By Ibrahim Sorie Fornah, Winnipeg, Canada
Appointing a presidential running mate is the prerogative of a presidential candidate of a political party. A running mate is a would-be vice president and a possible future president, in the event of resignation or death of the president. So the importance of a presidential running mate in a country’s election cannot be overemphasized especially so, like in our case, when he cannot be sacked simply at the will of his/her boss.
By Mustapha Augustus Gbassa, Concerned subscriber
By Ibrahim Tommy
While Sierra Leone may have outstanding credentials in terms of its contributions to promoting international criminal justice, recent events at home do not bode well for efforts at combating impunity and fostering justice for victims of politically-motivated crimes, in particular. Sierra Leone cannot afford to lose the fight against impunity, but even the most optimistic person about the country’s chances of pulling it off can’t help but keep their optimism in check.
Take a moment to think about this:
By Christian Lawrence
The Citizens Budget launched at the Miatta Conference Hall on Thursday 10th May 2012 was just a miniature of the Comprehensive 2012 national budget. I must reckon that as most of us reading this piece are Sierra Leonean nationals, we certainly must have our support/loyalties for different political parties. I too have mine as well, but do not and hopefully will never show up in doing the kind of work that I do in ActionAid International Sierra Leone. So the analysis I did below is as far as possible devoid of bias.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
