𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓, 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇

𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓, 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇

By Isha S. Mansaray

The Opposition Leader in Parliament, Hon. Abdul Kargbo has rejected the appointment of the Electoral Commissioner of the Eastern Region, Alex Pat Labib Saffa, cites breach of constitutional provisions.

The Opposition Leader reportedly walks out in the middle of the interview process, in which members of parliament were assessing the credentials of presidential nominees.

According Hon. Kargbo, it is unconstitutional for an individual who has served as a public servant to hold a position of Electoral Commissioner, as such he can not be a party to such appointment.

“From my own side, I willl not be part of anything that will go against the grunorm of our state, which is our constitution.” He Stated.

In a recent press release, State House confirms the Presidential appointment of Alex Pat Labib Saffa as Electoral Commission of the Eastern Region.

As constitution mandates, the parliament of Sierra Leone has the authority to approve high-ranking presidential appointments raging from ministerial positions to commissioners.

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