By Isaac Massaquoi
Let’s face it for Ernest Bai Koroma and Julius Maada Bio, election 2012 is nothing more than getting hold of state power and with that control the people and their resources. That’s what elections are really about for many politicians. Whether they are in Africa, Europe, Asia or the Americas. You will notice that I limited my statement to only two parties. The truth is, only APC and SLPP have any realistic chance of winning the coming elections.
By Isaac Massaquoi
In this column last week, I raised a number of issues and asked questions about the extent to which ordinary Sierra Leoneans feel safe as they go about fending for their families and even within their homes when they retire for the evening.
By Isaac Massaquoi
This time last week Sierra Leone was in still in shock following the tragic death of Dr. Anthony Soyei in a road accident just outside Bo town. Anthony was a man with a bright future ahead of him. A week before his 50th birthday, he met what we must call an untimely death and we should make no mistake, this is a very big loss to his family, his friends and the country.
By Isaac Massaquoi
In less than a month from now, the mercurial and idiosyncratic former Liberian president, Charles Taylor will take up residence in Belmarsh prison, South London to spend the rest of his tragic life. He probably wouldn’t get a life sentence, but forty years which is a real possibility will represent a life sentence for the sixty-four year old. His life could be summed up in this way: here was a man who gained the whole world but will now lose his own soul.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
