Pie Chart showing Registered Voters by District
MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of the National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (NEC-SL) is to conduct all public elections and referenda, register all eligible voters, demarcate electoral boundaries, impartially serve all stakeholders, undertake electoral education and make regulations for the efficient execution of its functions in promoting
sustainable democracy and good governance.
VISION STATEMENT
The Vision of the National Electoral Commission Sierra Leone (NEC-SL) is that of an independent, credible and well-resourced institution which promotes democracy and good governance by continually administering credible elections that meets international standards and practices.
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES The Commission shall endeavour to uphold the following overarching principles:
1.0 ACCOUNTABILITY The Commission shall take full responsibility for its activities and will always be answerable to the people of Sierra Leone and its partners.
2.0 CREDIBILITY The Commission shall endeavour to win the confidence and trust of all Sierra Leoneans and the international community through the quality of its services.
3.0 INDEPENDENCE In all electoral matters, the Commission shall ensure that it operates freely on its own best judgment, without taking directives from or being controlled by any person or authority.
4.0 INTEGRITY The Commission shall carry out its activities in an honest and truthful manner, and will take all reasonable measures to prevent wilful wrongdoings by its officials.
5.0 IMPARTIALITY The Commission shall always be nonpartisan and fair in all its activities.
6.0 PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION The Commission shall endeavour to have a well-trained, professionally competent, motivated and confident staff, dedicated to the delivery of trustworthy elections.
7.0 TRANSPARENCY The Commission shall be open at all times in dealing with all stakeholders in the electoral process.
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ACRONYMS ACC Anti-Corruption Commission ADEO Assistant District Electoral Officer AEO Assistant Electoral Officer ADP Alliance Democratic Party APC All Peoples Congress APPYA All Political Parties Youth Association BD Boundary Delimitation BDMC Boundary Delimitation Monitoring Committee BDTC Boundary Delimitation Technical Committee BOC Board of Commissioners BRIDGE Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections ASSL Audit Service Sierra Leone CEC Chief Electoral Commissioner CRC Constitutional Review Committee CSOs Civil Society Organizations CTA Chief Technical Adviser DEO District Electoral Officer DISEC District Security Committee EBF Electoral Basket Fund (EBF) EC Electoral Commission ECONEC ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions ES Executive Secretary ERP Enterprise Resource Planning GIS Geographical Information Systems GoSL Government of Sierra Leone GPS Geographical Positioning System HQ Headquarters HRMIS Human Resource Management Information Systems IFMIS Integrated Financial Management Information Systems IMC Integrity Management Committee IMF International Monetary Fund INEACE Institute of Electoral Administration and Civic Education IRN Independent Radio Network IT Information Technology
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LAN Local Area Network LAR&D Legal Affairs, Research and Documentation MDAs Ministries, Departments and Agencies MEST Ministry of Education, Science and Technology MTF Material Transfer Form MoFED Ministry of Finance and Economic Development MoU Memorandum of Understanding NASSIT National Social Security and Insurance Trust NACS National Anti-Corruption Strategy NEC National Electoral Commission NERC National Ebola Response Centre NEW National Elections Watch NRS National Registration Secretariat NSCCG National Security Committee Coordinating Group ONS Office of National Security PC Paramount Chief PCE Paramount Chief Election PEA Public Elections Act PMDC Peoples Movement for Democratic Change PPLC Political Parties Liaison Committee PROSEC Provincial Security Committee SLP Sierra Leone Police SLPP Sierra Leone Peoples Party SOB Standing Orders ‘B’ SSL Statistics Sierra Leone UDM United Democratic Movement UNDP United Nations Development Program USL University of Sierra Leone UNIMAK University of Makeni VETO Voter Education and Training Officer
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FOREWORD
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) Annual Report, 2018, is written pursuant to Section 32 (12) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Act No 6 of 1991) which is quoted below for ease of reference:
“The Chief Electoral Commissioner shall submit a report on the programme and work of the Electoral Commission at least once a year to the President and a copy of such report shall be laid before Parliament.”
During the year under review (2018), the Commission carried out its core function of successfully conducting Public Elections and related activities: In March 2018, the Commission conducted Presidential, Parliamentary and Local council elections in 16 districts; 132 Parliamentary Constituencies and 446 Wards. The four elections held concurrently on the 7th March, 2018, and which were followed by a run- off on 31st March, 2018 for presidential position, were noteworthy as the first conducted since the end of the country’s 11 year civil war in 2002 without the supervision of a United Nations mission under a Security Council Mandate also 446 councillors, 7 Mayoral candidates and 14 Paramount Chief Members of parliament elections were duly elected to parliament and local councils respectively.
A key strategic pillar, as contained in the Strategic Plan (2015 to 2019) that was a priority of the Commission, was the staff capacity building. To achieve this objective, the commission in collaboration with the UNDP, conducted nineteen (19) professional trainings and workshops for staff at all levels in key thematic areas viz: gender mainstreaming, operational planning skills, result management, electoral budget building, electoral budget processes and legal framework for referendum among others. This we believe will help staff deliver electoral services professionally and efficiently, develop their leadership skills in management, manage contemporary IT System, prudently manage allocated financial resources and develop Human Resource Management System. It was on the whole a fruitful year in the areas of staff capacity development and international networking for Commissioners and Staff. The Commission continued to attract international attention by receiving numerous invitations for experience sharing, study tours and networking through participation in conferences, training workshops and election observations. Of significance was the invitation by ECOWAS of the Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chairman of the Commission to lead an ECOWAS Fact – Finding Mission to Nigeria from the 1st – 15th November, 2018 for the Nigeria Presidential and other Elections schedule to take place in February, 2019.
vi In the area of collaborating with other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Commission collaborated with the Ministry of Finance for the provision of relevant resources for the successful conduct of the Presidential , Parliamentary and Local Council elections.
The Commission also collaborated with the newly established National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), on the development of a National Civil Register, which will lead to the issuing of a multi-purpose National Identity card for citizens of Sierra Leone and non- citizens alike. A paradigm shift in this collaboration is that the Final Voters Register (FVR) was not extracted from the National Civil Register for the 2018 polls. To further facilitate effective collaboration, the NEC has made available to the NCRA key staff from the ICT and Operation departments on secondment in a bid to help build the institution’s capacity to produce a credible register for the 2023 polls.
While reflecting on the Commission’s achievements during the year, I would like to express profound gratitude and appreciation to the Government of Sierra Leone, the International Partners, the UNDP and entire UN System, ECOWAS, Civil Society, the Office of National Security (ONS), Sierra Leone Police (SLP) other Security Agencies and other stakeholders i.e. Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC), Political Parties, other Democratic Institutions like the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the Human Rights Commission (HRC-SL), other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) e.g. Parliament, the Attorney General’s Office, the Law Officers Department, the Law Reform Commission (LRC), the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED), the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), the Government Printing Department and the entire Media houses for their support during the last elections. I will be remiss if I don’t especially thank all international and national observation missions for their tremendous contributions and useful recommendations during their missions in the last elections. This to a large extent gave credibility to the entire electoral process in the 2018 polls.
The successful elections of March, 2018 were a critical and historical step towards delivering the peace, stability and respect for rule of law that are essential for development to be sustainable. I want on behalf of the Commission and staff to congratulate the people of Sierra Leone on the successful elections as well as those elected at all levels and those that participated peacefully in, and otherwise contributed to the democratic process whether as candidates , voters or activists .
iiv i On behalf of the Commission I therefore recommend to all Stakeholders and researchers alike to read this report for, amongst others, a better understanding of the workings and programmes of the Commission and the electoral process in general.
NEC wishes you all a Prosperous New Year and is confident that together, we can continue to strive to conduct free, fair and credible electoral processes, as we prepare for the next electoral cycle.
______Mohamed N’fah-Alie Conteh Chief Electoral Commissioner/Chairman National Electoral Commission
viiiii Executive Summary
The Year 2018 was a very significant year in the Commission’s five-year Strategic
Plan, 2015-2019. The Commission conducted four critical elections in a day for the
second time since its establishment. This report highlights the mandate and internal
structure of the Commission and also explains the implementation of key electoral
programmes in 2018.
In 2018, the Commission successfully conducted the following key electoral
programmes:
1. Nominations for all elections conducted in the year under review
2. Presidential and Parliamentary elections;
3. Paramount Chieftaincy Member of Parliament elections;
4. City Mayors and District Chairman elections;
5. Local Council Councillors elections;
6. Capacity Development for Commissioners and staff.
This report also captures the Commission’s International Engagements and courtesy
calls made to the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Attorney
General and Minister of Justice, Minister of Political and Internal Affairs and
Diplomatic Corps.
It also covers the commission’s engagement with ECOWAS and the NEEDS
assessment mission to Sierra Leone conducted in July 2018.
In line with the provisions of Article 13 of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on
Democracy and Good Governance, and within the framework of ECOWAS support
to the forthcoming Nigerian General Elections and the decision of the Authority of
Heads of States the Chairman of the NEC led a pre- election missions to Nigeria ahead of the Presidential elections, the President of the ECOWAS Commission H.E.
Jean-Claude Kassi BROU deployed a pre- election fact finding mission to Nigeria from 1st to 15th November, 2018, report of the mission is contained in this report.
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This report also highlights the financial standing and related audit programmes of the Commission for the fiscal year 2018.
Finally, the participation of the Commission in the Government of Sierra Leone
Planning and Budgeting process, in a bid to secure adequate funding for the upcoming post electoral activities and conduct of Paramount Chieftaincy and upcoming bye-elections, is highlighted in this report.
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Mission Statement------` i Vision Statement ------i Guiding Principles ------II Acronyms------III & IV Foreword------V, VI & VII Executive Summary ------VIII
CHAPTER ONE:
1.0 PROFILE OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION 1.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………… 1 1.2.1 Board of Commissioners………………………………………………………….. 2 1.2.2 The Commission……………………………………………………….…….…2 1.2.3 The Secretariat…………………………………………………………………..4 1.3.4Administrative Secretariat………………………………………………………….5 1.3.5 Departments ………………………………………………………………………..5 CHAPTER TWO DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS OVERVIEW 2.0 Introduction………………………………………………………………………..8 2.1 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION 2.1.1 Structure and Staff…………………………………………………………………...8 2.1.2 Functions……………………………………………………………………………...8 2.1.3 Accomplishments………………………………………………………………………8 2.2 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 2.2.1 Structure and staff…………………………………………………………………….9 2.2.2 Functions………………………………………………………………………………9 2.2.3 Accomplishments……………………………………………………………………..9 2.3 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE, GENDER AND DISABILITY 2.3.1 Structure and Staff………………………………………………………..………..10 2.3.2 Functions of the department……………………………………………………...10 2.3.3Accomplishments……………….………….…………………………………….….11 2.3.3.1 Human Resource unit……………………………………….……….…………..11 2.3.3.2 Gender & Disability unit ……………………………………………………..…..12 2.3.3.3 Accomplishments……………………………………………………………..…...12 2.4 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) AND VOTERS ROLL 2.4.1 Structure…………………………………………………………………………..…..12 2.4.2 Information Technology Unit ……………………………………………….-…….12 2.4.3 Voters Roll & Data Management unit……………………………………………..12 2.4.4 Function………………………………………………………………………...…….12 2.4.5 Accomplishments……………………………………………………………………13 2.4.6 Collaboration/Coordination ………………………………………………………..13
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2.5. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AUDIT 2.5.1 Structure………………………………………………………………………………13 2.5.2 Function……………………………………………………………………………….14 2.5.3 Accomplishments of the Internal Audit Department……….…………………….14 2.5.4 Audit Committee……………………………………………………………………..14 2.6 DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS 2.6.1 Structure……………………………………………………………………………..15 2.6.2 Functions…………………………………………………………………………….15 2.6.3 Accomplishments……………………………………………………………………16 Attending to court petition matters:………………………………………………………22 2.6.3 Representing the Commission in Paramount Chieftancy Petitions Matters……22 2.6.4 Representing the Commission in Supreme Court Matters………………………..22 2.6.5 Representing the Commission in Appeal Court Matters……………...…………..22 2.6.6 Gazetting issues………………………………………………………….……..……23 2.6.7 The review of the public elections act, 2012………………………………………..23 2.6.8 The preparation of tenancy agreements for district offices………………………23 2.7 DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS (MER) 2.7.1 Structure and Staffing………………………………………………………………24 2.7.2 Functions……………………………………………………………………………..24 2.7.3 Accomplishments…………………………………………………………………….25 2.7.4 Media…………………………………………………………………………………25 2.7.5 Stakeholders Interaction……………………………………………………………25 2.7.6 Accreditation of political parties agents, media, domestic and international observers………………………………………………………….………………………….25 2.7.7 NEC WEBSITE…………………………………………………………………………26 2.8 DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONS 2.8.1 Structure………………………………………………………………………………26 2.8.2 Field Coordination Unit……………………………………………………………26 2.8.3 District Field Staff……………………………………………………………………26 2.8.4 Functions……………………….………………………………………………………26 2.8.5 Accomplishments…………………………………………………………………...…26 2.8.6 Collaboration ………………………………………………………………………...….27 2.9 DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH, MONITORING AND EVALUATION 2.9.1 Structure and Staffing:……………………………………………………...…….27 2.9.2 Functions ……………………………………………………………………………...28 2.9.3 Integrity Management Committee (IMC)…………………………………….....…..28 2.9.4 Accomplishments………………………………………………………….….…..28 2.9.4.1 Research and Documentation……………………………………………………..…..28 2.9.4.2 Monitoring and Evaluation……………………………………………………..….…29 2.9.4.3 Resource Centre………………………………………………………………..….…29 2.10 DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING AND ELECTORAL EDUCATION 2.10.1 Structure ………………………………………………………………………………29
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2.10.2 Functions…………………………………………………………………………...….29 2.10.3 Accomplishments:………………………………………………………………...….30 2.10.4 Nomination period (Presidential, Parliamentary, Mayoral/Chairpersons and Councillors……………………………………………………………………………………30 2.10.5 Training Methodology……………………………………………………………….30 Chapter Three Nominations 3.0 Nomination period ……………………………………………………………………...33 (Presidential, Parliamentary, Mayoral/Chairpersons and Councillors) 3.1 Legal Framework for Nomination………………………………………….....……….33 3.2 Nomination Dates:……………………………………………………………………..33 3.3 Parliamentary election…………………………………………………………………34 3.4 Paramount Chief Member of Parliament……………………………………………34 3.5 Withdrawals…………………………………………………………………………….35 3.6 Mayor and Chairpersons elections…………………………………………………..35 3.7 Councillors…………………………………………………………………………….36 CHAPTER FOUR Conduct of Elections in 2018…………………………………………………………37 4.0 Introduction………………………………………………………………………37 4.1 Registered Political Parties……………………………………………………………37 4.2 Election Results………………………………………………………………………40 4.2.1 Presidential 1st Rounds………………………………………………………………..40 4.2.2 Presidential Election Second Rounds……………………………………………42 4.3 Parliamentary Elections……………………………………………………………45 4.4 City Mayors Election………………………………………………………………...46 4.5 District Chairpersons Election………………………………………………………..49 4.6 Councillors of Local Councils Election…………………………………………….52 Summary of Councillors by Political Party country-wide………………………….67 CHAPTER FIVE International Engagements 5.1 International Engagements……………………………………………………………78 The Role of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS.)………….79 Activities………………………………………………………………………………………. The ECOWAS fact finding mission to Nigeria led by the chief electoral commissioner and chairman of the National Electoral commission…………………………………..80 The context of the 2019 elections…………………………………………………………81 b- Stakes of the 2019 Presidential Elections……………………………………………..82 The trajectory of the mission……………………………………………………………...83 Chapter SIX Finances/Donations Finances……………………………………………………………………………………87 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………87 Donations………………………………………………………………………….………87 Nigeria………………………………………………………………………………………87 Budget Analysis…………………………………………………………………………….89
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Chapter Six Recommendations 7.1.1: To Media & Stakeholders……………………………………………………………94 7.1.2:To the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL)……………………………..……..97 Organogram of the NEC 2018 ……………………………………………………………99 Organogram for Tally Centre……………….……………………………………………100 Internal Staff Promotions………………………………………………………………...101 External Recruitment with Permanent positions………………………………………102 Contract staff...……………………………………………………………………….…...103 Capacity Building………...………………………………………………………………103 Updated NEC staff directory 2018………………………………………………...……106 Addresses for the NEC Offices Nationwide…………………………………………….112
viiixii i List of Tables
Table 1: Present Commissioners and their oversight responsibilities…………………..3
Table 2 Analysis of the March 7th 2018 Parliamentary Election Petition Cases……....17
Table 3 Sierra Leone now has in its register seventeen (17) registered political
parties;……………………………………………………………………………………….38
Table 4 Summary of seats won in Parliament…………………………………………...45
Table 5 List of Mayors……………………………………………………………………..47
Table 6List of District chairperson……………………………..50
Table 7 summary of gender analysis per political party……………………………….70
Table 8 Analysis of results…………………………………………………………………74
Table 9 Analysis of results...……………………………………………………………….75
Table 10 Bonthe Election Municipal……………………………………………………….76
Table 11 Kenema Ward 55………………………………………………………………….77
Table 12 Budget Analysis…………………………………………………………………..89
Table 13 Summary Expenditure Report FY: 2018………………………………………..90
Table 14 Expenditure Report for FY 2018………………………………….………….….91
Table 15 Analysis of funds flow FY 2018…………………………………………..……..93
xiv ix List of Figures
Figure 1: Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for Presidential Election………………..33 Figure 2: Sex Analysis Candidates Nominated for Parliamentary Election………………...34 Figure 3: Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for PCMP Election………………………34 Figure 4: Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for Mayor/Chairperson Election……….35 Figure 5: Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for Councillors Election…………………36 Figure 6: Presidential 1st Rounds………………………………………………………………...40 Figure 7: Votes obtained by Contested Parties…………………………………………………42 Figure 8: Seats won in Parliament by Political parties and Independent Contestants……..45 Figure 9 No. of City Mayors……………………………………………………………………..46 Figure 10 No. of City Mayors……………………………………………………………………48 Figure 11 No. of Chairpersons…………………………………………………………………..49 Figure 12 No. of Chairpersons…………………………………………………………………..51 Figure 13 No. of City Mayors……………………………………………………………………67 Figure 14 No. of City Mayors……………………………………………………………………68 Figure 15 No. of City Mayors……………………………………………………………………69 Figure 16 APC Gender Analysis………………………………………………………………...70 Figure 17 C4C Gender Analysis…………………………………………………………………71 Figure 18 Independent Analysis………………………………………………………………...71 Figure 19 NGC Gender Analysis………………………………………………………………..72 Figure 20 PMDC Gender Analysis……………………………………………………………...72 Figure 21 SLPP Gender Analysis………………………………………………………………..73 Figure 22 No of men/women councillors in Political Parties ….……………………………..70
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1.1 PROFILE OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION
1.2 Introduction The National Electoral Commission, Sierra Leone (NEC-SL) is an independent body set up by an Act of Parliament to serve as the electoral authority with the constitutional mandate, under Section 33 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991, (Act No. 6 of 1991);
Section 7(1) of the Public Elections Act (PEA), 2012 and Section 28 of the Paramount
Chieftaincy Act, 2009 to:
Conduct all public elections and referenda; Register all eligible voters for all public elections and referenda i.e. prepare, maintain and regularly revise the Register of voters;
Demarcate Electoral Boundaries i.e. delimit Constituencies and Wards boundaries in accordance with the Constitution and any other enactment;
Facilitate the observation, monitoring and evaluation of elections; Conduct electoral education and Promote knowledge of sound democratic election processes;
Make Regulations and Codes of Conduct for the efficient performance of its functions;
Regulate the process for nomination of candidates for elections; Carry out such other functions as may be provided for by the Constitution or any other enactment.
