Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said NO to Bio’s appeal. The no-nonsense Senegalese politician saw the plea as an insult to his integrity, according to sources at State House. PM Sonko not only refused Bio’s appeal, but he stressed that only President Bassirou Diomaye Faye can do so. (Photo: Sonko left Freetown yesterday after the two-day visit).

The electoral justice battle got this astronomical boost this week, not only because the Senegalese PM Sonko refused Bio’s request to congratulate him for the fraudulent June 24, 2023, general & presidential elections, PM Sonko successfully delivered the message from ECOWAS regarding the transition of power.

It was a massive blow for the unelected Sierra Leone president, Bio, who had wanted to bluff his blind SLPP supporters, had Sonko congratulated his illegal regime. But the radical Senegalese PM Sonko is well aware of his mission to Sierra Leone. Bio’s mind games to fool his Paopas fell flat. (Photo: Bio is not a happy man today).

Up to press time, no democratic nation has congratulated Bio since 2023. Speaking in French, which Maada Bio is fluent in, PM Sonko delivered the ECOWAS message in blunt style. Inside sources say PM Sonko confided that the transfer of power is non-negotiable. Later, Sonko had an audience with his opposite number, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh.

Pictures showing Juldeh and Sonko signing papers were later made public by the SLPP/Paopa vuvuzelas bluffing to promote Bio’s mind games, which they usually dubbed ‘Bilateral Relations’. This was another disgraceful ‘Bilateral Ties’ episode given as the reason for Sonko’s visit.

The Senegalese Prime Minister, who left Sierra Leone yesterday morning, had a successful diplomatic visit, as sources say PM Sonko delivered the message he was mandated by ECOWAS to deliver on behalf of the global community. Whether Maada Bio agrees to do it or not remains to be seen. (Photos: Sonko and Juldeh).

Sierra Leoneans should not bother with Bio’s useless mind games. How many times have we not seen Bio bluffing about ‘Bilateral Relations’? What about President Joseph Boakai, who came three times? President John Mahama arrived two times; President Basirou Faye, one time?

Did they come for ‘Bilateral Ties’? Nope. Remember the visits of former Presidents Macky Sall, Nana Akuffo-Addo and the Sudanese President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Algerian President Abdelmadjib Tebboune and now PM Sonko. Did all these leaders come for ‘Bilateral Ties’? The answer is NO.

Why have they all come for the so-called ‘Bilateral Ties’? Can you believe this SLPP/Paopa propaganda? Interestingly, the people of Sierra Leone – waiting for their 2023 votes and their choice President-Elect Dr Samura Kamara – are no longer fools to fall for Bio’s mind games. Electoral justice has won the battle. Just exercise patience.