All smiles and merriment APC supporters enjoying the food

It was all smiles and merriment for members of the All Peoples Congress, Canada Incorporated Winnipeg Chapter last Saturday 13th October at the Dakota Hotel Ballroom when supporters  and non supporters of the current ruling party in Sierra Leone showed up in their hundreds to grace their 2007 Election Victory fund raising dinner and dance.

One of the speakers Anthony Kamara and wife pose for our camera

The dance which featured the crème de la crème of the Sierra Leone community in Manitoba was chaired by Sylvanus Otterbein who implored all Sierra Leoneans to come together as one and support the government of Ernest Bai Koroma regardless of political affiliation. “I know we all have our political affiliation be it SLPP, PMDC or APC but in the interest of progress and development for our country let us come together and work to build a better Sierra Leone” he said.

members of the high table pose for our camera

Commending the Chief Electoral Commissioner of Sierra Leone Dr Christiana Thorpe for her credibility and no nonsense approach in conducting the elections, the interim secretary general of APC Winnipeg Chapter Mark Mangeh Turay said that Sierra Leone is now going through a history of new direction after the masses voted overwhelmingly against a government of corrupt and selfish individuals in spite of all the political machinations.

Beautiful ladies....Mabs and friends pose for our camera

“As we celebrate here in Winnipeg let us don’t forget our compatriots in Sierra Leone, we owe our victory to these young men and women as well as our older folks who in their thousands stood up for democracy saying enough is enough and voted a ruling government out of power” Mark Mangeh Turay added.

Disc Jockey Alie Nasralla and Master of ceremony Sylvanus Otterbein

The event also featured other speakers including Mr. Anthony Kamara who gave a brief history of the APC, Mrs. Karen Koroma wife of the interim chairman Peter Koroma who talked about her husband’s passion for the APC party that he had to traveled to Sierra Leone to help in the campaigning process, Mr. Mohamed Jah and Aunty Sally Wai talked about the need for peace and harmony to prevailed amongst Sierra Leoneans.

APC supporters and guests doing their thing on the dance floor

Members of the executive of the APC Winnipeg Chapter are as follows:

Peter A Koroma ……Interim Chairman

Mark Mangeh Turay......Interim Sec General

Alhassan Sesay………Assistant Chairman

Alieu S S Sesay……….Fin Secretary

Ahmad Bangura………Treasurer

Dauda Konteh……..Youth Chairman

Yayah Kaigbanda…..Asst Youth Chairman

Mohamed Mansaray…..Adviser

Sheik Mohamed Kamara…….Adviser

All smiles for Some Executive Members:left to right Med sesay,Aminata Koroma,Sheik Mohamed and Dauda Konteh

Master of Ceremony Sylvanus Otterbein

APC Winnepg Chapter Sec Gen Mark Mangeh Turay with Karen Koroma Wife of Peter Koroma Interim chairman

The High table Zainab Bankie,Tha-Marie,Sally Wai and Mohamed Jah

All smiles and merriment Muckson,Med and Abdul

Moses Shyllon was all red...APC to the fullest

APC supporters doing their thing on the dance floor

David Mahdi Koroma of Standard Times was one of the guests

Mrs Mangeh Turay on the dance floor