NEC-SL is charged with the responsibility of conducting all elections including:
Public Elections
Presidential;
Parliamentary;
Local Councils:
- District Council Chairpersons; - City / Municipal Council Mayors; - Local Ward Councillors.
Page 1 of 112 Other Elections
Paramount Chieftaincy;
Paramount Chief Members of Parliament;
Village Heads. Referenda
The independence of the Commission, in the performance of its functions, is guaranteed in Section
32(11) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Act No. 6 of 1991), which states that:
“In the exercise of any functions vested in it by this Constitution, the Electoral
Commission shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority”.
1.3 Structure of the National Electoral Commission, Sierra Leone
Board of Commissioners Administrative Secretariat
1.2.1 Board of Commissioners
The NEC-SL Structure as outlined in Section 32 of the 1991 Constitution shall comprise: a Board of Commissioners (BOC) consisting of five members, headed by the Chief Electoral Commissioner who shall be Chairperson and four Electoral Commissioners.
The Commissioners including the Chairman are nominated by His Excellency the President, in consultation with the Leaders of all registered political parties and approved by Parliament. They perform oversight responsibilities for respective functions of the ten Departments in the
Secretariat.
Policies governing the operations of the Commission are approved by the Board of
Commissioners.
The Commission shall be a corporate body having perpetual succession and shall be capable of;
Suing and being sued in its corporate name and acquiring, holding and disposing of movable and immovable property, Performing all such acts as bodies corporate may by law perform.
The Chief Electoral Commissioner & Chairman is the head of policy and spokesperson of the
Commission. The four other Electoral Commissioners are tasked with oversight responsibilities of certain specific departments and regions (i.e. East, West, North, North- Western and South).
Page 2 of 112 The tenure of office of all Commissioners is five years and their terms and conditions of service are
prescribed by Parliament.
The Commission is the oversight and policy-making body responsible for the overall supervision and control of the electoral processes. It is responsible for the preparation, organization and the adoption of all necessary measures to ensure the conduct of credible and acceptable elections.
Table 1: Present Commissioners and their oversight responsibilities
S/N Commissioner Oversight Responsibilities Regional Responsibilities 1 Mohamed N’fah-Alie Finance, Administration and Internal National Conteh Audit Departments/Issues Chief Electoral Commissioner/Chairperson 2 Commissioner Augusta Training and Electoral Education Southern Region Bockarie1 Department & Issues relating to infrastructure 3 Commissioner Macksood Legal Affairs, Research, Monitoring Northern Region Gibril Sesay2 and Evaluation Departments North/Western Region 4 Commissioner Miatta Lilly Media & External Relation (including Western Region French Political Party & Stakeholder Relations), Human Resource, Gender and Disability Departments. 5 Commissioner Stephen Aiah Operations, ICT & Voters Registration Eastern Region Mattia Departments
1 Her tenure ended on the 3rd of October 2018 2 Special Assignment for Commissioner Macksood G. Sesay: Liaison with Ministry of Local Government and Rural Department on Paramount Chieftaincy and other related issues.
Page 3 of 112 1.2.2 The Commission THE COMMISSIONERS
1.2.3 The Secretariat The Secretariat constitutes administrative and technical staff hired on ad hoc and permanent basis by 3 the Commission, headed by the Executive Secretary (ES). Composition of the Management: The Executive Secretary (ES) (1) Directors (10) Executive Assistant to the CEC (1) Assistant to the Executive Secretary (1)
3 Section 9 (1) (2) (3) of the Public Elections Act 2012: The Electoral Commission shall have an Executive Secretary, and such other staff as may be required for the efficient discharge of the functions of the Commission. The Executive Secretary and other staff of the Commission shall be appointed by the Electoral Commission subject to the term and conditions that the Commission may determine. Public officers may be seconded or otherwise render assistance to the Commission. The Executive Secretary shall be responsible to the Commission for- (4) (a) The day-to-day administration of the affairs of the Commission; (b) The recording and keeping of Minutes of meetings of the Commission in a book kept for that purpose; (c) The supervision and discipline of the staff of the Commission; and (d) Performing such other duties as the Commission may determine.
Page 4 of 112 1.3.4 Administrative Secretariat
Section 9 of the Public Elections Act, 2012, makes provision for the appointment of an Executive
Secretary, employment of permanent staff members to meet the needs of the various departments and ad hoc staff for the implementation of the various activities of the Commission.
The Executive Secretary shall be responsible to the Commission for the
a) Day-to-day administration of the affairs of the Commission; b) Recording and keeping of Minutes of meetings of the Commission; and c) Supervision and discipline of the staff of the Commission. The Secretariat is the administrative body responsible for the implementation of all policies and
decisions of the Board of Commissioners.
The Secretariat has ten Departments at the Headquarters with specific responsibilities
(administrative and operational) related to the conduct of all elections. The Commission has
Regional and District offices headed by Regional Chiefs and District Electoral Officers.
1.3.5 Departments
The Commission’s ten Departments are:
Administration Finance
Human Resource, Gender and Disability
Information Technology
Internal Audit
Legal Affairs
Media and External Relations Operations
Research, Monitoring and Evaluation
Training and Electoral Education
Page 5 of 112 Management
William Addo Davies Executive Secretary
Edmond S Alpha Gladys N John Director of Training and Director of Legal Affairs Electoral Education
Victor Samuels Director of Finance
Raymond A N George Abubakarr Koroma Director of Research, Director of Admin Monitoring and Evaluation
Philip Kargbo Director of Operations
Tamba T Tommy Abu Turay Director of Human Resource, Executive Asst. to the Gender and Disability Albert Massaquoi CEC/Chairman Director of Media and External Relations
Sheku C Johnny Mbekay Amara Aiah E Sam Asst. to the Ex Secretary Director of IT & Voters Roll Director of Internal Audit
Page 6 of 112 At the supervisory level are Unit Chiefs and Regional Chiefs of the respective regions;
followed by Electoral Officers and Assistant Electoral Officers at Unit and District levels.
At the operational level are the District Electoral Officers (DEOs), Assistant District
Electoral Officers (ADEOs), Voter Education and Training Officers (VETOs) based in the
districts. There are also Electoral Officers (EOs), Assistant Electoral Officers (AEOs) and
Administrative Assistants (AAs) servicing the ten Departments at National Headquarters.
All planning for electoral processes are undertaken by Management and implemented by
the District staff in the districts.
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DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS OVERVIEW
2.0 Introduction
This chapter deals with the structure, functions and accomplishments of the Ten (10)
Departments during the year under review i.e. 2018.
2.1 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
2.1.1 Structure and Staff
The Department consists of an Administration Unit and a Logistics & Procurement Unit staffed
by: 1 Director; 2 Unit Chiefs; 4 Electoral Officers; 3 Assistant Electoral Officers.
2.1.2 Functions Its main tasks include:
Provision of administrative support services including the provision of offices for all staff and ensuring the availability of adequate office equipment and facilities;
Managing the assets of the Commission including buildings and land; Managing the Commission’s fleet of vehicles and motor bikes;
Registering all incoming and outgoing mails as well as dispatch activities;
Ensuring security and safety of the Commission’s staff, buildings and equipment;
Procurement of goods services and works in accordance with the Public Procurement Act, 2004 and National Public Procurement Authority guidelines.
2.1.3 Accomplishments The major accomplishments of the Administration Department in the year under review: Facilitated the following,
Hiring of vehicles (Jeeps) for polling for the conduct of the general elections in March 2018;
printing of ballots and forms for polling (First round and run-off elections in South Africa);
Sorting, packing and dispatch of electoral materials from the national warehouse to the sixteen electoral districts;
Logistics support for the setting up of the regional tally centres; Procurement of electoral materials for the conduct of the bye-election in ward 196, Kambia district;
Page 8 of 112 Provision of a twenty-four hour Internet facility being provided for both headquarters and Wellington Warehouse;
Arrangements for national and international travel for commissioners and other staff members;
Provision of a twenty-four hour power supply is provided both at headquarters and Wellington Warehouse, this is for both Electricity supply and generator;
renewal and/or payment of 2018 Tenancy Agreements for all District offices;
the Licensing and insuring of all vehicles and motor bikes including the newly donated Nigeria Vehicles;
the payment of all utility bills and Service Providers, this includes electricity and water supply;
the security deployment to residences of all Commissioners including the Executive Secretary; and also the Headquarter and Wellington Warehouse premises; The general maintenance on Air Conditioners, Fire Extinguishers and electrical appliances.
2.2 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
2.2.1 Structure and staff
The Department has one unit staffed by: 1 Director, 1 Chief, 2 Electoral Officers, 3 Assistant
Electoral Officers and 1 Administrative Assistant.
2.2.2 Functions
The Department of Finance supports the Commission’s activities through finances
provided by the Government of Sierra Leone (Gosl) and Donors. Its role extends to
sourcing and monitoring funds from the Government of Sierra Leone (Gosl) and Donors.
2.2.3 Accomplishments
The major accomplishments of the Finance Department in the year under review:
Facilitated the following,
The preparation and submission of the 2018 statutory accounts to Audit Service Sierra Leone. The external audit of 2017 Statutory Accounts by Audit Sierra Leone Limited. The preparation and submission of the 2018 recurrent and programme GoSL allocations of the NEC to the Ministry of Finance
Page 9 of 112 The processing and disbursement of funds to all departments for the 2018 General Elections; The collection and payment of Nomination fees from Aspirants from various parties to the consolidated revenue fund; The payment of all staff emoluments (salaries, leave allowances, terminal benefits, NASSIT subscriptions and PAYE) on receipt of monthly salary Grant funds; The submission of Quarterly IMF Agency Report, Budget Call Circular and payroll templates to MOFED; The Commission’s participation in the M.T.E.F. (Medium Term Expenditure Framework) budgetary discussions hosted by MOFED; The Commission’s participation in the Review of Budgetary Estimates 2019 hosted by Parliamentary Committee on Finance; The activation of the “Sage” accounting software.
2.3 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE, GENDER AND DISABILITY
2.3.1 Structure and Staff The Department is divided into two units; Human Resource Unit and Gender and
Disability Unit each headed by a Chief. The Director oversees and supervises all
departmental activities and implementation. The unit Chiefs are supported by three staffs,
the Electoral Officer-Human Resource unit and two Assistant Electoral Officers - Human
Resource, Gender & Disability unit
2.3.2 FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT The Human Resource, Gender and Disability Department is responsible for the day to day management of the Commission’s Human Resource, in accordance with the Commission’s
Human Resource Policy, Standing Orders (A&B) and the country’s Labour Laws.
The Human Resource Policy also includes Performance Appraisals, adequate control
measures to manage staff promotions, rotations, postings, remunerations, recruitment and
increase participation in electoral processes of Persons with Disabilities and marginalised
groups.
Page 10 of 112 2.3.3 ACCOMPLISHMENTS The major accomplishments of the Human Resource, Gender and Disability Department in the
year under review:
Facilitated the following,
2.3.3.1 HUMAN RESOURCE UNIT The payment of all emoluments including annual leave allowances and benefits to all affected staff and addressed all personnel, administrative and disciplinary issues;
The payment of NASSIT retirement, resignation and death benefits to staff;
The external recruitment of Twenty-four permanent staff, Three Contract staff and promoted eight staff internally;
The renewal of the contract of Mr. Abu Turay, Executive Assistant to Chief Electoral Commissioner/Chairman.
Disabled Voter Casting his Ballot
Page 11 of 112 2.3.3.2 GENDER & DISABILITY UNIT 2.3.3.3 Accomplishments The recruitment of persons with Disability as Voter Education Officer in all the sixteen(16) electoral districts during the multitier elections;
Meetings with the Disability Organisation to enhance the participation of the physically challenged in the electoral processes;
The translation and production of election materials (FAQs) into the braille and pictorial versions for the Persons with Disability;
The sensitisation and training of the aged, blind, the sick and the polling staff on the use of the Tactile Ballot Guide during the conduct of the 2018 elections and various
Bye Elections held within the period under review;
The submission of concept papers: On strategies to enhance inclusive participation
of women in the electoral processes;
2.4 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) AND VOTERS ROLL 2.4.1 Structure
The Department is headed by a Director and two unit chiefs. It has five Regional IT
Officers, a Web Developer and two support staffs. The Department has two units
Information and Technology Unit and the Voters Roll & Data Management unit.
2.4.2 Information Technology Unit
This unit is comprised of a Chief, Web Developer and two (2) Support staffs. 2.4.3 Voters Roll & Data Management unit This Unit is comprised of a Chief and Five (5) Regional IT Officers. 2.4.4 Function
The Department of Information, Communication, Technology and Voters Roll (ICT&VR) is
responsible for managing and maintaining the Commission’s Information Technology &
Communication Systems, providing support to electoral operations as well as providing
day to IT administrative support to the Commission.
Page 12 of 112 2.4.5 Accomplishments
The major accomplishments of the Information, Communication, Technology and Voters
Roll Department in the year under review: Facilitated the following,
Support to the Civil and Voter Registration activities; Generation and in-house printing of Voters Register for bye elections; Staff ID card printing ; Nomination of candidates for bye elections; • Development and deployment of the Candidate Nomination software • Consolidation of nomination data from Nomination Kits and processing for the generation of ballot artwork. Development and deployment of tally software for the 2018 elections Setting up of five regional tally centres for tallying of results for the 2018 elections Transmission of election results to NEC Hq. Upgrading of the 2018 Result Management software. Generation of all relevant data for the legal department for gazetting. Regular updating of the NEC Website. Upgrading of the Human Resource Information System ( HRIS) Setting up of Network for SAGE Account System for the Finance Department of the NEC 2.4.6 Collaboration/Coordination The department collaborated with all departments within the NEC and the following external stakeholders to accomplish the above stated responsibilities.
1. Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL)
2. National Commission for Registration Authority (NCRA)
3. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
2.5. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AUDIT
2.5.1 Structure
The Internal Audit Department has a staff size of five (5) namely the Director, the Chief (on
study leave), Acting Chief, an Electoral Officer recruited on contract and Assistant Electoral
Officer. The department reports functionally to the Chief Electoral Commissioner/
Chairman and professionally to the Audit Committee.
