehicles and business entities to leave the park area for the purpose of upgrading the park. Two weeks were given as the duration of the work. Regrettably, a week plus few days have elapsed with no significant work done. Drivers and business people in the park are completely frustrated and their livelihoods threatened.  Few years ago, drivers and traders were asked out of the park for similar reason but after two weeks they were asked to return to the park with no work done. This was disrespectful and insulting.  We urge MCC to double their efforts as the affected persons are running out of patience.
Post a Comment
Read more