ELECTION 2018: FAMILY MEMBERS TELL JOHN SISAY TO GO FOR IT
So what's all this noise about John Sisay telling his relatives he intends to run for the leadership of the ruling All People's Congress? Is there anybody who didn't know the guy was already making contacts here and there? Can we talk about other matters please? If the party’s young guys think it's not timely then why didn't they try stopping that farmer, who in the name of mobilising the nation's food producers, has been going all over the place rallying his tribesmen for a push on the presidency. We know that.
Anyway, we understand the family members who went to see John at his house, not in BIRIWA but in Freetown, encouraged him to go ahead with his project. Those family members we understand included APC big men like Sanni Sesay and Birch Momodu Conteh. Isn't that very interesting? Could it be that they didn't know what the meeting was about before they arrived at John's residence? It could well be because in Sierra Leone, we don't set any agenda when we meet relatives. In fact they don't really have to inform us before coming.
The APC must come to the realisation quickly that Ebola or no Ebola, the game is on.
Can somebody please tell us how many people constitute a crowd? The kind of crowd that is banned under the emergency laws? The whole thing is so open. So open that an overzealous policeman could arrest five family members having a day out on the beach. Let's play the game of politics.
We welcome John Sisay to the race but we beg him to tone down the grammar a bit when we turn up for an interview.
10, 000 JOBS AT RISK: AFRICAN MINERAL MUST NEVER FAIL
The last Christmas present we want is for 10, 000 men and women to come to Freetown from the mines jobless and hopeless. We can't really afford that so we urge De Pa to do everything possible to encourage Shandong to re-capitalise and get African Minerals going again. At this time, we are not interested in big arguments here and there. Let's get the people back into the mines and not risk ugly things on our streets this Christmas.
Yes, there are many questions to ask but like the Ebola war we are waiting for the right time. For now, let's fight against further joblessness and almost certain criminality on our streets. Let's face it even under normal conditions the young people stole fuel and other things from the mines to satisfy their greed. They even stole the rails to be sold as scrap metals, jeopardising their jobs. Imagine what would happen if they turned up in Freetown empty-handed. Munu Boys would have sleepless nights.
As for Frank Timis, he has lots of explaining to do. On the eve of his company's near collapse, he buys another one in the same country without its liabilities. How do we explain this?
We have gone a long way with our documentary film titled SIERRA LEONE AND AN INVESTOR CALLED FRANK TIMIS. We are getting positive indications that Al-jazeera is ready to broadcast it in January. Standby!
WHAT CAN WE REALLY DO ABOUT THAT YOUYI BUILDING FOUNTAIN?
Our proposal for the rehabilitation of the fountain opposite the main entrance to Youyi Building should be on the desk of the man who has been pretending to be minister of works for a long time now. We hope you are not angry with us sir, for saying you are pretending because we wonder for how long you are going to be operating as acting minister. Your predecessor was sacked because he was unable to meet the works yard pace of De Pa. So we wonder why De Pa has neither confirmed your appointment nor appointed a local Usain Bolt to sprint to the infrastructure finish line.
Anyway, please take a careful look at our proposal. We believe we are the only people who are concerned about the shame in the compound of the main government building in Freetown. The shame of that greenish breeding ground for mosquitoes with non-existent fountains. The other day, we saw some of those marijuana-loving Benghazi Boys collecting water from that pond to clean cars for a fee. Why is it that despite the elaborate security arrangements now in place, Benghazi Boys are still hanging in there? And can the new security company do something about the uniforms of their guards?
Mr. Minister, we have put together a very reasonable proposal. It wouldn't cost government a lot of money to get the job done. Certainly not like that Morgan Heritage project at Victoria Park.
These are our conditions:
1. We will not pre-finance the work. You pay us 60% up front and within three months, we will deliver a clean, functional world class fountain on that same site.
2. There will be no official commissioning before the rest of our money is paid. Don't even think about that.
3. We will give ABSOLUTELY no kickbacks. We do ethical business and we don't mind losing the contract if your officials insist on getting kickbacks.
4. We are very confident that our proposal is a good one, so we will not be lobbying anybody in the ministry for favourable consideration.
5. We hope a new minister will be in place by the time we complete the project. That is if we manage to get the contract. We have nothing against you but we believe you are just like the guy who was sacked.
FOOTBALL STAKEHOLDERS CONGRESS - ATLANTIC HALL NATIONAL STADIUM 20TH DEC, 2014
AGENDA
Let's be clear from the outset that this is not the official agenda for the congress, in fact, we haven't yet seen any agenda from the stakeholders - for all you know they are not even sure the article 28 Congress would hold. But we've been dreaming of what the congress would look like. Here's what we came up with:
DAY ONE
Arrival of Delegates - We know that all clubs would attend in the end once they realise there was no going back. But they will be looking over their shoulders to see whether Munu Boys would turn up in the meeting and arrest them for illegal gathering. But if they arrest anybody, it will be Pope John Paul who is now so enthusiastic about this congress that we wonder why?
PRAYER TIME - Kasho Holland Cole and Abdul Kanasieu
Chairman's Opening Remarks - Alhaji Awoko Sesay. He will talk about SLFA activities even before Saramadi Kabba. The speech will be packed with quotes from the SLFA and national constitutions. He will fire up the crowd like Mark Anthony did in William Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ and unleash them for the ultimate goal.
REPORTS FROM THE REGIONS - Well they will basically say the same thing. "We did not vote for this FA so they are not representing us."
BREAK TIME - Food and drinks will be served. Alimu Bah will be in charge.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Pope John Paul will speak for four hours. Please expect every topic to be covered - from the cost of chicken to those young hookers who hang around Charlotte Street even with the Ebola Don't Touch message reverberating in their ears. There may be unexpected fisticuffs at the end of the address. Delegate will only have time to eat and leave at 9pm.
DAY TWO
Session will be chaired by Alhaji Awoko Sesay with Mago Tarawally backing up. There will be just one topic - THE IMPEACHMENT OF ISHA JOHANSEN.
Discussion will be brief. Motion moved, seconded and approved by acclamation. The delegates will disperse to begin the next phase of their main objective, to remove ISHA JOHANSEN from 21 BATTERY STREET KINGTOM in reality. Her agents will be busy sending WhattsApp messages to her throughout the proceedings. Those agents are part of the so-called stakeholders.
Oh God!, It's 9:00 am time to go to work. This was all a dream. Is Pa Allie’s Wikileaks on today? No.
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