Page 13 of 112 2.5.2 Function
The department is charged with the responsibility to review and report on the effectiveness
of all levels of management with regards to the use of the Commission’s resources and
conduct an independent appraisal on all the Commission’s activities.
2.5.3 Accomplishments of the Internal Audit Department
The major accomplishments of the Internal Audit Department in the year under review:
Facilitated the following
2.5.4 Audit Committee
The functioning of an Audit Committee There is a functional audit committee within the Commission. This committee
performs several functions notably:
• Overseas the technical work of the internal audit department by reviewing their plan for adequacy and appropriateness;
• Reviews their audit reports and recommend appropriate actions; and • Engages the Board of Commissioners about emerging audit issues as contained in the audit reports with a view to discuss them in order to address
them.
The Audit Activities for the year under review The following audit activities were carried out during the 2018 financial year:
Development of a revised risk register of the Commission;
Production of an annual audit plan for 2018 that was used to inform audit engagements for the year;
Conducted regional audit inspections of the Commission’s regional offices and produced inspection reports;
Conducted follow-up audit and audit of the Commission’s 2017 statutory accounts;
Conducted a fixed asset management audit for all assets and inventories of the Commission across the country;
Page 14 of 112 Conducted risk assessment of the voter registration process in April 2018 and produced a risk assessment report;
Conducted a risk assessment on election funding for the March 2018 elections; Reviewed vehicle log books for the period Jan to Oct 2018 to ascertain the correct use or misuse of vehicle log books by drivers;
Conducted an audit on the adjudication process;
Facilitated the review process for the review of Standing Order C: Financial Policies and Accounting procedures Manual by helping to develop a
Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission and the
Consultant;
Conducted a review of the recruitment process for polling staff in February 2018;
Conducted special investigations on payroll including the computation and payment of annual leave allowances to staff and Commissioners;
Conducted end of year audit engagements into the following activities:
End of Year Stock Taking
Cut-off on cheque books, petty cash count
EDSA meter reading
Reading of fuel tank
2.6 DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
2.6.1 Structure
The Department is responsible for all legal and related legal issues of the Commission. It is headed by a Director and deputized by a Chief, to whom the Electoral Officer and the Personal
Assistant reports directly. The Department also has two (2) Legal Retainers, to help in the discharge of its functions. The duties and responsibilities of the Department, amongst other things, are to advice and represent the Commission on all legal matters.
2.6.2 Functions
The Legal Affairs Unit manages all legal-related activities of the Commission. These include addressing litigation issues, preparing tenancy agreements, contracts, conveyances, gazetting of
Page 15 of 112 election related Public Notices and Results Declaration. It is also concerned with provision of legal opinion and advice through the coordination of the activities of the three Legal Retainers.
2.6.3 Accomplishments
The major accomplishments of the Legal Affairs Department in the year under review:
Facilitated the following,
ATTENDING TO COURT PETITION MATTERS: Since the year under review was election year, there were many petitions and other electoral offences cases ranging from Registration of voters, Nomination of Candidates and
Proclamation of the final election results of the March 7th 2018 elections and the second round of elections (Run-off) held on the 31st of March 2018.
During this period, there were a total of fifty- seven (57) Parliamentary Election Petitions in the High Courts nationwide, 2 Presidential Petitions in the Supreme Court that has been consolidated into one and one PC petition that is still ongoing in the High Court of Bo.
Please see analysis below:
There were 19 Parliamentary Petition cases for Western Region.
14 for Western Urban and
5 for Western Area Rural District in respect of the 2018 Parliamentary
Elections. • North-West Region has 4
• Northern Region has 9
• Southern Region has 14 and
• Eastern Region has 10
Page 16 of 112 Table 2 ANALYSIS OF THE MARCH 7TH 2018 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION PETITION CASES
No. REGION DISTRICT CONSTITUENCY CASE TITLE COURT OF SITTING
1 Kailahun 003 Moses Kpako James Sahr Kenema High vs Hindolo Moiwo Gevao Court
2 Kailahun 010 Alfred Tamba vs Samuel Kenema High Panda Court
3 Kenema 011 Alpha Koroma Kenema High Court Vs Musa Moigua
4 Kenema 012 Brima Sangawolo Kenema High Lansana Court
Vs Momoh Bockarie
5 Kenema 013 John Idrissa Konneh Kenema High Court Vs Alusine Kanneh 6 Kenema 014 Umar Gendemeh Kenema High
Court Vs Josephine Makieu
7 Kenema 017 Augustine Gbakpa vs Kenema High EAST Court Brima Mansaray
8 Kenema 019 Lahai Bockarie Lavalie Kenema High Court Vs Mathew Nyuma
9 Kenema 020 Adama Christiana Kallon Kenema High Kamara Vs Francis Court Amara Kaisamba
10 Kono 022 Sahr Francis Gbondo Kenema High Court Vs Isaac Tom Tucker
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No. REGION DISTRICT CONSTITUENCY CASE TITLE COURT OF SITTING
1 Bombali 031 Alhaji Idrissa Sesay Makeni High Court
Vs John Charles Conteh
2 Falaba 039 Chernoh M.B Jalloh Makeni High Court
NORTH Vs Mohamed Shaw 3 Falaba 040 Alpha Fode Madie Makeni High Court Jabbie Vs Alhassan Jerro Kamara
4 Falaba 041 Saio Jawara Vs Makeni High Court Alusine Marah
5 Falaba 042 Sallu Hassan Koroma Makeni High Court
Vs Lahai Marah
6 Koinadugu 044 Mariama Manteneh Makeni High Court Marah Vs Foday Lamin Kabba
7 Koinadugu 045 Francis-Foray Koroma Makeni High Court
Vs Kusan Sesay
8 Tonkolili 048 John Gbla Vs Makeni High Court Honourable Aaron Koroma
9 Tonkolili 056 Jawa Sesay Vs Musa Makeni High Court B. Jalloh
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No. REGION DISTRICT CONSTITUENCY CASE TITLE COURT OF SITTING
1 Kambia 058 Morlai Samura Vs Makeni High
Alusine Kamara Court
2 Karene 063 Musa Mansaray Vs Makeni High
Mohamed N’fah Alie Court Conteh 3 NORTH - Karene 064 Foday Sadiku Kallon Makeni High WEST Vs Roland Foday Court Kargbo 4 Karene 066 Alimamy Bundu Makeni High Kamara Vs Mohamed Court Bangura 5 Port Loko 071 Osman Kargbo Vs Makeni High Hon Saidu Kamara Court
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No. REGION DISTRICT CONSTITUENCY CASE TITLE COURT OF SITTING
1 Bo 079 Rose Daramy Vs Bo High Court Osman Abdulai
2 Bo 080 Martin Massaqoi Vs Sama Bo High Court Sandy
3 Bo 081 Musa Beinda Vs Bo High Court Joseph Williams Lamin
4 Bo 084 Sheku K. Conteh Vs Joseph Bo High Court
Kamara 5 Bo 086 Abdul Kallon Vs Nenneh Bo High Court
Lebbie
6 Bo 087 Baimba Sesay Bo High Court
Vs Yusuf Mackery
7 Bo 088 Cecelia D Ngobeh Bo High Court Vs Keikura Vandy
8 Bonthe 089 Isagah Sesay Vs Segepoh Bo High Court Thomas
9 Bonthe 090 Sengeh Abdul Razak Ibrahim Bo High Court
Vs Moses A. Edwin
10 SOUTH Moyamba 093 Allieu Fuad Bangura Vs Bo High Court Amadu Kanu
11 Moyamba 094 Ethelbeth Sorba Kongtham Bo High Court Bendu Vs Veronica Sesay
12 Moyamba 095 Mustapha Amara KoromaVs Bo High Court Mustapha Musa Sellu
13 Pujehun 100 Kadie Massaquoi Vs Dickson Bo High Court Rogers
14 Pujehun 101 Sylvester Massaquoi Vs Sidie Bo High Court Tunis
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No. REGION DISTRICT CONSTITUENCY CASE TITLE COURT OF SITTING
1 Western Rural 108 Ahmed Joseph Kanu Vs Hon FT. High Court Kemokoh Conteh
2 Western Rural 109 Alhassan Cole Vs Osman FT. High Court Jalloh
3 Western Rural 110 Josephine Jackson Vs Kadie FT. High Court Kallon
4 Western Rural 111 Rev. Horrace E. Vincent Vs FT. High Court John Satty Bangura
5 Western Rural 112 Victor S.O.B Davies vs FT. High Court Amara Miatta Haja
WEST 1 Western 113 Idris Sahid Kamara Vs FT. High Court Urban Rugiatu Rosy Kanu
2 Western 116 Emmanuel Sahr Gbekie vs FT. High Court Urban Hariyatu Ariana Bangura
3 Western 118 Thomas Aaron Leroy FT. High Court Urban Koroma Vs Isaac Tarawallie
4 Western 119 Sahr Sahid Saccoh Vs Wuroh FT. High Court Urban Timbo Jalloh
5 Western 120 Tennison Hindolo Sandy FT. High Court Urban Vs Honourable Momoh Kamara
6 Western 121 Abdul Muniru Lansana FT. High Court Urban Vs Ahmed Mansaray
7 Western 122 Mr Allieu Ibrahim Kamara FT. High Court Urban Vs Mohamed Sheriff Kasim- Carew 8 Western 126 Charles Bio FT. High Court Urban Vs Chernoh Maju Bah
9 Western 127 John T Koroma Vs Sirajin R FT. High Court Urban Kamara
10 Western 128 Benjamin Turay Vs FT. High Court Urban Abubakarr F. Sillah
11 Western 129 Fatmata Sarah Soukenah FT. High Court Urban Vs Emmanuel Saidu Conteh
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12 Western 130 Abdul Sulaiman Marray – FT. High Court Urban Conteh Vs Osman Abdal Timbo 13 Western 131 Osman Jalloh Vs Mohamed FT. High Court Urban Sheriff 14 Western 132 Hon. Sheku Sannoh Vs FT. High Court Urban Ibrahim Conteh
Most of the petitions in the western Region have been ongoing before Justice Sesay .J A and Justice
Edwards J. A
Most of the cases especially the ones in the Provinces are yet to be assigned and some are asking for
summons for direction to commence proceedings. Only Constituency 039 in Falaba District has been ongoing in the Makeni High Court and Constituency 022 for Kono District in the Kenema
High courts.
2.6.3 Representing the Commission in Paramount Chieftancy Petitions Matters
The Timdale PC election which was conducted on the 30th November 2015 petition case : Matilda
Manyeh KaikaiYimbo, Solomon Yimbo & Others AND Joseph Stevens B. Solongi, Provincial
Secretary (South), National Electoral Commission and the Attorney General & Minister of Justice is
still ongoing in the Bo High court. They are yet to give final ruling on the case.
2.6.4 Representing the Commission in Supreme Court Matters
For the Supreme court matters - ( Dr. Sylvia Blyden vs CEC,NEC, Maada Bio and SLPP)
and that of Dr. Samura Wilson Kamara et al vs Mohamed N’fah Alie Conteh & Brigadier
Julius Maada Bio, the Counsel for the 3rd and 4th (Maada Bio and SLPP) filed in an
application in the Supreme Court to consolidate both matters. This was granted and the
matter is still ongoing.
2.6.5 Representing the Commission in Appeal Court Matters
The following matters have been appealed against in the court of appeal: Constituencies 031, 041, 042, 044, 045, 048, 058, 063, 066 and 071
Page 22 of 112 2.6.6 GAZETTING ISSUES
The department gazetted all of the following;
Government Notices for the conduct of the March 7th Elections; Final List of Polling Staff; Final List of Nominated Candidates for the Presidential, Parliamentary, Local Council and Paramount Chief Members of Parliament for the March 7th 2018 Elections.
4. Certified final Results for the Presidential, Parliamentary, Local Council and
Paramount Chief Members of Parliament for the March 7th 2018 Elections
5 Certified final Results for the Second Rounds of the Presidential Elections
2.6.7 THE REVIEW OF THE PUBLIC ELECTIONS ACT, 2012
The Public Elections Act, 2012 (Act No 4 of 2012) constitutes the legal framework for elections in
Sierra Leone. After the conduct of the November 17th 2012 multiple elections, Elections Observers
(National and International) and other stakeholders in the electoral process recommended that the
Act must be reviewed to amend some inconsistencies and gaps before the next General and
Presidential Elections in 2018.
The review that was made in 2016 – 2017 by The Sub-committee comprising representatives from the Judiciary, LOD, PPRC, IMC, NCD, NRS, HRCSL, LRC and NEC was submitted to the Law
Officers’ Department for drafting of the bill and subsequent laying in Parliament. The Bill was
however not passed and since this was election year, no further review was done.
The department will however have to work with the relevant stakeholders to do a fresh review of the act again to include more recommendations from the experiences of the
March 7th 2018 Elections.
2.6.8 THE PREPARATION OF TENANCY AGREEMENTS FOR DISTRICT OFFICES
Tenancy Agreement for most of our offices and other properties in the 16 Electoral Districts was
prepared and facilitated by the Department in collaboration with the Legal Retainers.
Page 23 of 112 2.7 DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS (MER)
2.7.1 Structure and Staffing
The Department is staffed by: one (1) Director, (1) Chief and (1)Electoral Officer
2.7.2 Functions
The functions of the Department are follows:
Coordinate all interactions between the Commission and elections stakeholders in the Electoral Process.
Develop of Political Parties Campaign Codes of Conduct and the Commission’s media and communication strategy.
Coordinate the development of accreditation procedures and codes of conduct for Political Party Agents/ Independent Candidate Agents.
Act as the liaison between electoral stakeholders, development partners and NEC.
Undertake public relations activities in ensuring that stakeholders understand NEC’s electoral activities.
Coordinate and monitor all activities for nomination of candidates in elections.
Collaborate with the Department of Information Technology for the processing of nomination.
Organise Press Conferences, Radio Interviews on relevant Elections issues.
Coordinate all media and protocol activities.
Prepare in collaboration with relevant departments Nomination Manuals.
Ensure effective handing of all client enquires/and see that they are addressed
Maintain effective database of all stakeholders.
Liaise with the Training and Capacity Building Unit to provide support for stakeholder training and sensitisation programmes for NEC’s Client (Political
Parties, Contestants) on the electoral process.
Manage the affairs of the Commission’s website.
Page 24 of 112 2.7.3 Accomplishments
The major accomplishments of the Media and external Relations Department in the year under review:
Facilitated the following,
2.7.4 MEDIA
Development of consistent/ uniform messages for on Sierra Leone’s electoral process 2018 Publication of various NEC Press Releases regarding the prosponed Local Council Bye-election in Ward 196 Kambia District. Media coverage of Polling in Ward 196 Local Council Bye-election process in Kambia District. Strengthening of the Commission’s relation with media institutions in giving prominence to NEC related reports. Coordination of live coverage of NEC Electoral activities (Polling activities, Tallying and Announcement of Election Results at District and National Levels). Airing of NEC recorded programmes on different radio stations and clarified key electoral issues on radio.
2.7.5 STAKEHOLDERS INTERACTION
The Political Parties Liaison Committee (PPLC) is a stakeholders interaction forum
between NEC ,political parties, democratic instituions, civil society and the security. 26
regular PPLC meetings were held forthnighly. Furthermore the Commission held
extraordinary meetings as and when the need arose during the electoral process.
At district level, PPLC meetings were held on monthly basis and the Commission held
stakeholders meetings in the conduct of the following bye elections:
2.7.6 ACCREDITATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES AGENTS, MEDIA, DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS
The Department distributed the following;
120,000 Accreditation cards to political parties agents, observers and the media.
5000 vehicle authorisation passes for Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council 2018 General Elections to Stakeholders at all levels.
Page 25 of 112 2.7.7 NEC WEBSITE
The Department collaborated with NEC IT Web Designer to popularize the Commission’s
activities in the NEC website.
2.8 DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONS
2.8.1 Structure
The Operations Department consists of the Field Coordination Unit at the National
Headquarters and staff of the 16 NEC Electoral Districts.
2.8.2 Field Coordination Unit Staffs include: 1 Director, 5 Chief Field Liaison Officers, 2 Electoral Officers; and 1
Assistant Electoral Officer.
2.8.3 District Field Staff Staffs include: 16 District Electoral Officers, 16 Assistant District Electoral Officers, 18
Voter Education & Training Officers, 16 Office Assistants, and 5 Regional
Administrative Assistants.
2.8.4 Functions The Operations Department is responsible for developing the general electoral
operational plan as well as coordinating and ensuring its implementation. It has the
overall responsibility of executing the strategies and activities of the Commission in the
districts. The Department also plays a leading role in the delimitation of electoral
boundaries, Voter Registration, Management of the Situation Room and Polling.
2.8.5 Accomplishments
The major accomplishments of the Operations Department in the year under review:
Facilitated the following,
The Successful coordination of the NEC Field / District Offices and the National headquarters for the implementation of all NEC activities;
The Conduct the 2018 elections;
Page 26 of 112 The conduct of deferred elections for two local councils in Bombali and Bonthe districts. A bye election was also conducted in Ward 196 in Kambia which was
however cancelled by the Commission as a result of electoral violence.
