This explains the significance of Maada Bio’s conspicuous absence, which he has no control over. Inwardly, Maada Bio would have loved to be present at the JMB Dinner and Dance to show off his usual Boggie moves, but circumstances beyond his control prevented his attendance.

It clearly shows that the Bios are not enjoying their time in the United Kingdom. The sad state of affairs was crystal clear on Friday night when the illegal First Lady, Fatima Jabbe Bio, made a reluctant and debatable appearance to grace the JMB Babes occasion.

Fatima Jabbe Bio’s body language and her low-pitched voice during the delivery of the prepared speech written by her PRO and confidant, Dr Sylvia Blyden, exposed the powerlessness in the Bio family and the pain of losing power thanks to electoral justice.

The speech clearly has a goodbye undertone, telling not only her women colleagues in the Maada Bio Babes group that she was no longer the First Lady of Sierra Leone, but the often buoyant and pompous Fatima Bio was also indirectly talking about life after State House.

The half-full Oasis Banqueting Hall shows the lack of interest by Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora. One interesting sight that Friday night was Fatima Bio’s bloated stomach, like ‘roast goat’, indicating signs that Fatima Jabbe Bio is under serious pressure and worried.

Power having slipped away from her powerless husband, Julius Maada Bio could be responsible for her bloated ‘roast goat’ stomach. Or is Fatima Bio pregnant? This is unlikely considering her old age, unless she had decided to undergo IVF treatment. (Photo: Coco Ross, Fatima and the illegal Sierra Leone Ambassador to the UK).

What is IVF treatment? In Vitro Fertilisation IVF is a fertility treatment that involves combining an egg and sperm in a laboratory to create an embryo, which is then transferred to a woman’s womb to grow into a pregnancy, according to Wikipedia.

If it is not IVF, then it is likely to be the gastric surgery she had in Turkey a few years ago to slim her fat body down. What is gastric surgery? Gastric surgery refers to surgical procedures on the stomach, most commonly bariatric (weight loss) surgery.

Moreover, Fatima Bio’s dilly-dally Gambian connection story proves how she continues to lie from both sides of her mouth. One minute, she was born in Gambia and was brought to Sierra Leone at age 3 years. Now, she lied on Friday that her umbilical cord was buried in Kono?

As Sierra Leoneans wait to see the Bios quit State House, President-Elect Dr Samura Kamara will be sworn in shortly. Read Fatima’s line at the Dinner: “Tonight, I do not want you to see me as your First Lady, but as a proud Kono woman….” This brief statement means more than meets the eye. Coco Ross Oh, Coco Ross Oh….