“You are only as good as your last act” is an extremely poignant Hollywood statement that is used to remind actors and actresses not to rest on their laurels.  It is meant not only to inspire them to work harder but to remind them about the potential costs associated with complacency, lethargy, arrogance and overconfidence. It appears to work not only in Hollywood but, also in other

Madam Sallay Kargbo of the All Peples Congress

     

Safiatu Kargbo of SLPP

Feremusu  Jawarra of the People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC)Ward 144, Warawara Chiefdom, Koinadugu District. She wants to embark on “Agriculture, sanitation, education and health centre” and  Victoria K. Koroma of the All People’s Congress Ward 151, Constituency 44 Mongo Chiefdom, Koinadugu district “I will allow the people themselves to prioritise their own development needs” are some of the female candidates battling out in the political arena come Saturday July 5th 2008 in the Local Elections.

Electoral Commission Boss Christiana Thorpe Show some moves on stage with musicians

A peace rally through the streets of Freetown last Thursday, 3 July concluded the successful nationwide peace tours which saw musicians, dramatists and comedians perform and preach messages of non-violence to fans across the country in Makeni, Bo, Kenema, Kono and Freetown.

PMDC mask devil at their Campaign rally in Bo Town

In compliance with the campaign time table for political parties in Bo district, the PMDC officially launched their campaign on Sunday June 15th 2008 in Bo. In their thousands; supporters dressed in party colours, in masks, with Milo jazz turned out at the coronation field to grace a ceremony that was peaceful and expressed a show of their strength.

The rejection of national honour for his contribution to the growth of Ghana’s security by Kojo Tsikata, fondly called Kojo-T, a retired military captain and former National Security Adviser in both the military and civilian regimes of Jerry Rawlings’ Provisional National Defence Congress (PNDC) and National Democratic Congress (NDC), reveals the struggles of Ghana’s nascent democracy. 

42- year- old Abdul Karim Kargbo a farmer and businessman of Rokel village in the TMS chiefdom Port Loko district, is currently languishing at the Makeni Prison as he was wrongfully accused of committing the offence of murder. Despite there are no substantial and circumstantial evidences to prove the guilt of Karim, he has spent over six months in detention without trial. The allegation levied against Abdul Karim Kargbo is that he murdered Edward Kargbo alias Edie-Boy and Alimamy Kargbo all of Konikay village in the same chiefdom sometime in December 2007. Police investigation has clearly exonerated Abdul Karim Kargbo, but those who hate his guts and want to see him perish are busy using their political connections and money to constantly keep him in detention at the Makeni Prison

President Ernest Bai Koroma today launched the local council elections campaign for his All People’s Congress party. Welcomed by mammoths crowds never before seen in his hometown of Makeni, the headquarters of the northern province (the largest geographical division in Sierra Leone), the President said he was well aware that he is the President of all Sierra Leoneans, no matter their political affiliations and background, but he is also very much aware that he came from somewhere.

Senator Barack Obama....The First African American Presidential Nominee

The perennial nemesis of the Democratic Party has resurfaced again with one of the candidates for the leadership of the party failing to yield to the rules of the game.  As a result, the malady of divisiveness appears ready to tear the Democrats apart, opening the door for a potential Republican victory in November.

APC supporters already storming the streets of Freetown

Indeed, political issues are those in which even the mediocre, hoodlums and proletariats classify themselves to be technocrats and experts.  There idea might be considered to be myopic but carries with it a reasonable amount of justification.  This is because all and sundry is stakeholders in every political discourse and as such, could not be easily knocked off in any gathering that preaches the advancement of humanity.  The point that is being hammered home is that politicizing presupposes the convergence of the membership or inhabitants of a place to make a decision.

Elections Chairperson Thorpe...disappointed

Voter apathy gripped the by-elections in four constituencies in Sierra Leone last Saturday as many polling stations reported few people queuing up to cast their votes."We have not seen the large turnout of voters as in the last election," said Sarah Williams, who voted in an urban constituency in the capital Freetown when the polling station opened at 7 a.m. Saturday.In Port Loko, 125 kilometres (78 miles) north of the capital, Sinneh Kargbo said that "every thing was a bit unplanned, and elections officials did not start the procedure until two hours late."Two incidents of election-related violence have so far been reported which the inspector-general of police, Brima Kamara, said were "being robustly investigated."

Solomon Berewa....Was he Vindictive?

The former SLPP Leader /Vice President Solomon Berewa literally had real political visibility thrust upon him by Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah when he initially appointed him as his Attorney General and Minister of Justice.By all evaluative criteria Solomon Berewa did an excellent job as Attorney General and for that,this author offered him,his felicitations for a job well done as a technocrat/politician.He was later selected by Alhaji Kabbah to be his 2002 Presidential running mate because he was really impressed with his intellect and propensity for hard work.  Solo B seemed to be loyal, but Alhaji Kabbah failed to pay close attention to Solo B’s leadership style and human relations skills.Various political analysts have indicated that this unintended negligence by Alhaji Kabbah, the god father created the environment for the dismal failure of the SLPP in the 2007 Parliamentary and Presidential elections. 

A fundamental feature of every democratic state is the participation of the grass roots in the decision making process of the state.The idea of local government authority revolves around the belief that political power must be conformed on subordinate authorities and persons that help the central government in its day-to-day activities.