The Collaboration with officials (Provincial Secretaries; Senior /District Officers) of the Local Government Ministry in the revision of Councillors list for 56 Chiefdoms,
The vacancies for these Paramount Chieftaincy elections occurred as a result of
either the demise of the substantive Paramount Chief or the de-amalgamation of
Chiefdoms.
The Provision of updates on all electoral operations for stakeholders meetings such as those of the Office of National Security (ONS) including National Security Council
Coordinating Group (NSCCG), Provincial Security Committee Meeting (PROSEC),
District Security Coordinating Group (DISEC) and the Election Basket Fund Steering
Committee (EBF).
2.8.6 Collaboration
The Department collaborated with other departments and key stakeholders in the verification of public/civil servant payroll led by the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA); Collaborated with Sierra Leone Motor Bike Riders Union in the conduct of their national executive elections;
Collaborated and observed the conduct of national executive elections for All Political Parties Association (APPA)
Members of the department benefitted from series of trainings on elections and staff capacity building conducted by UNDP.
2.9 DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH, MONITORING AND EVALUATION
2.9.1 Structure and Staffing: The Department is staffed by: 1 Director; 1 Unit Chief; 1 Electoral Officer and 1
Assistant Electoral Officer.
Page 27 of 112 2.9.2 Functions The Department performs two major functions in the Commission;
Research, documentation and manning of the NEC Resource Centre
Monitoring and Evaluation of all programmes and activities of the NEC Other functions of the Department include:
Development of an operational and administrative M & E framework
Establishment of roles and responsibilities for the conduct of M & E exercises
Development of evaluation policies and plans
Implementation and monitoring of the effectiveness of M & E Policies
Conduct of quarterly, mid -term and annual reviews
Preparation of evaluation reports of all reviews for the attention of management
Development of staff capacity for monitoring and evaluation
Coordination of Research on relevant themes and perspectives of election management and administration
2.9.3 Integrity Management Committee (IMC) There is a functioning IMC within the Commission comprising the Executive Secretary and Directors as members.
The Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation is the focal person of the IMC who liaises between the NEC IMC and the National Anti-Corruption Strategy
(NACS) secretariat on regular basis
2.9.4 Accomplishments
The major accomplishments of the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Department in the year under review: Facilitated the following,
2.9.4.1 Research and Documentation The production of the Election Report 2018;
The production of the Annual Report 2018;
The Conduct of a research on male/female voter turnout in deferred elections in Wards 308 Bonthe district council, Ward 121 and 123 in Makeni City, 234 and 235 in
Port Loko City.
Page 28 of 112 2.9.4.2 Monitoring and Evaluation
The effective and efficient monitoring of the training of polling staffs for the general elections conducted in March 2018;
The Effective and efficient monitored the training of polling staffs for the bye elections conducted in ward 196 in Kambia district;
2.9.4.3 Resource Centre
The resource centre received books for its reference section as donation from the former Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Christiana Amber Thorpe to boost up the number
of reference books at the centre.
2.10 DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING AND ELECTORAL EDUCATION
2.10.1 Structure
The Department comprises a Director, Chief, Electoral Officer and Two Assistant Electoral
Officers. The two main components of the Department are Training and Procedures and
Electoral Education.
2.10.2 Functions
The Department of Training and Electoral Education is responsible for organizing and
coordinating all election related operational trainings and development of procedures for
all electoral processes. The Department also collaborates with the Human Resource
Department on capacity building programmes for Commissioners and staff.
As part of its Terms of Reference, the Department is tasked with the responsibility of
undertaking both Voter and Electoral Education for all electoral processes. Of significance
is the focus on electoral education which encompasses the ‘why’ and ‘how’ aspects of
voting with emphasis also on civic education.
The Department’s key objectives include professional training and capacity building for
all NEC staff in related departmental disciplines; continuation of institutional capacity
building initiatives, especially in Training staff on updated procedures for all electoral
processes, including boundary delimitation, voter registration and conduct of polls.
Page 29 of 112 2.10.3 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The major accomplishments of the Training and Electoral Education Department in the year under review facilitated the following;
The training of Potential Candidates at District and National level on 2nd January 2018 in collaboration with the department of Media and External Relations for the
2018 elections;
2.10.4 Nomination period (Presidential, Parliamentary, Mayoral/Chairpersons and Councillors
The training of Headquarter and District staff on Nomination procedures for the 2018 elections formed an essential element of the electoral process that facilitated
proper understanding of procedures on Form filling, codes of conduct for political
party candidates and other regulations for the five categories of nominations
conducted (Presidential, Parliamentary, Mayoral, Chairperson, Local Councillors
and PCMP) in January 2018.
2.10.5 Training Methodology
This training methodology adopted was the cascaded method and hands on training on the
use of IT software on nominations. Other skills/techniques which added value to the
training at various levels included: Focus Group work, Discussions and Plenary sessions.
The Facilitation skills adopted were Demonstration, Simulations, Role plays, Hands on
training in filling the forms and nomination software application.
The department facilitated the conduct of the following workshops:-
Registration and card Distribution Training in January 2018 at regional and district level;
Zero Level of cascaded workshop on polling and counting procedures and first and second level of cascade on Tally Centre Procedures at Wellington in five locations of the Country in February, 2018.
Page 30 of 112 Results Management Workshop was held in Freetown at the Hub Hotel in May 2018 for two days.
Interdepartmental coordination workshop on polling and counting procedures at Hill Valley Hotel in June 2018.
Training of various categories of Polling staff in collaboration with the UNDP;
Training Workshop on Operational Planning Skills for District and HQ staff which was categorized into two phases; First phase was held on 10th to 11th July 2018 and second phase on 12th to 13th July 2018 at the Hill Valley hotel, Signal Hill, Freetown.
Workshops for Field Officers and Headquarter staff between the 14th and 31st August 2018 at the Hub Hotel, Wilberforce.
The training took place in two phases as follows:-
. Phase One was on Training skills Workshop for Voter Education and Training Officers and Headquarters staff from the 14th to 17th August 2018 at Bintumani Conference Centre, Aberdeen in Freetown.
. Phase two of the Training Skills Workshop held on 22nd to 24th August 2018 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Aberdeen. For second phase of VETOs and HQ Staff mainly Regional Chiefs etc.
Certification and Training on Electoral Training Cascaded held on 28th to 29th August 2018 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown for district staff.
Management Cascaded Skills Training Workshop which was categorized into two phases; first phase on 22nd to 24th August 2018 and second phase for DEOs and VETOs and HQ Staff i.e. Regional Chiefs and staff of the training department was held on 28th to 29th August 2018 at Golden Tulip, Essential Kimbima Hotel, Aberdeen;
Training for the Councillor bye election in Ward 196 in the Kambia District which included the training of Town Criers held from the 14th to 28th September 2018;
Training Workshops on Developing High level Timelines for District Elections Officers and HQ Staffs was held on 9th – 10th October, 2018 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown.
The conduct of Budget Management Workshop for District Electoral Officers who conducted the 2018 General Elections in Moyamba, Port Loko, Koinadugu, Kenema and Bonthe Districts held at the NEC Conference room on 25th October 2018;
Page 31 of 112 Training Workshop on Result Management Working Group held in Bo City for HQ staff from the 24th to 26th October 2018.
Training Workshop on The Introductory MS Word, MS-Excel for Intermediate and Advanced learners for District and HQ staffs was held at the Blue Crest College, Wilkinson Road from 12th to 23rd November 2018.
Page 32 of 112 Chapter Three
NOMINATIONS
3.1 Nomination period (Presidential, Parliamentary, Mayoral/Chairpersons and Councillors) 3.2 Legal Framework for Nomination Sections 44, 45, and 46 of the Public Elections Act 2012 make provision for Nomination of
Presidential Candidates. Similarly Section 59 of the Public Elections Act 2012 also makes provision
for the Nomination of Parliamentary Candidates.
3.2 Nomination Dates:
The Commission through proclamation declared nominations for Presidential and
Parliamentary Elections from 17th to 26th January 2018.
The Nomination for Local Council Elections was slated from 3rd to 14th January 2018.
A total of Sixteen (16) candidates were nominated for the Presidential Election, including 2 females.
Figure 1: showing Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for Presidential Election
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Page 33 of 112 3.3 Parliamentary election
Seven Hundred and Ninety-Three (795) candidates went through the nomination process country- wide for Ordinary Members of Parliamentary Election, this figure included Six Hundred and Ninety-Five (695) Men (87.4%) and One Hundred (100) Women (12.6%).
Figure 2: Showing Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for Parliamentary Election
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3.4 Paramount Chief Member of Parliament
3.5 Twenty-Eight (28) candidates were nominated for Paramount Chief Members of Parliament (PCMP), this included Twenty-Six (26) Men and Two (2) Women.
Figure 3: Showing Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for PCMP Election Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for PCMP Election
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Page 34 of 112 3.5 Withdrawals
Four candidates withdrew from the contest in the following districts:
PCMP Karene, Port Loko, Falaba, However, PCMP elections were conducted in Nine of the fourteen districts (Kailahun Kenema,
Kono, Koinadugu, Kambia, Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba and Pujehun) while the other districts went uncontested.
3.6 Mayor and Chairpersons elections
One Hundred and Two (120) candidates were nominated for Mayoral/ Chairperson Election, this included One Hundred and Two (102) Men Eighty-Five (85%) and Eighteen (18) Women (15%).
Figure 4: Showing Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for Mayor/Chairperson Election
Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for Mayor/Chairperson Election 120
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Two Thousand, One Hundred and Fifty-Nine (2,159) candidates were nominated for the position of
Councillors, One Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety-Five (1,695) were Men (82.3%) and Four
Hundred and Sixty-Four (464) were Women (17.7%). Figure 5: Showing Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for Councillors Election
Sex Analysis of Candidates Nominated for Councillors Election
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CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS IN 2018
4.1 INTRODUCTION By the powers vested in it under sections 33 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Act No. 6 of 1991, and pursuant to the provisions of sections 39(1) of the said Constitution; sections 69(1) and 70(1) of the Public Elections Act, 2012 (Act No 4 of 2012); sections 9 and 10(1) of the Local
Government Act, 2004 (Act No 1 of 2004), the National Electoral Commission conducted
Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council Elections across the country. Parliamentary elections were conducted in 132 constituencies, 446 Wards and 22 Localities nationwide.
4.2 Registered Political Parties
Commissioner Stephen Aiah Mattia delivering keynote address at the development of the Polling and Counting procedures manual training at Hill Valley Hotel
Page 37 of 112 Sierra Leone has 17 registered political parties that contested the general elections in 2018 at varying levels. These were as displayed in the table:-
Table 3 Sierra Leone now has in its register seventeen (17) registered political parties;
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Page 39 of 112 4.2 Election Results
The results were as follows:- 4.2.1 Presidential 1st Rounds Figure 6: Showing Result of the First Round Election
1,200,000 All Peoples Congress
1,000,000 Alliance Democratic Party
Citizens' Democratic Party
800,000 Coalition for Change
National Democratic 600,000 Alliance National Grand Coalition
National Progressive 400,000 Democrats National Unity and Reconciliation Party Peace and Liberation Party 200,000
Peoples Movement for
Democratic Change 0 Republic National Independent Party Revolutionary United Front Party Sierra Leone Peoples Party
United Democratic Movement United National Peoples Party Unity Party
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Page 41 of 112 4.2.2 Presidential Election Second Rounds
Figure 7: Showing Votes Obtained by Contested Parties
Votes Obtained by Contested Parties
SLPP APC, 1,227,171
SLPP, 1,319,406 APC
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Page 44 of 112 4.3 Parliamentary Elections Figure 8: Seats won in Parliament by Political Parties and Independent Contestants
Seats won in Parliament by Political Parties and Independent Contestants 80
70
60
50
APC C4C 40 IND NGC SLPP 30
20
10
0 APC C4C IND NGC SLPP
Table 4 Summary of seats won in Parliament
Party Seats APC 68 C4C 8 IND 3 NGC 4 SLPP 49 Total 132
Page 45 of 112 4.4 City Mayors Election
Figure 9: Number of City Mayors
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OAU Drive, Tower Hill, Freetown
