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APC’s Acting Chairman Yansanah: PPRC’s interpretation of Sam Sumsuman’s eligibility to contest is welcoming for fair play The Acting Chairperson of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC), Ambassador Osman Foday Yansaneh has acknowledged receipt of the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) ruling that declared Sierra Leone’s former vice president Samuel Samsumana is eligible to contest for the flag bearer position in the APC. According to Ambassador Yansaneh, his party had misinterpreted the former vice president as not being eligible to contest for position of flag bearer following his readmission to the APC in 2020, but stressed that it was worthy that the PPRC recent ruling has cleared Mr. Samsuman. “The PPRC interpretation is of Samsumana’s eligibility to contest is welcoming for us a party committed to promoting fair play,” the Acting APC Chairperson remarked in-front of a large crowd at the Makeni Wusum Stadium on Christmas day during the grand finale of the EBK-Trophy 2025 edition. He further said that, “I’m particularly pleased that the Samsumana episode is now laid to rest. He’s now into the race like every other aspiring APC presidential flag-bearer. Let’s accept him and all his colleagues contesting for the 2028 APC presidential candidate ticket because the ultimate goal in the end is for the APC to return to power in 2028.” The acting APC chairperson concluded his remarks calling for calm and healthy contest among his party aspiring flag bearers and assured on behalf of his boss, Mr. Minkailu Mansaray, the APC Chairperson who has not been keeping up well that they’ll do their best as executive members to lead their party to glory. APC welcomes PPRC ruling clearing Sam Sumana to contest flagbearer race By: alusinerehme.wilson@awokonewspaper.sl The Acting Chairperson of Sierra Leone’s main opposition All People’s Congress (APC), Ambassador Osman Foday Yansaneh, has welcomed a ruling by the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) affirming that former Vice President Samuel Sam Sumana is eligible to contest for the party’s presidential flagbearer position. Ambassador Yansaneh said the APC had previously misinterpreted Mr. Sumana’s eligibility following his readmission into the party in 2020, but noted that the PPRC’s clarification has now resolved the matter. “The PPRC’s interpretation of Sam Sumana’s eligibility to contest is welcoming for us as a party committed to promoting fair play,” Yansaneh told a large crowd at the Makeni Wusum Stadium on Christmas Day during the 2025 EBK-Trophy grand finals. He added that the ruling brings closure to what he described as a divisive episode within the party. “I’m particularly pleased that the Sam Sumana issue is now laid to rest. He is now in the race like every other aspiring APC presidential flagbearer,” Yansaneh said. “Let us accept him and all his colleagues contesting for the 2028 APC presidential ticket, because our ultimate goal is for the APC to return to power in 2028,” he urged. The Acting Chairperson used the occasion to call for calm, unity, and healthy competition among all aspirants, stressing that internal cohesion will be vital to the party’s future success. He concluded by assuring party supporters that the APC executive, acting on behalf of Chairman Minkailu Mansaray, who has been unwell, remains committed to steering the party forward. “As executive members, we will do our best to lead the APC to glory,” Yansaneh said.