The petition complaint was handed over to the Commonwealth Secretariat Head Office by the APC/UKI Branch amid delight and optimism. Protesters drenched in rain smiled as the Head of Communications for the Commonwealth Secretariat emerged from inside the building came out to receive the petition letter and spoke to the crowd. She thanked the protesters at the Malborough House City of Westminster by acknowledging the concerns raised and reassured everyone that the petition letter would be looked into and appropriate action would be taken when Secretary-General Patricia Scotland returned from America. (Photo: APC/UKI Simeon, speaking, presented the petition letter).

It was confirmed that the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Secretariat Madam Patricia Scotland KC was out of the country attending the United Nations General Assembly UNGA in New York. Consequently, the representative who eventually graced the occasion as the rainfall intensified, said the Commonwealth will take action. With umbrellas everywhere, protesters were patiently determined to make sure the brown petition envelope reached the right hands in order to make sure the stolen June 24, 2023 elections were reversed and democracy restored to the actual winner of the June elections.

Thanking the representative of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the APC/UKI Chairman Simeon Bangura said they were there to highlight the serious socio-economic and political problems affecting Sierra Leone thanks to Maada Bio’s misrule and vandalism in the last five years. “We are appealing to the Commonwealth Secretariat to come to the aid of suffering Sierra Leoneans now. Save our democracy,” Simeon stressed. Sierra Leone protesters were also very busy yesterday in the US and in Norway for the restoration of democracy in Sierra Leone. Thankfully, the US government has taken the correct actions to punish the corrupt Bio presidency. (Photos: UK protest and the Norway protest).

The highlights of the protests came when demonstrators consistently demanded to know the whereabouts of James Cleverly, the Foreign Secretary. James Cleverly has kept mute so far regarding Sierra Leone. Experts are suspicious James Cleverly, a close friend of Maada Bio, is playing double games. “James Cleverly, where are you?,” the chorus rang out consistently as protesters marched towards the Foreign Office. Briefly, the protesters stood at Downing Street gates chanting “Rishi Sunak, where are you?.” The London protest started at the Elephant & Castle Centre where Sierra Leoneans gathered for the march to Westminster and to the Commonwealth Secretariat. The APC/UKI championed the demonstrations in solidarity with Concerned Sierra Leoneans Worldwide etc.