LIST OF MAYORS 2018
Table 5 List of Mayors
COUNCIL Surname First Name Sex Political
Party
KENEMA CITY COUNCIL BAIO THOMAS M SLPP
KOIDU-NEW SEMBEHUN CITY SAM KOMBA M C4C COUNCIL
MAKENI CITY COUNCIL KAMARA SUNKARIE F APC
PORT LOKO CITY COUNCIL KAMARA ABUBAKARR M APC
BO CITY COUNCIL TUCKER HAROLD M SLPP
BONTHE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL SANDI LAYEMIN JOE M SLPP
FREETOWN CITY COUNCIL AKI-SAWYERR DENISE F APC
Signed and dated this 10TH Day of May, 2018
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No of City Mayors
APC SLPP 43% 43%
C4C 14%
Page 48 of 112 4.5 District Chairpersons Election Figure 11: Showing Number of Chairpersons
Number of Chairpersons 8
7
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Number 2
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0 SLPP C4C APC NGC Political Party
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National Electoral Commission (NEC) OAU Drive, Tower Hill, Freetown
Table 6
LIST OF DISRICT CHAIRPERSONS 2018
COUNCIL Surname First Name Sex Political Party KAILAHUN DISTRICT LAMIN SAHR M SLPP KENEMA DISTRICT SESAY MOHAMED M SLPP KONO DISTRICT GBONDO SOLOMON M C4C BOMBALI DISTRICT KOROMA JOHN M APC FALABA DISTICT BAH SAJOR M APC KOINADUGU DISTRICT KONTEH ALEX M APC TONKOLILI DISTRICT SESAY YABOM F APC KAMBIA DISTRICT BANGURA MOHAMED M NGC KARENE DISTRICT KAMARA JOHN M APC PORT LOKO DISTRICT BANGURA IBRAHIM M APC BO DISTRICT BINDI JOSEPH M SLPP BONTHE DISTRICT PROBYN MOSES M SLPP MOYAMBA DISTRICT MBOGBA JOSEPH M SLPP PUJEHUN DISTRICT SOWA SHEIKH M SLPP WESTERN AREA RURAL DISTRICT HOLLAND –COLE KASHO M APC
Signed and dated this 10TH Day of May, 2018
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Number of Chairpersons
NGC 7%
SLPP 40%
APC 46%
C4C 7%
Page 51 of 112 4.6 Councillors of Local Councils Election National Electoral Commission (NEC)
OAU Drive, Tower Hill, Freetown Table 7 LIST OF COUNCILLORS 2018 Political Party/ Ward No. Independent Surname First Name Other Names Sex Candidate KAILAHUN DISTRICT COUNCIL 001 NYORKOR HALLIE JOSEPH M SLPP 002 LAWRENCE TAMBA BUNDOR M SLPP 003 MOMODU BRIMA M SLPP 004 TAMBA CHRISTOPHER SHEKU M SLPP 005 IBRAHIM MOHAMED KABBA M SLPP 006 ANNIE JIMMY F SLPP 007 ALHAJI SANNOH M SLPP 008 ANSUMANAH MORLU JABBA M SLPP 009 JACOB YANKUBA AMARA M SLPP 010 EDITH AMARA F SLPP 011 SAIDU WURIE M SLPP 012 NANCY COOMBER F SLPP 013 AUGUSTINE LAHAI MOMOH M SLPP 014 DEEN COLE NASIRU M SLPP 015 EMMANUEL BRAIMA SANNOH M SLPP 016 VANDY BONA LANSANA M SLPP 017 MESSIE KONA DUWAI F SLPP 018 FODAY KALLON M SLPP 019 LAMIN KALLON F SLPP 020 MOHAMED BAYOH M SLPP 021 IMMURAN MUSA KALLON M SLPP 022 JOSEPH BRIMA KAJUE M SLPP 023 BOCKARIE JUNISA SANNOH M SLPP 024 JAMIE KPANGE F SLPP 025 AWUNI MOIWO MAKIEU NDULU M SLPP 026 DORIS BABY MOMOH F SLPP 027 MOMOH MORJON KOWA M SLPP 028 AMODU KPANDEWA JUSU M SLPP 029 ABDUL DUGBA M SLPP
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KENEMA DISTRICT COUNCIL 030 VANDY MUSA M SLPP 031 ISHMEAL SENESIE KOROMA M SLPP 032 SALAMY BABY NYEOMEH F SLPP 033 AMINATA ROGERS F SLPP 034 JOSEPH MOHAMED VANDI KALLON M SLPP 035 IBRAHIM MOHAMED KONNEH M SLPP 036 VANDI ALPHA M SLPP 037 BOCKARIE MANSARAY M SLPP 038 SALAMATU SHERIFF F SLPP 039 YAYAH EMMANUEL KAJUE M SLPP 040 MUSTAPHA TEEWAH M SLPP 041 MUSA KAMARA M SLPP 042 MARIE ROSE FATOMA F SLPP 043 JOSEPH JUMA AMADU M SLPP 044 BOCKARIE JOSEPH MOMOH M IND 045 DENIS FORAY MASSAQUOI M SLPP 046 FATMATA NJAIGA F SLPP 047 ALPHA SENESIE KALLON M SLPP 048 GABRIEL ARUNA JONGO M SLPP 049 KENCY MOMODU BRIMA M SLPP 050 UMARU DABOH M SLPP 051 MOHAMED MAMBU BOCKARIE M SLPP 052 KEKURA MUNIRU GBANIE M SLPP 053 MARIAMA MUSA TARAWALLY F SLPP 054 MOHAMED UMAR BUNDU M SLPP KENEMA CITY COUNCIL 055 STEVEN GBESSAY MOMOH M SLPP 056 ABIBATU FARMA F SLPP 057 JUSU MICHAEL KAPU M SLPP 058 ADAM BAIMBA TURAY M SLPP 059 SHEKU ALIMAMY KALLON M SLPP 060 MUSTAPHA KALLON M SLPP 061 BENEDICT ABDULAI JUSU M SLPP 062 SOLOMON KAMARA M SLPP 063 ESTHER NGUANYA KAISAMBA F SLPP
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064 SAMUEL MICHAEL SANNOH M SLPP 065 ALIMAMY ROGERS M SLPP 066 MASSAH BOCKARIE F SLPP 067 AMINATA KOROMA F SLPP 068 ALEX BOCKARIE JUSU M SLPP 069 ALFRED NDORWU BARNETT M SLPP 070 MOHAMED KALLON M SLPP 071 KAMARA BRIMA GOMBULANGO M SLPP 072 ALICE BATTU – DAKOWA ROGERS F SLPP KONO DISTRICT COUNCIL 073 HUDY KONDEH M APC 074 AIAH NYAMA M SLPP 075 FATORMA ALBART AIAH MOIKWENDOR M C4C 076 IBRAHIM FORYOH M C4C 077 AIAH AUGUSTINE KORFUMA M C4C 078 KOUNDAY ABEL FALLAH M C4C 079 AIAH MOSES SANDI M C4C 080 SIA ELEANOR NGEGBA F C4C 081 CHRISTIAN AIAH FILLIE M C4C 082 AIAH PESSIMA M C4C 083 MATTHEW AIAH JAMES M C4C 084 ISSA SILLAH M C4C 085 YAYAH KEMOH MANSARAY M C4C 086 SAHR VICTOR BOBOR M C4C 087 ABU MANSARAY M C4C 088 BENJAMIN SAFEA ALLIE M C4C 089 AIAH MUSA M C4C 090 SAHR GBORIE SUMANA M C4C 091 TAMBA JOHN TRYE M C4C 092 MATTU SUMANA F APC 093 TAMBA MOIWA M C4C 094 MATILDA MORIPEH F C4C 095 BRIMA MOIGUA M C4C 096 TAMBA YONGAI KAMANDA LEONIS M C4C
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KOIDU NEW SEMBEHUN CITY COUNCIL MARIAMA TURAY SEARAY ALLIEU F C4C
FAYIA MAMADI IFONO M C4C 097 TAMBA DAVID JOHNBULL M C4C KOMBA LAMINA M C4C ARUNA IDRISSA FOFANAH M APC FORAY STEVEN M C4C
GBONDO SARAH F C4C
MUSA SAHR DESMOND M C4C 098 NYANDEMOH KUMBA F C4C TAMBA PATRICK ELLIE M C4C
AIAH MOIBA MISSAH M C4C
JULIET KUMBA MAMBU F C4C
099 TAMBA NYANQUEE M C4C ADAMA JALLOH F C4C MARIAMA KANDEH F C4C BOMBALI DISTRICT COUNCIL 100 MOHAMED BOMPEH SESAY M APC 101 KASSIM SANTOS KANU M APC 102 DESMOND BANGURA M APC 103 IBRAHIM KABIA KANU M APC 104 IBRAHIM SESAY M APC 105 MUSA MAMOUD CONTEH M APC 106 JOHN YAMBA KANU M APC 107 UNISA NETO KOROMA M APC 108 ANDREW UMARO MANSARAY M APC 109 OSMAN TURAY M APC 110 SAMUEL VICTOR KANU M APC 111 KABBAH KOROMA M APC 112 JOHN AUGUSTINE KAMARA M APC 113 SAMSON LAWRENCE SESAY M APC 114 SARAH REBECCA MANSARAY F APC 115 ALICE NENDAWA CONTEH F APC 116 MOHAMED BAH M APC 118 NGBANTHAN ALEX SESAY M APC
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119 DENNIS AUGUSTINE SESAY M APC 120 AMINATA SARAH CONTEH F APC MAKENI CITY COUNCIL ADAMA CONTEH F APC
ABU BAKARR DOLPHIN KAMARA M APC
KADIATU CONTEH F APC
ALUSINE ALFRED KARGBO M APC 121 HASSAN MANGA TURAY M APC SAMUEL HAWARD M APC ABDUL CONTEH M APC
AHMED SALIEU JANNEH M APC 122 ROSEMARY HASSANATU KAMARA F APC IBRAHIM FUAD SHERIFF M APC IBRAHIM FOFANAH M APC
IBRAHIM NELSON KAMARA M APC
AGNES ISATU KAMARA F APC
SANTIGIE BRIMA MANSARAY M APC
FATMATA TUTU SESAY F APC 123 RICHARD KOROMA M APC FALABA DISTRICT COUNCIL 124 ABU KAMARA M SLPP 125 FRANCIS SORIE JAWARA M APC 126 ABUBAKARR BARRIE M SLPP 127 ISSA MICHAEL SAMURA M SLPP 128 HASSAN BAIMBA TURAY M SLPP 129 ALHAJI KARIM SAMURA M SLPP 130 SHEKU SAMURA M NGC 131 MOHAMED MARAH M APC 132 ABU BAKARR JALLOH M APC 133 MUSU KAMARA F APC 134 SENGIMENSEH BAKARR MARAH M APC 135 MOHAMED YEGBEH KAMARA M APC 136 MUSA KALIE KOROMA M APC 137 ALHASSAN KARGBO M NGC 138 PATRICK FAKULLIE KOROMA M APC
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139 SHEKU KOROMA M APC 140 MANSO DEMBA MARAH M NGC 141 KALIE MANTY SAIO MARAH M SLPP KOINADUGU DISTRICT COUNCIL 142 SYLVANUS MUSA KONTEH M APC 143 SORIE MANSARAY M NGC 144 SARAH SENDEH KAMARA M APC 145 ZAINAB KOTTOR KAMARA F APC 146 MOHAMED BUNDU KUMARR M APC 147 ROMEO BANGURA M APC 148 BAYUKU KOROMA M APC 149 SANTIGIE KAMARA M NGC 150 KARIFALA ISSA SANKOH M APC 151 EDWARD KOROMAN THORONKA M APC 152 BALLAY MANSARAY F APC 153 MARIAMA KOROMA F APC 154 FRANCIS FORAY KOROMA M APC 155 ALUSINE JANNEH M APC 156 JOHN KONAH KARGBO M APC 157 HAMID SESAY M APC 158 MOMORIE POREH GBAKORO MARAH M APC 159 JOSEPH BILALI TURAY M APC TONKOLILI DISTRICT COUNCIL 160 JOHN BOBSIN SIDIQUE FULLAH M APC 161 ABDUL BEEAS KAMARA M APC 162 JAMES SIDIKIE BANGURA M APC 163 SORIE IBRAHIM KOROMA M APC 164 ABDULAI SESAY M APC 165 MOHAMED LAMINE SANKOH M APC 166 ERNEST HASSAN FOFANAH M APC 167 MOHAMED BDULRAHMAN BUNDUKA M APC 168 ALIMAMY SAMUEL KAMARA M APC 169 MOHAMED LAMIN CONTEH M APC 170 ISATU MAMMIE IYE KAMARA M APC 171 MOHAMED CLARKSON CONTEH M APC
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172 USIFU SORIE BANGURA M APC 173 EMMANUEL BOMO BANGURA M APC 174 EDWIN BEAREH CONTEH M APC 175 MOHAMED YAYAH KOROMA M APC 176 JOHN MOHAMED MANSARAY M APC 177 ALIMAMY IBRAHIM BANGURA M APC 178 ALIMAMY SORIE KABIA M APC 179 SAMUEL AMADU GBLA M APC 180 PA KAPRR LOYA THOLLEY M APC 181 WARA KABIA F APC 182 SANTIGIE YAMBA CONTEH M IND 183 MOHAMED SMOOTH BANGURA M APC 184 MAXWELL AMADU BANGURA M APC 185 MARGARET BENTEH KAMARA F APC 186 JAMES MBALOKOYO SIR KAMARA M APC 187 MANSO BALLA KARGBO M SLPP 188 MANSO DYEKEH SESAY M SLPP KAMBIA DISTRICT COUNCIL 189 FODAY HADDIE CONTEH M NGC 190 ALHAJI SESAY M SLPP 191 ABU BAKARR KEMEDON KAMARA M SLPP 192 ALPHA SAINIE KAMARA M NGC 193 DESMOND EDWARD AZLZ KAMARA M APC 194 HAWA DUMBUYA F APC 195 AMINATA BANGURA F APC 196 IBRAHIM KELLA CONTEH M APC 197 IBRAHIM JONAH M APC 198 ALIMAMY UNISA KAMARA M NGC 199 ALHAJIE BASSIE TURAY M APC 200 FODAY MANSARAY M NGC 201 ALIE LAMIN KAMARA M NGC 202 ABDULAI YOKO KAMARA M NGC 203 ISATA SESAY F NGC 204 AMARA TURAY M APC 205 MOHAMED MOHAMED SUMAH M NGC
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206 MOMOH HASSAN KAMARA M NGC 207 FODAY ISATU SESAY M NGC 208 YUSIF TAILOR KAMARA M NGC 209 IDRISSA CONTEH M NGC 210 ALEX THAIMU KAMARA M NGC 211 YOLLAH BANGURA M NGC KARENE DISTRICT COUNCIL 212 ALIE TEJAN KAMARA M NGC 213 ALIMAMY ROCHEREAU CONTEH M APC 214 ABDULAI DUMBUYA M SLPP 215 FODAY AMARA YANSANEH M APC 216 BENJAMIN ROY KARGBO M APC 217 MOHAMED BANGURA M APC 218 DONALD SORIE TURAY M APC 219 SALLIEU BUNDU M APC 220 OSMAN BANGALIE M APC 221 JOHN SONNIBOY BANGURA M APC 222 SAMUEL BELLA KAMARA M APC 223 ALPHA KANU M APC 224 ABDUL KANDEH TURAY M APC 225 SALAMATU MUNU F APC 226 SHEKA KAMARA M APC 227 SYLVANUS SHEKA BOBSON SAMURA M APC 228 KADIATU KAMARA F APC 229 DAUDA WURIE JALLOH M APC 230 MOHAMED KASSA KANU M APC 231 ABU BAKARR KARGBO M APC 232 ABU BAKARR MANSARAY M APC PORT LOKO CITY COUNCIL OSMAN GIBRILL CONTEH M APC
SAHID IBRAHIM CONTEH M APC 233 ONITA MARIATU KOROMA F APC ZAINAB MARIAMA FOFANAH F APC 234 HAJARATU KAMARA F APC
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HAJA YAPATE SANKOH F APC HASSAN YANSANEH M APC NATASHA BECKLEY F APC ZACHARIA BANGURA M APC
UNISA FOFANAH M APC 235 IBRAHIM KAMARA M APC MOHAMED KAMARA M APC ABUBAKARR BUNDU KANU M APC PORT LOKO DISTRICT COUNCIL 236 HASSAN FODAY SILLAH M APC 237 ABU BAKARR KOROMA M APC 238 PHILIP IBRAHIM SANKOH M APC 239 IBRAHIM SANKOH M APC 240 FATMATA AKAI F APC 241 BEAH KAMARA M APC 242 ABDUL KARIM SILLAH M APC 243 PAUL DICKSON KAMARA M APC 244 SANTIGIE LAMIN KAMARA M APC 245 OMARU BAI KALLAY M APC 246 SAIDU ABASS BANGURA M APC 247 ABDUL SINNEH BANGURA M APC 248 ABDUL KEMOH SESAY M APC 249 MORLAI SESAY M APC 250 ABDUL KARIM CONTEH M APC 251 CHERNOR BOKELLO CONTEH M APC 252 IDRISS PAUL KAMARA M APC 253 SALIEU SYSTEM KARGBO M APC 254 ABDUL ZALA KARGBO M APC 255 PRINCESS JABBA MANSARAY F APC 256 IBRAHIM FOFANAH M APC 257 JOHN SONPETER M APC 258 MUSA IDRISS KANU M APC 259 IBRAHIM CONTEH M APC 260 ABDUL SALAM BANGURA M APC 261 SULLAY POTHO KAMARA M APC
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262 SHEIK IMAM KABIA M APC 263 ISSA SANTIGIE KOROMA M APC BO CITY COUNCIL 264 PETER JAMES JAH M SLPP 265 DANIEL HASSAN WISMAN M SLPP 266 JOSEPH PUMAQUOI FODAY M SLPP 267 CATHERINE JABU KAMARA F SLPP 268 DAVID JOSEPH NGAGBA SMART M SLPP 269 OSU KEBBAY M SLPP 270 RASHID MASSAQUOI M SLPP 271 CHIEF MICHAEL KAMARA M SLPP 272 ADAMA SHERIFF F SLPP 273 UMARU TUCKER M SLPP 274 FRANCIS KPAKIWA BUNDU M SLPP 275 ROSE-MARIE HAWA JALLOH F SLPP 276 ABDUL RAZACK KANU M SLPP 277 ALALSAN ABARBAY KAMARA M SLPP 278 BAINDA MICHAEL FRANCIS M SLPP 279 ABUBAKARR LANSANA M SLPP 280 ABDULRAZACK SAIDU M SLPP BO DISTRICT COUNCIL 281 RAYMOND JEREMIAH HINDOWA MBAYOH M SLPP 282 CICILIA JIMMY F SLPP 283 ANTHONY VANDI AMARA M SLPP 284 MORIE KORPEH ANSUMANA M SLPP 285 ANDREW MOSERAY M SLPP 286 MICHAELSON MAADA MAWENDEH M SLPP 287 MICHAEL ABU BANGURA M SLPP 288 HAJAH AMINATA KEBBAY F SLPP 289 LAHAI ALPHA M SLPP 290 AMARA ERIC MANYEH M SLPP 291 ABUBAKARR CRYSTALS FORAY M SLPP 292 IBRAHIM DUVAHSON KABBA M SLPP 293 ALEXANDER PAUL WANGA M SLPP 294 TAQUI MANSARAY M SLPP
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295 SIDIKIE JOHN NYAMA M SLPP 296 MARY MBAVAI F SLPP 297 PATRICK SHEKU MUSTAPHA M SLPP 298 MOHAMED KALLON M SLPP 299 MICHAEL KPANGE M SLPP 300 MOMODU ALHAJI KAMARA M SLPP 301 JOHN ANSU CHARLES M SLPP 302 LANSANA KAIKAI M SLPP 303 MAADA TOMMY JOHN M SLPP 304 EDMOND KOROMA M SLPP 305 MARTIN MORIE BOCKARI GOBA M SLPP BONTHE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MUNDA THOMAS BEAH M SLPP 306 MORRIE KANNEH M SLPP DEBORAH AMIE FINNOH F SLPP
IBRAHIM FODAY BAH M SLPP 307 MOHAMED MAHMOUD ROBINSON M SLPP KEKURA JOSEPH SUFFIAN M SLPP FATMATA DAVIES F SLPP
DAUDA MASSAQUOI M SLPP
FRANCIS EDWARD GANDA M SLPP
MUSA SUMA MINEH M SLPP 308 DADDY AVONDOR M APC BONTHE DISTRICT COUNCIL 309 MARIATU CHALLEY F SLPP 310 MORRAY LAMIN M SLPP 311 MOSES SALLU M SLPP 312 PETER MASSAQUOI M SLPP 313 PATRICK AMARA CONTEH M SLPP 314 WILLIE AUGUSTINE PARKER M SLPP 315 ANDREW MATEU ZOMBO M SLPP 316 SAIDU FARMA M SLPP 317 PRINCE ANSUMANA ARUNA M SLPP
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318 RUGIATU SANDY F SLPP 319 EDWARD MUKEH ANSUMANA M SLPP 320 LAMIN SHERIFF M SLPP 321 JOSEPH SYIVANUS SIVALIE F SLPP 322 FODAY MAS WAI M SLPP 323 DENIS MOHAMED ARUNA M SLPP 324 MBABA SULAIMAN KANNEH M SLPP 325 BASHERU KALLON FOFANAH M SLPP 326 EDMOND MORRAY KABANGAI M SLPP MOYAMBA DISTRICT COUNCIL 327 SAMUEL UMAR KAMARA M APC 328 SORIEBA KAMARA M APC 329 ABUBAKARR BENDU M APC 330 FRANCESS BABY KANU F SLPP 331 SAMSON CAULKER M SLPP 332 ABDUL GHAFARR KOROMA M SLPP 333 DONALD SORBA MEI M SLPP 334 AGNES TENNEH BANGAY F SLPP 335 SAPATTEH MOHAMED BAH M SLPP 336 ABDUL RAHMAN KAMARA M SLPP 337 ALFRED BANYA M SLPP 338 ELIZABETH AGNES DAMBO F SLPP 339 DOMINIC MOSES MOSERAY M SLPP 340 LAMARANA MAMADU LEIGH M SLPP 341 SOLOMON VASCO LAVAI M SLPP 342 MOHAMED ABDUL MAGID KANNEH M SLPP 343 PRINCE SOLOMON PESSIMA M SLPP 344 JOHN KEBBIE KAMARA M SLPP 345 MURANA FORBIE M SLPP 346 NGENDA ERNEST SAMA M SLPP 347 DANIEL JAMES-SEIFOI M SLPP 348 AUGUSTINE SUNDIMA JOSIAH M SLPP PUJEHUN DISTRICT COUNCIL 349 EMMENUEL SEITUA M SLPP
