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Press Statement for Immediate Release – 15/07/2025

Progressives Announce Legal Action Against Sierra Leone Electoral Commission at ECOWAS Court

The Progressive Movement has formally announced its intention to initiate legal proceedings against the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) at the ECOWAS Court of Justice. This decisive move comes in response to widespread public concern over the credibility and transparency of the 2023 presidential and general elections. (Photo: Crooked ECSL Chairman Mohamed Kenewui ‘Thief Man’ Konneh).

Two years after the elections, the ECSL has yet to release disaggregated polling station results—a failure that undermines democratic accountability and violates the public’s constitutional right to electoral transparency.

“The refusal to publish the complete results is not just a bureaucratic failure – it is a deliberate act of electoral injustice,” said Mr. Wadi Williams, Chairman and Executive Director of The Progressives. “It erodes trust in our democratic institutions and betrays the will of the Sierra Leonean people.”

A recent national survey conducted by the Institute of Community Progress and Community Progress (UK) Limited reveals that only 7% of Sierra Leoneans believe the country is on the right path. This stark figure underscores the profound disillusionment afflicting the nation. Considering this crisis, the Progressives are demanding:

– The immediate release of all polling station results

– An internationally supervised forensic audit of the 2023 elections

– Comprehensive reform of electoral institutions

– A Progressive-led civic campaign to restore legitimacy

– A non-partisan national dialogue on electoral justice (Photo: ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja).

The Progressives warn that preparing for the 2028 elections without resolving the legitimacy crisis of 2023 would be politically reckless and potentially destabilising. For media inquiries and further information, please contact:

Contact:

Winston Ojukutu Macaulay Jnr

Mohamed Boye Jallo Jamboria

Institute for Community Progress–SierraLeone

Email: boye269@msn.com, wojukutu@gmail.com,

universalistzima@gmail.com,

wadiikewilliams@gmail.com

Phone: +4741768343/+447546748837/+23277367706

Website: https://progressives-sl.org

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