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350 BRIMA NYUMA KAMARA M SLPP 351 BOCKARIE MASSAM KAMARA M SLPP 352 SHEKU SIAKA MAGONA M SLPP 353 MUMINU BORBOR JAKEMA M SLPP 354 MORIBA SONJOH M SLPP 355 LAHAI DABENI M SLPP 356 PETER SYLVANUS MASSAQUOI M SLPP 357 FRANCIS NGELE M SLPP 358 SAMUEL MOININA CONTEH M SLPP 359 MUSTAPHA FALLON M SLPP 360 ABDUL KARIM FOFANAH M SLPP 361 ALIEU ALHAJI ROGERS M SLPP 362 VANDI KOWA M SLPP 363 EMMANUEL SASPO FORTUNE M SLPP 364 ANTHONY FORTUNE M SLPP 364 EMMANUEL SAO TOMMY M PMDC 365 MOHAMED NIWO MANSARAY M SLPP 366 MUSA MANSARAY M SLPP 367 MOHAMED SAFFA PUMA M SLPP 368 IBRAHIM SHERIFF M IND 369 ANDREW MUSTAPHA FULLEI M IND 370 PRINCE KAITIBIE M SLPP 371 FRANCIS MANNAH M IND WESTERN AREA RURAL DISTRICT 372 ABUBAKARR TASSMAN KAMARA M APC 373 SILLAH KAMARA M APC 374 VICTOR STEVENS M APC 375 MORLAI KOROMA M APC 376 MICHAEL OSMAN TOLO KAMARA M APC 377 MOHAMED KANU M APC 378 SIMEON GEORGE M APC 379 ALIMATU HUMMA KAMARA F APC 380 ISHMAIL MANSARAY M APC 381 YUSUF BRIMA KAMARA M APC 382 SANTIGIE SESAY M APC
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383 MOHAMED KANU M APC 384 ABDUL KARIM KARGBO M APC 385 ABU KAMARA M APC 386 MOHAMED MANSARAY M SLPP 387 ROBERT ALPHAEUS BROWNE M APC 388 MAMUDU AARON DUMBUYA M APC 389 BAI DALINGTON KABIA M APC 390 MOHAMED ALAFFIA SESAY M APC 391 EDWIN KARGBO M APC 392 SHUHIBU KASSIM M APC 393 MOHAMED CONTEH M APC 394 MOHAMED AMARA KOROMA M APC 395 ZACHARIAH KANNEH M APC 396 MADUSU KAMARA BANGURA F APC 397 MOHAMED LAMIN KAMARA M SLPP 398 ZAINAB TEJAN-SIE F APC FREETOWN CITY COUNCIL 399 ALHASSAN BANGURA M APC 400 FATMATA KAMARA F APC 401 SHEKU DEEN MANSARAY M APC 402 MARY KAMARA F APC 403 ARTHUR SHEKIE MANSARAY M APC 404 OSMAN KOROMA M APC 405 MOHAMED JEAN THOLLEY M APC 406 LUCKYN MORDINGS MANSARAY M APC 407 AGNES MARAH F APC 408 SHEKU ALHASSAN GIBRIL TURAY M APC 409 FATMATA CECILIA WILLIAMS F APC 410 ABUBAKARR SAIDU KAMARA M APC 411 MAFEREH TURAY F APC 412 ZAINAB CONTEH F APC 413 HANNAH MARY JAIAH F APC 414 HAKIRATU CAULKER F APC 415 BINTU DAPHNE KONJOH F APC 416 SHEKU EMILE NBOMPA TURAY M APC 417 ISHA BANGURA F APC 418 GABRIEL MOHAMED KABIA M APC
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419 SOLOMON JUNIOR KAMARA M APC 420 HOODIE MUNU M APC 421 MUSA SESAY M APC 422 TAJU HUDEE DEEN M APC 423 RADIATU BASHAR SANKOH F APC 424 ABDUL RAHMAN KAMARA M APC 425 ABU BAKARR KAMARA M APC 426 IBRAHIM SORIE CONTEH M APC 427 MADINATU SALAMATU KAMARA F APC 428 RUGIATU MANSARAY F APC 429 MEMMU MEMUNATU SAWYERR F APC 430 MANTENNEH CONTEH F APC 431 MURRAY ALLIE CONTEH M APC 432 MATILDA DANIELLA KAMARA F APC 433 ABIOSEH AGNES WILSON F APC 434 AUGUSTINE LAIMA BANGURA M APC 435 IBRAHIM KISS-TURAY M APC 436 MOHAMED DARBOH M APC 437 AMINATA GIBRIL SESAY F APC 438 THOMAS COLLINS JONATHAN PEARCE M APC
439 ALHASSAN KALOKOH M APC SALOMIE 440 MALLAM KHEMALAI KAMARA F APC 441 MARIATU KAMARA F APC 442 MAMOUD TAMBA KAMANDA SIMBO M APC 443 AHMED KARIM BANGURA M SLPP 444 UNISA KAMARA M APC 445 ABDUL KARIM FOFANAH M APC 446 PASTOR ABDUL KARIM TURAY M APC
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Figure 13: Showing Summary of Councillors by Political Party country-wide
Summary of Councillors by Political Party country-wide
250
200
150 SLPP APC
C4C
NGC IND 100 PMDC
50
0 SLPP APC C4C NGC IND PMDC
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IND, 5 NGC, 20 PMDC, 1
C4C, 35
SLPP, 195
APC, 233
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Figure 15: Showing Gender Analysis of Councillors Country-wide
Gender Analysis of Councillors Country- wide 450
400
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Page 69 of 112 Table 7 Summary of gender analysis per political party
POLITICAL PARTY TOTAL No of Men No of Women % Men % Women
APC 233 184 49 79.0 21.0
C4C 35 27 8 77.1 22.9
INDEPENDENT 5 5 0 100.0 0.0
NGC 20 19 1 95.0 5.0
PMDC 1 1 0 100.0 0.0
SLPP 195 163 32 83.6 16.4
Totals 489 399 90 81.6 18.4
Figure 16: Showing Gender analysis for the All Peoples Congress Party
APC
No of Women 21%
No of Men 79%
Page 70 of 112 Figure 17: Showing Gender analysis for the C4C Party
C4C
No of Women 23%
No of Men 77%
Figure 18: Showing Gender analysis for Independent Candidates
INDEPENDENT No of Women 0%
No of Men 100%
Page 71 of 112 Figure 19: Showing Gender analysis for the National Grand Coalition Party
NGC No of Women 5%
No of Men 95%
Figure 20: Showing Gender analysis for the Peoples Movement for Democratic Change Party
PMDC No of Women 0%
No of Men 100%
Page 72 of 112 Figure 21: Showing Gender analysis for the Sierra Leone Peoples Party
SLPP
No of Women 16%
No of Men 84%
Figure 22: Showing Gender analysis for the All Peoples Congress Party
No of Men/Women Councillors in Political Parties 200
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140
120
100 No of Men No of Women 80
60
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Page 73 of 112
National Electoral Commission (NEC) OAU Drive, Tower Hill, Freetown-Sierra Leone
ANNOUNCEMENT AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS FOR LOCAL COUNCILLORS ELECTIONS HELD ON 31ST MARCH 2018
Region South District - Bo Ward -278
1. Analysis of the results: · Total Polling Stations Reported 31 out of 31 31 polling Station results were entered into the result database , which represents 100.00% of all the polling stations in the Ward. · The total number of votes cast is 7,170 · Percentage voter turnout was 80.89% · There were 7,102 valid votes · There were 68 invalid votes, which represents 0.95% of votes cast 2. Now therefore, as Regional Returning Officer, for the Southern Region, I hereby announce the results obtained by each candidate in Ward 278.
Table 8: Showing analysis of Result
Candidate Party Valid Votes % Obtained BAINDA FRANCIS MICHEAL SLPP 5,678 79.95% KARGBO KADIJATU APC 760 10.70% MANSARAY OSMAN NGC 422 5.94% MUSA ISHMEAL CDP 63 0.89% SILLAH MOHAMED C4C 44 0.62% SILLAH SALLAY NDA 135 1.90%
Page 74 of 112
National Electoral Commission (NEC)
OAU Drive, Tower Hill, Freetown-Sierra Leone
ANNOUNCEMENT AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS FOR LOCAL COUNCILLORS ELECTIONS HELD ON 31ST MARCH 2018
Region South District - Pujehun Ward -353
1. Analysis of the results: · Total Polling Stations Reported 7 out of 7 7 polling Station results were entered into the result database, which represents 100.00% of all the polling stations in the Ward. · The total number of votes cast is 1,703 · Percentage voter turnout was 83.89% · There were 1,682 valid votes · There were 21 invalid votes, which represents 1.23% of votes cast 2. Now therefore, as Regional Returning Officer, for the Southern Region, I hereby announce the results obtained by each candidate in Ward 353. Table 9: Showing analysis of Result
Candidate Party Valid Votes % Obtained
JAKEMA MUMINU BORBOR SLPP 1,266 75.27% KPAKA MOMOH APC 71 4.22% MANDO JOSEPH PATRICK C4C 9 0.54% MASSAQUOI SUNDIFU CDP 30 1.78% SANDY BOBOR NGC 306 18.19%
Page 75 of 112
National Electoral Commission (NEC)
OAU Drive, Tower Hill, Freetown-Sierra Leone
ANNOUNCEMENT AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS FOR MAYOR ELECTIONS HELD ON 31ST MARCH 2018
Region South District - Bonthe Election: Municipal
1. Analysis of the results: · Total Polling Stations Reported 15 out of 15 15 polling Station results were entered into the result database , which represents 100.00% of all the polling stations in the Municipality. · The total number of votes cast is 3,232 · Percentage voter turnout was 76.42% · There were 3,171 valid votes · There were 61 invalid votes, which represents 1.89% of votes cast 2. Now therefore, as Regional Returning Officer, for the Southern Region, I hereby announce the results obtained by each candidate in Bonthe Municipality.
Table 10: Showing analysis of Result
Candidate Party Valid Votes % Obtained FENGEH JOSEPHUS NGC 178 5.61% KAINYANDE MATHEW JOE CDP 29 0.91% MANSARAY RASHID BAIGEH APC 436 13.75% SANDI LAYEMIN JOE SLPP 2,505 79.00% SAWYERR SOLOMON MOSES C4C 23 0.73%
Page 76 of 112
National Electoral Commission (NEC)
OAU Drive, Tower Hill, Freetown-Sierra Leone
ANNOUNCEMENT AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS FOR LOCAL COUNCILLORS ELECTIONS HELD ON 31ST MARCH 2018
Region East District - Kenema Ward -55
1. Analysis of the results: · Total Polling Stations Reported 18 out of 18 18 polling Station results were entered into the result database, which represents 100.00% of all the polling stations in the Ward. · The total number of votes cast is 4,363 · Percentage voter turnout was 80.26% · There were 4,296 valid votes · There were 67 invalid votes, which represents 1.54% of votes cast 2. Now therefore, as Regional Returning Officer, for the Eastern Region, I hereby announce the results obtained by each candidate in Ward 55.
Table 11: Showing analysis of Result
Candidate Party Valid Votes % Obtained
BEWIE BAINDU STELLA C4C 107 2.49% KAMARA HAWA UDM 34 0.79% KAMARA NANAH APC 508 11.82% KOBBA KENESIE CDP 75 1.75% KOROMA CATRINE NGC 141 3.28% MOMOH STEVEN GBESSAY SLPP 3,348 77.93% SESAY FATMATA ADP 41 0.95% SONGA TENNEH NDA 42 0.98%
Page 77 of 112 CHAPTER FIVE
INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
5.1 International Engagements Facilitated different Courtesy Calls made to the Minister of Local Government and
Rural Development, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Minister of Political and
Internal Affairs and Diplomatic Corps.
THE ROLE OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES
(ECOWAS.)
In pursuance of the provisions of the ECOWAS 2001 Supplementary Protocol on Good
Governance, the African Charter on Democracy and Governance, the international
Declaration on the principles of Election Observation and the relevant texts guiding electoral processes in Sierra Leone, and within the framework of the Programme of
Assistance to member States organizing elections, ECOWAS deployed an Election
Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the elections in Sierra Leone.
In line with this, the ECOWAS had extensive engagements with various actors and
closely monitoring of the political situation and day to day developments on the
electoral process. Given the stakes involved in the elections and the high political
intolerance that prevailed during the pre-election process and in reaffirming the
ECOWAS Community’s strong support to the promotion of democratic principles
throughout the region and its unwavering commitment to the holding of credible,
transparent and peaceful elections, the ECOWAS systematically deployed a number of
timely missions. These include:
The deployment of NEEDS Assessment Mission to Sierra Leone in July 2017, which resulted in the pledge of logistical support towards ensuring
successful conduct of the March, 2018 elections and the consolidation of
peace and democracy in the country.
The deployment of a Joint- High Level ECOWAS- AU Mission to Sierra Leone in November, 2017;
Page 78 of 112 The deployment of a Pre- Election Fact Finding Mission to Sierra Leone early February, 2018 to assess the Institutional and Legal Framework under
which the election are to be organized;
Training Workshops on dialogue and mediation in elections related disputes targeting civil society, faith- based organizations and local peace
actors between November 2017 and March, 2018.
The provision of financial assistance to the Government of Sierra Leone to the tune of $ 750, 000 for the implementation of training, awareness and
civic education.
Activities
It is also worthy to note that ECOWAS deployed the Head of the ECOWAS
Observation Mission. His Excellency, Professor Amos C. Sawyer to observe the
signing of the Presidential Peace Pledge (the 2018 Freetown Declaration) as
already mentioned under the auspices of the PPRC and its Eminent Persons
Group (EPG), a ceremony that took place on the February, 2018. The immense
role played by His Excellency, Professor Amos C. Sawyer in various
consultations including among others, concerns on the series of court cases
bordering around the dual nationality issues and concerns expressed by political
parties and other stakeholders over the restrictions on vehicular movements on
election day and his pivotal role in solving the impasse over the tallying of
results, in the run up to the presidential run – off elections in March, 2018. This
singular effort led to the signing of a Joint Communiqué by the then ruling party
the All People’s Congress (APC) and the Sierra Leone’s Peoples Party ( SLPP).
Below is the Joint Communique signed by the parties. This paved the way for the
conduct of a peaceful presidential run-off election in March, 2018.
Page 79 of 112 THE ECOWAS FACT FINDING MISSION TO NIGERIA LED BY THE CHIEF ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSSION.
In line with the provisions of Article 13 of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy
and Good Governance, and within the framework of ECOWAS support to the forthcoming
Nigerian General Elections and the decision of the Authority of Heads of States to send pre-
election missions to countries organizing elections, the President of the ECOWAS Commission
H.E. Jean-Claude Kassi BROU deployed a pre- election fact finding mission to Nigeria from 1st to 15th November, 2018.
CEC Meets with the European Union Ambassador in Nigeria
The mission was led by Mr. Mohamed N’fah – Alie Conteh, Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chairman, National Electoral Commission, Sierra Leone and had the following as members: . Mrs. Charlotte Osei, Former Chairperson, Electoral Commission, Ghana; . Mr. Joseph Colley, Director Operations, Gambia Electoral Commission; . Dr. Remi Ajibewa, Director Political Affairs, ECOWAS; . Mr. Francis Oke, Head of Electoral Assistance Division, ECOWAS. . Mr. Abu Turay, Executive Assistant to the Head of the Mission. Based on the provisions of the above mentioned Supplementary Protocol, the main objective of the Mission was to gather and submit to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, any useful information required for an accurate assessment of the situation relating to the preparations for the Nigerian 2018 elections, these include:
Page 80 of 112 • Collecting all the texts governing the elections; • Gathering all information on the conditions under which the election shall be conducted; • Collecting pertinent information relating to the contesting candidates or political parties; • Meeting all Candidates, political party leaders, government authorities and other competent bodies; • Assessing the status of preparations for the elections; • Gathering any useful information that may provide a clear picture of the situation
CEC Meets with the President of the Nigerian Bar Association
THE CONTEXT OF THE 2019 ELECTIONS
Nigeria’s political landscape and dynamics are very complex (and) “prominently influenced by ethno – regional dynamics, personality cults and religion’’.4 This has resulted into the
restructuring of the country into six geo-political zones South–West South– East; South- South,
North- East, North-Central and North –West. There are two major political parties dominating
the country’s politics, the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party
(PDP) out of a total of 91 political parties registered by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) to date.
4 Situation Analysis Towards the 2019 General Elections in the Federal republic of Nigeria. (Bi – Weekly political Report No. 1 22nd October – 02 November, 2018.
Page 81 of 112 16th February and 2nd March 2019 have been scheduled by INEC as the dates for the Presidential
and National Assembly Elections as well as the Governorship and the State Assembly Elections.
They will be the first elections to be conducted with Professor Mahmood Yakubu at the helm of
INEC. The 2019 general elections will be the sixth consecutive electoral cycle since Nigeria’s
return to democracy after years of military rule which ended in 1999. It is important to note that
these elections will be amongst the most fiercely contested in the history of the country and will
be the first that the former opposition party now ruling APC will be overseeing. The 2019
elections are important as, inter alia they offer an opportunity to Nigerians to further
consolidate their country’s electoral democracy following the 2015 elections which were seen by
many as ‘’the most democratically successful since the return to multi-party elections in 1999’’ 5
There is an evident crisis in the APC, as at all levels, many of its highly placed members at the
National Assembly decamped to the leading opposition party, the PDP.
Meeting with the Swiss Ambassador in Abuja
B- STAKES OF THE 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Since its historic success in the 2015 elections, the APC has been challenged by internal wrangling and is yet to emerge as one cohesive party. It is also necessary to underscore that
5 Ibid.
Page 82 of 112 decamping is also present in the PDP though not as rampant as the APC. Similar to the circumstances during the 2015 elections, there is an active presence of a vibrant opposition party
i.e. PDP with some of its members drawn from the ruling party. It is also worthy to note that the
APC whose Presidential candidate is seeking for his second and final term, will have 78
presidential candidates seeking to offer alternative government. This situation is further
compounded by an equally exponential increase in the number of political parties from 68 to 91.
One of the biggest challenges ahead of the 2019 elections is the insecurity pervading in the six
geo – political zones of the country. Most of these conflicts are by –products of unresolved and
ongoing communal, regional, political, economic, ecological and election tensions between and
among the federating units and ethnic groups in Nigeria. The magnitude, depth and
dimensions of the conflicts may have an adverse impact on the success of the elections, if not
managed well.
CEC meets with the APC Gubertorial Candidates in Lagos.
I. THE TRAJECTORY OF THE MISSION
In keeping with the work methodology, the mission held extensive discussions and meetings with the following stakeholders: Civil Society Groups, the Media; the Police, International
Page 83 of 112 partners such as the EU delegation, Swiss Embassy; the French Embassy, the British High
Commission; The Nigerian Bar Association, the Nigeria Human Rights Commission, the
Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, the UNDP, UN Women, members of political parties and some candidates at the gubernatorial level. The Mission also met with the European Centre for
Electoral Support (ECES) which is offering technical support to INEC. Also background
information was sought from publications on the Nigerian elections. The team also visited
Lagos and Kano States.
Meeting with Stakeholder groups in Nigeria The following are the major issues discussed at the meetings and consultations held with the various stakeholders:
1- Security challenges in the North – East, North – Central, North – West and South – East;
2- Lack of Internal party democracy resulting in several contentious and inconclusive party primaries;
3- High levels of Vote Buying during party primaries and recent state elections;
4- The marginalization of women (numerous allegations of female candidates winning their primaries and having their names substituted with other names in the list
submitted by their party to INEC);
5- The preparedness and capacity of INEC to conduct free, fair and credible elections;
Page 84 of 112 6- The delay in the presidential assent to the amended Electoral Act, 2010 that had been passed by the National Assembly. 7- Poor public confidence in the impartiality and neutrality of the Police hierarchy during the electoral process; 8- Inadequate and unclear arrangements made for voters who are IDPs to participate in the elections;
9- Delays in the release of funds to INEC Peace mechanisms, and challenges around public perceptions of lack of neutrality of some members of the National Peace Committee; 10- The improper handling of primaries by political parties ahead of the elections;
11- Technical challenges relating to smart card readers and delays occasioned in previous elections;
12- Issues relating to unclaimed Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), challenges with collection and possibility of misuse of unclaimed PVCs; 13- Tense and complex political atmosphere; 14- Opaque and uncertainty around the Results collation and transmission process to be utilized by INEC; 15- The abuse of social media and possible negative impact on the elections;
16- The recent gubernatorial elections in Ekiti and Osun states, especially the re- run in Osun state popularly called ‘’ Osun 2’’ – which is generally regarded as a disaster) ; 17- The extreme monetization of politics in Nigeria;
18- Identification of possible hotspots ahead of elections and management of these hotspots; 19- Effective cooperation and collaboration between actors in the electoral process- INEC, the Security Services, CSO and political actors; 20- Allegations relating to the abuse of incumbency and use of state institutions to harass and intimidate political opponents.
The mission ended on the 15th of November and the report has been submitted to the ECOWAS Commission.
Page 85 of 112
Meeting with the Lagos State Gubertorial Candidates of the PDP
CEC Meets with the Commissioner of Nigerian Police at Lagos State
Page 86 of 112 Chapter SIX
Finances/Donations
FINANCES
Introduction
Chapter Five deals with the Finances and Donations of the Commission for the financial year 2018. A budgetary performance, financial performance and cash flows are also presented in this Chapter.
Donations
Nigeria
The government and peoples of the Federal Republic of Nigeria donated the following items to the NEC in the year under review:
2 Speed Boats 5 Motor Bikes
5 Hi-Lux Vehicles (Only Two received so far, remaining is with the Sierra Leone High Commission in Nigeria for onward shipment to Sierra Leone)
2 Trucks
Speed Boats at the NEC Warehouse in Wellington
Page 87 of 112
Motor Bikes at the NEC Head Quarters in Freetown
Hi-Lux Vehicles Two Trucks
Page 88 of 112 Budget Analysis
Table 12: Income Report for FY: 2018
National Electoral Commission
Income Report for FY: 2018 2018
S/N Income Centers Le
1 Income for Recurrent/Programme, GoSL 60,967,977,241.00
2 Income for Salaries, GoSL 13,830,759,693.00
3 Income, UNDP 6,173,722,550.00
4 Income, National Civil Registration Authority, NCRA 22,052,000.00
5 Income, Statistics Sierra Leone, SSL 108,000,000.00
6 Bank Interest Received 8,862,028.38
7 Bank Transfers from closure of District Accounts 12,348,505.04
8 Staff Float Unspent Returns 58,768,156.00
9 Nomination Fees Received from Candidates 4,456,810,000.00
Totals 85,639,300,173.42
Page 89 of 112 Table 13: Summary Expenditure Report FY: 2018
National Electoral Commission
Summary Expenditure Report FY: 2018
2018
S/N Cost Centers Le
634,826,250.00 1 Capital Expenditure
12,551,970,772.75 2 Salaries & Benefits
10,604,084,336.19 3 Administrative Costs
1,068,328,951.00 4 Capacity Building
279,435,813.50 5 Bye Elections, Local Council
2,119,538,000.00 6 Paramount Chieftaincy Elections
Paramount Chief Member of Parliament, PCMP 1,116,771,500.00 7 Elections 819,282,800.00 8 Village Head Elections
75,746,803,817.71 9 Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council Elections
48,410,000.00 10 Partner Projects
1,684,642,157.85 11 Withholding Taxes Paid to GoSL
4,460,000,000.00 12 Nomination Fees Paid to GoSL
Total 111,134,094,399.00
Page 90 of 112 Table 14: Expenditure Report for FY: 2018 National Electoral Commission
Expenditure Report for FY: 2018 2018
S/N Cost Centers Le
1 Capital Expenditure 634,826,250.00 2 Salaries & Benefits 12,551,970,772.75 3 HQ Imprest 92,166,400.00 4 District Imprest 384,000,000.00 5 Staff Expenses 453,729,138.93 6 Stationery Supplies 690,904,972.82 7 Office Equipment and Maintenance 837,257,433.00 8 Office Maintenance 106,395,955.00 9 Software Maintenance, Training 397,081,785.00 10 Office Rent and Relocation Expenses 952,363,544.00 11 Office Utilities 984,470,914.10 12 Vehicle Fuel 663,231,750.00 13 Generator Fuel 295,049,609.00 14 Vehicle Maintenance and Licenses 999,532,917.00 15 Generator maintenance 89,563,000.00 16 Local Travel 351,203,000.00 17 Internal Meetings 75,369,000.00 18 Security Meetings 48,994,000.00 19 PPLC/Stakeholders Meetings 71,780,250.00 20 Periodicals, Newspapers 95,788,686.00 21 Security Expenses 710,377,001.00 22 Provisions & Toiletries 238,526,626.00 23 Hospitality 54,244,000.00 24 Annual Reports 76,475,445.00 25 Other Reports and Policy Documents 58,033,500.00 26 Internal Audit Expenses 91,523,000.00 27 External Audit Fees and Expenses 93,804,000.00
Page 91 of 112
2018 S/N Cost Centers Le
28 Legal Fees 274,050,000.00 29 Litigations and other Legal Expenses 273,888,650.00 30 External Engagements, Technical Assistance 387,152,425.00 31 Bank Charges 578,904,834.34 32 Monitoring and Evaluation 177,430,500.00 33 Research and Documentation 792,000.00 34 Local Capacity Building 39,686,000.00 35 International Capacity Building 1,028,642,951.00 36 Bye Elections, Local Council 279,435,813.50 37 Paramount Chieftaincy Elections 2,119,538,000.00 38 Paramount Chief Member of Parliament, PCMP Elections 1,116,771,500.00 39 Village Head Elections 819,282,800.00 40 Boundary Delimitation 150,000,000.00 41 Training and Voter Education 1,388,689,380.00 42 Voter Registration 1,475,408,788.00 43 Nominations 867,777,450.00 44 Polling 70,414,550,699.71 45 Results Management 1,077,973,750.00 46 Statutory Publications 372,403,750.00 47 NCRA Project 19,910,000.00 48 SSL Project 28,500,000.00 49 Withholding Taxes Paid to GoSL 1,684,642,157.85 50 Nomination Fees Paid to GoSL 4,460,000,000.00 Total 111,134,094,399.00
Page 92 of 112 Table 15: Analysis of Funds Flow FY: 2018 National Electoral Commission Analysis of Funds Flow FY: 2018 2018 Description Le Opening Cash Book balances: SLCB Current 28,177,458,024.30 SLCB Saving 1,599,577,943.54 RCB Current 30,154,753.41 29,807,190,721.25
Add: Total Fund Inflows: 85,639,300,173.42 115,446,490,894.67
Less: Total Fund Outflows: 111,134,094,399.00 Total Closing Balances 4,312,396,495.66
Closing Cash Book Balances SLCB Current 1,091,133,716.94 SLCB Saving 2,476,167.67 RCB Current (7,347,223.50) BSL Current 3,226,133,834.56 Total Closing Balances 4,312,396,495.66 Check 0.00
National Electoral Commission Closing Cash Book Balances SLCB Current FY 2018 1,091,133,716.94 SLCB Saving FY 2018 2,476,167.67 RCB Current FY 2018 (7,347,223.50) BSL Current FY 2018 3,226,133,834.56 Total Closing Balances 4,312,396,495.66 Check 0.00
Page 93 of 112 Chapter Six
Recommendations
The following were the recommendations for the NEC:- Electoral Laws
NEC to develop and set up a complaint process and communicate it to political parties
NEC to speed up the review of the Public Elections Act 2012 and other election related laws
Human Resource
Tally Centre Coordinators should be part of the committee for the management of the Tally Centre full time, monthly salary should be budgeted for them for a period
of at least six months
Media and Stakeholders
To develop a communication plan that includes the situation room and the Regional Chiefs
To set up a complaint process and communicate it to political parties Logistics, Administration and Procurement
Proper Planning(Development of realistic timeline)
Develop terms of reference/standing orders from Boundary Delimitation to election which can be review periodically
Timely Procurement of adequate, appropriate and quality furniture (Specification) Timely procurement of equipment with strict adherence to prescribed specifications from the relevant department. (Servers, Network, Computers and Printers)
Procurement of high quality generators and establishment of permanent power plan for Tally Centres
Tenancy agreements should include things that should be retrieved at the end of the period (MoU)
Reports chain of command
Clear Terms of Reference for Management of the Centre
Page 94 of 112 IT Structure
NEC to develop a realistic timeline for the Result Management process in the Tally Centre
To develop a standard flow chart to reflect best practices and it must take into consideration cooperation between relevant departments (IT and Operations), it
must be based on the Paper, Software and Person/functions.
Training and Procedures
Development of Procedures on recruitment and payment
Training should be provided for the Tally Centre Management
Develop a concept for the Training of agents and Observers at district/Tally centres level
should be critically looked into by the NEC (Special Voting is strongly recommended)
there should be a review of the procedures for the accreditation of Party Agents/Observers
to equip and train the Observer facilitators, we need experienced people to serve in this capacity
NEC to ask the Chinese to help set up and train our staff in the effective handling of the generators (Solar power energy)
Security should have a clear procedures on entering and leaving tally centres and must also include who gives instruction to the security officers
Intake procedures of Reconciliation and Result forms (RRFs) to be developed at district level and district staff must be trained on these procedures
Further develop Audit procedures To have a policy with a clear technical concept attached of the voting process of the security personnel
Budget
Advance planning and construction of NEC owned Premises. To carry out a feasibility study on cost of construction as against hiring of premises
Page 95 of 112 NEC should make a case for constructing a multi-purpose hall to have equipments like furniture, power cables, AC, networks etc. and other tangible assets. This will
reduce the financial burden on NEC and Donors.
Development of a budget for the Tally centre must be a consolidated effort from related departments i.e. IT, Operations, Administration, Media and External
Relations etc.
Result Management Work Group
Establish a result management technical committee as early as possible Identified Challenges
The following were the challenges identified by the participants:- • Poor Planning leading to the result management process in the five tally centres • Inconsistent screening process/procedures
• No briefing of Regional Chiefs/Its and Coordination Officers on roles and responsibilities
• Department of Human Resource Gender and Disability not fully involved in the planning stage of the recruitment process
• Internal Coordination (Lack of effective communication)
• No realistic or clearly defined Timeline
• No clear Terms of Reference for Tally Centre Management staff (Ops, IT and Coordinators)
• Inadequate knowledge of the result management system on the part of Agents and Observers
• Last station result posed a problem for the tallying at all centres
• Accreditation process - No clear procedures for the tally centre Party Agents and Observers
• Competency of Observer Facilitators- lacked training ethics in managing Observers and Party Agents
Page 96 of 112 Key Recommendations to the Government:-
• Constitutional provision in the laws of Sierra Leone on Electoral Calendar to have fixed dates to conduct Presidential and Parliamentary elections; and Local Council Elections;
• Staff capacity building and training of staff on key electoral processes: boundary delimitation, voter registration, Use of Biometric registration kits, Result Management System and Graphic designing. In essence thorough cultivation of home-grown competencies to handle boundary delimitation and voter registration exercises;
• Need for maximum security of NEC officials/staff during election period
• Housing/ accommodation facilities for NEC staff at HQ, regions and the sixteen districts; to sustain the neutrality of personnel;
• Modern warehouses and storage facilities at national, regional and districts levels;
• Strengthen voter education with activities coordinated by the departments concerned and not UNDP;
• Lapses or ambiguities in the 1991 Constitution and Public Elections Act (2012) need to be reviewed by the appropriate authorities;
• Priority should be given to the timely disbursement of funds by the Government and donors;
• Protocols and regulations around international and national procurements need to be reviewed to accommodate timeliness for NEC operations;
• improved salary structure for NEC management, mid-level and lower level staffs;
• Evaluation of NEC Strategic Plan (2015-2019) for proper planning of the NEC Electoral Cycle (2020-2024)
• Strengthen the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation components of the electoral processes;
• Continuity in use of tactile ballot guides for future elections and the introduction of braille for the visually impaired;
Page 97 of 112 • Implementation of the Gender and Disability Policies
• Review of NEC Standing Orders and finalization of the Human Resource Policy
• Train relevant NEC staff on designing of various election forms: RRFs, MTFs, etc.;
• Designing of a standard Recruitment Procedures relating to the conduct of various elections with their respective contractual agreements;
• Nationwide sensitization of the stakeholders on “Operation Know your Constituencies and Wards;”
Conduct Workshops for the Judiciary on Electoral Matters
It was noticed during the 2018 election, and from the reading of the many petition documents that came in that, many of the Legal Practitioners are not well-informed about the electoral process as most of the affidavits contains wrong scenarios of the electoral process, names of electoral documents etc. It is recommended that the sharing of experiences with the Judiciary would improve on NEC’s relationship with them and can bolster our operations on the law.
. Setting up of Alternative Elections Dispute Resolution Committee Some court matters on election disputes can be mitigated if parties to the dispute are summoned by NEC to listen to their grievances in order to settle them out of court. This will reduce on the number of court matters in which NEC has always been a party in court.
However, for those who remain dissatisfied, they can be advised to go to court as the last option.
Page 98 of 112 Organogram of the NEC 2018
COMMISSION MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE (10) UNITS (13)
Finance 1. Finance
Administration
2. Administration
Logistics & Procurement
CEC & Regional Field Coordination: CHAIRMAN 3. Operations East, West, North & South
4. Internal Audit Internal Audit
Electoral
Commissioners Executive Information Communication Secretary Technology & Support (4) 5. Information Technology &
Voters Roll Voter's Roll & Data
Management
Executive Assistant Senior 6. Training & Training, Procedures Assistant to to Management Electoral Chair Executive Directors Education & Electoral Education Secretary (10)
Legal Affairs & 7. Legal Affairs Documentation
Human Resource 8. Human Resource,
Gender & Disability Gender & Disability
9. Research, Research, Monitoring & Monitoring & Evaluation Evaluation
10. Media & External Media & External Relations Relations
Page 99 of 112 Organogram for Tally Center
Regional Chief
Shift manager Coordinaton Regional IT Officer Officer
Material Intake Materials Intake Data Entry Form Review Observer Clearence Security Chief Cleaners Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor Coordinator Supervisor
Materail Intake 1st and 2nd Data Observer Intake Officer Intake Clerk Clearence Entry Clerks Form Review Clerks Facilitators Security Staff Team member
Form Dispatch Clerk
Page 100 of 112 ANNEXE: Internal Staff Promotions
NO NAME FORMER CURRENT APPOINTMENT DESIGNATION DESIGNATION DATE 1 Paul M. Damba Electoral Officer-Operations Regional Chief-East 2nd July, 2018
2 Christopher A.A. Electoral Officer-Media & Chief- Media & External 2nd July, 2018 Jones External Relations Relations 3 Hawanatu Razia Electoral Officer-Finance Chief-Finance 2nd July, 2018 Latiff Sheriff 4 Larry S. Assistant District Electoral District Electoral Officer- 2nd July, 2018 Fangawa, Officer-Kailahun Moyamba 5 Mohamed Assistant District Electoral District Electoral Officer- 2nd July, 2018 Amara Officer-Bonthe Pujehun 6 Alex T. Paila Assistant District Electoral District Electoral Officer- 2nd July, 2018 Officer-Koinadugu Falaba 7 Margaret Voter Education & Training Electoral Officer- Media 2nd July, 2018 Butcher Officer-W/U & External Relations 8 Foday Samura Office Assistant-Office of Voter Education & 2nd July, 2018 CEC/Chairman Training Officer-Gbiinti sub-office, Karene
Month No. of staff July, 2018 8
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NO NAME DESIGNATION APPOINTMENT DATE
1 Derica Kye Mensah Regional I.T. Officer - West 1st August, 2018
2 Ibrahim Wilson Regional I.T. Officer –North-West 3rd September, 2018 Kanneh 3 Ahmed Keifala Voter Education & Training Officer - 1st August, 2018 Bassie Kailahun 4 Lawrence Kenjah Voter Education & Training Officer –Bonthe 1st August, 2018 Island 5 Alimu Bah Voter Education & Training Officer – 1st August, 2018 Moyamba 6 Augustine Juma Voter Education & Training Officer – 1st August, 2018 Junisa Pujehun 7 Mohamed K. Voter Education & Training Officer - Falaba 1st August, 2018 Dumbuya 8 Zainab Sankoh Voter Education & Training Officer – 1st August, 2018 W/Urban 9 Alimamy Bai Bundu Voter Education & Training Officer – 1st August, 2018 W/Rural
10 Sheku V. Sheriff Regional Admin Assistant - Port Loko 3rd September, 2018
11 Mohamed O. Kamara Admin Assistant - HQ 10th September, 2018
12 Sallu Sillah Personal .Assistant to CEC/Chairman 3rd September, 2018
13 Aiah C. Lahai Driver - HQ 2nd July, 2018
14 Sam Moses Driver - HQ 2nd July, 2018
15 Alhaji Bangura Driver - HQ 2nd July, 2018
16 Mohamed L. Kamara Driver - HQ 2nd July, 2018
17 Sylvester Moseray Driver - HQ 2nd July, 2018
18 Ibrahim Kamara Driver - HQ 2nd July, 2018
19 Musa R. Kamara Driver – Gbinti Sub Office, Karene 3rd September, 2018
20 Santigie Kamara Driver-HQ 1st October, 2018
21 Saio Serah Kamara Office Assistant-Falaba 1st January, 2018
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22 Santigie Samura Office Assistant- Kamakwie sub-office, 1st January, 2018 Karene 23 Ibrahim Sara Kamara Office Assistant- Gbinti sub-office Karene 3rd September, 2018
24 Aruna Lukulay Office Assistant – CEC/Chairman 3rd September, 2018
CONTRACT STAFF
NO NAME DESIGNATION START DATE END DATE
Abu Turay (contract Executive Assistant 30th September, 1 1st October, 2018 renewed on a yearly bases) to CEC/Chairman 2019
Electoral Officer - 13th November, 13th November, 2 Mary Bairoh (1 year contract) Legal Affairs Dept. 2017 2018
Electoral Officer - Philip S.G. Fatorma (3 31st October, 3 Internal Audit 7th August, 2018 months contract) 2018 Dept.
CAPACITY BUILDING In the period under review, the Department through the Commission facilitated the following activities for staff capacity building as outlined in the table below:
CAPACITY BUILDING
NAME DESIGNATION COUNTRY TRAVEL PERIOD PURPOSE Year 2018 Wurie Turay CPL Ghana-South Printing of ballots February Africa Macksood G. Sesay Commissioner Ghana-South Printing of ballots February Africa Wurie Turay CPL South Africa Printing of ballots March Fatorma Chief Legal Liberia Voting Screen February Fahbundeh clothes Thomas Tamba VETO Ivory Coast- EU Visit May Taylor Belgium Fatorma Chief Legal Liberia Return voting April Fahbundeh screens
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Augustine ADEO Ghana To secure South 2-6 July Mohamed Africa visa
Antoinette Kargbo VETO Ghana To secure South 2-6 July Africa visa Augustine ADEO South Africa MDEA Training 8 July - 4 August Mohamed Antoinette Kargbo VETO South Africa MDEA Training 8 July - 4 August Miatta French Commissioner Nigeria Technology in April Elections Solomon Villa Chief IT Nigeria Technology in April Elections Stephen A. Mattia Commissioner Nigeria ID 4 Africa 23-27 April Solomon Villa Chief IT Nigeria ID 4 Africa 23-29 April Thomas Tamba VETO Mali Observe elections 25 July - 1 Taylor August Desiatu Thomas VETO Mali Observe elections 25 July - 1 August Thomas Tamba VETO Mali run-off 10-15 August Taylor Desiatu Thomas VETO Mali run-off 10-15 August Marilyn Dickson AEO Ivory Coast BRIDGE Training 25 August -2 Sept Adama Saffa AEO Nigeria Common Wealth 6-14 Oct Forum Abu Turay Ex. Asst to CEC Nigeria To secure South 28 Aug-6 Sept Korean visa Stephen A. Mattia Commissioner South Korea ICT in Elections 7-15 Sept Edmond Alpha Director South Korea ICT in Elections 7-15 Sept Mbekay Amara Director South Korea ICT in Elections 7-15 Sept Albert Massaquoi Director South Korea ICT in Elections 8-15 Sept Solomon Villa Chief IT South Korea ICT in Elections 8-19 Sept Arthur Harleston Regional IT South Korea ICT in Elections 8-19 Sept Shehu Conteh Regional IT South Korea ICT in Elections 8-19 Sept Saidu Saradugu Regional IT South Korea ICT in Elections 8-19 Sept Michael Kamara Webmaster South Korea ICT in Elections 8-19 Sept
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James Lahai Civil Society South Korea ICT in Elections 8-15 Sept Christiana Orielly Chief Gender UK Gender & 14-22 Sept Elections Albert Massaquoi Director Ivory Coast To secure October schengen visa M.N Conteh CEC Ivory Coast To secure October schengen visa Abu Turay Ex. Asst to CEC Ivory Coast To accompany October CEC Albert Massaquoi Director Belgium Elections 5-12 Oct conference M.N Conteh CEC Belgium Elections 5-12 Oct conference M.N Conteh CEC Nigeria Nigeria Elections 1-15 Nov Abu Turay Ex. Asst to CEC Nigeria Nigeria Elections 31 Oct - 16 Nov Gibrilla Jusu Chief Research Tanzania Training M&E 1-15 Nov Miatta French Commissioner Nigeria ECOWAS November 2018 Miatta French Commissioner Israel December 2018
Page 105 of 112 UPDATED NEC STAFF DIRECTORY 2018 NO NAME Title & Location 1. Mohamed N’fah-Alie Conteh Chief Electoral Commissioner/Chairman 2. Stephen Aiah Mattia Electoral Commissioner-East 3. Augusta Bockarie Electoral Commissioner - South 4. Macksood Gibril - Sesay Electoral Commissioner-North 5. Miatta L. French Electoral Commissioner-West 6. William A. Davies Executive Secretary 7. Sheku C Johnny Assistant to Executive Secretary 8. Abu Turay Executive Assistant to CEC/Chair (on contract) 9. Aiah E. Sam Director of Internal Audit - HQ 10. Philip F. Kargbo Director of Operations - HQ 11. Edmond Sylvester Alpha Director of Training & Electoral Education- HQ 12. Tamba T. Tormy Director of Human Resource, Gender & Disability - HQ 13. Mbekay S Amara Director of Information Technology & Voters’ Roll – HQ 14. Gladys N. John Director of Legal Affairs-HQ 15. Victor E.W .Samuels Director of Finance - HQ 16. Albert Massaquoi Director of Media & External Relations, HQ 17. Raymond A. N. George Director of Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, HQ 18. Abubakarr Koroma Director of Administration, Procurement & Logistics. 19. Fatorma Fah-Bundeh Chief Legal Affairs - HQ 20. Momoh M. Kanneh Regional Chief –North, HQ 21. Abubakarr Javombo Regional Chief – South, HQ 22. Aiah Quiwa Region Chief - West, HQ 23. Paul M Damba Regional Chief-East-HQ 24. Mohamed Turay Regional Chief-North-west-HQ 25. Solomon Villa Chief of IC T & Support Staff- HQ 26. Jusufu Henry Swaray Jr. Chief – Voter’s Roll & Data Base Management, HQ 27. Wurie Turay Chief of Procurement & Logistics. - HQ 28. Sheku Ahmed Koroma Chief Training & Electoral Education, HQ 29. Isaac Curtis-Hooke Chief – Human Resource, HQ 30. Elizabeth M. Bureh Chief of Administration - HQ 31. Gibrilla Murray Jusu Chief-Research, M & E.- HQ 32. Nyande Fania Chief of Internal Audit - HQ 33. Christiana O’Reilly Chief of Gender & Disability-HQ 34. Christopher AA Jones Chief- Media & External Relations, HQ 35. Hawanatu Razia Latiff Sheriff Chief of Finance Unit-HQ 36. Foday Allieu E O - Human Resource, Gender & Disability, HQ 37. Victoria Carpenter E O- Research, Monitoring & Evaluation HQ 38. Winston Thompson E O- Finance - HQ 39. Ansumana V. Kanneh E O- Operations - HQ 40. Ali Peter Brima E O - Operations 41. Stephen P. Borbo E O - Administration. - HQ 42. Christopher Simbo Estate Officer – Admin, W/H
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43. Michael Kamara E O - IT - HQ 44. Mohamed Sheku Conteh E O/ Regional IT Officer - Kenema 45. Arthur Harleston E O/ Regional IT Officer - Bo 46. Saidu Saradugu E O/ Regional IT Officer - Bombali 47. Derica Kye Mensah E.O/Regional I.T. Officer West 48. Ibrahim Wilson Kanneh Ag. Regional I.T. Officer –North-West 49. Alimamy Dumbuya E O- Procurement & Logistics Ware House 50. Abubakarr Bangura E O – Procurement & Logistics - HQ 51. Margaret Butcher EO – Media & External Relations 52. Victor Christian Musa E O – Training & Electoral Education - HQ 53. Clauduel Temple E O – Internal Audit HQ 54. Mary Bairoh E O-Legal Affairs - On Contract 55. Philip S.G. Fatorma EO-Internal Audit On Contract 56. Musa Kangbai D E O - Kenema 57. Paul Joseph Bannister D E O - Pujehun 58. Alex A Smith D E O - Kono 59. John P Simbo D E O - Bo 60. Shebora A Kamara D E O – Bonthe 61. Larry B. Fangawa D E O - Moyamba 62. Mohamed Amara D E O – Pujehun 63. Sahr S. Kellie D E O – Bombali 64. Solomon Sondai D E O - Tonkolili 65. Steven S. Kabba D E O – Koinadugu 66. Alex T Paila D E O - Falaba 67. Emmanuel Yagbaji D E O - Karene 68. Umaru Fomba D E O – Kambia 69. Andrew R. Kanu D E O – Port Loko 70. Ansue J. J. Mahoney D E O – Western Urban 71. Rosetta Thomas D E O –Western Rural 72. Tonia M. Salankole A E O – Finance 73. Khadija Dukuray A E O- Finance - HQ 74. Salamatu V. James A E O – Finance - HQ 75. Abess Nasralla A E O- Research, Monitoring & Evaluation HQ 76. Etta Koroma A E O- Training & Electoral Education - HQ 77. Egbert F. Thomas A E O – Internal Audit - HQ 78. Paul T. Dixon A E O- IT Hard Ware-HQ 79. Sammy Christo Sama A E O , IT Software-HQ 80. Jacob M. Jajua A E O- Procurement & Logistics Ware House 81. Musa A Conteh A E O - Procurement & Logistics (W/H) FAGA 82. Samuel H. Bengeh A E O- Procurement & Logistics Ware House
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83. Barba Kargbo A E O - Procurement & Logistics - HQ 84. Christiana G. Deoud A E O- Admin- HQ 85. Louisa Gbassa A E O – Training, & Electoral Education HQ 86. Marilyn Dixon AEO – Gender & Disability-HQ 87. Esther I. Kargbo AEO-Human Resource Unit 88. Adama Keima Saffa A E O-Operations 89. Gassimu M Sillah A D E O – Kenema 90. Usman Joe Kamara ADEO - Kono 91. Thomas Tamba Taylor ADEO – Kailahun 92. Francis B Musa A D E O - Bo 93. Mohamed S. Turay A D E O-Bonthe 94. Fatmata Jalloh A D E O – Moyamba 95. Henry Michael Thompson A D E O – Pujehun 96. Sulaiman Amara AD E O – Bombali 97. Claude Samura A D E O- Koinadugu 98. Desiatu Thomas ADEO - Tonkolili 99. Charles Nyakeh Ensah ADEO- Falaba 100. Brima H Alie ADEO – Port Loko 101. Emmanuel Lavalie ADEO-Karene 102. Augustine K. Saffa A D E O – Kambia 103. Salma P. Kargbo A D E O-Western Urban 104. Augustine A. A. Mohammed A D E O – Western Rural 105. Sulaiman Jalloh VETO - Kenema 106. Ahmed Keifala Bassie VETO - Kailahun 107. Simeon T. Trye VETO - Kono 108. Sheku U Bockarie VETO - Bo 109. Nathaniel Lamboi VETO - Bonthe Mainland 110. Lawrence A. Kenjah VETO Bonthe Island 111. Alimu Bah VETO – Moyamba 112. Augustine Juma Junisa VETO – Pujehun 113. Ansu Bangura VETO – Port Loko 114. Patricia F. Sesay VETO- Karene 115. Atieu Jalloh VETO-Kambia 116. Manty Dabo Turay VETO - Bombali 117. Kandeh Kanu VETO - Tonkolili 118. Mohamed K. Dumbuya VETO - Falaba 119. Antoinette J Conteh VETO - Koinadugu 120. Zainab Sankoh VETO – W/Urban 121. Alimamy Bai Bundu VETO – W/Rural 122. Foday Samura Ag. VETO-Karene Gbinti Sub. Office
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123. Amara Gibrilla Admin Assistant- Finance - HQ 124. Momoh Sesay Admin Assistant – Logistics W/H 125. Gibril Kargbo Admin Assistant HQ 126. Priscilla Leigh Admin Assistant – HQ 127. Doris Victoria Wilson Admin Assistant-Legal Affairs, HQ 128. Timothy Musa Regional Admin Asst. - Kenema 129. James Davis Regional Admin Asst. - Bo 130. David Quiwa Regional Admin Asst. – Bombali 131. Sheku V. Sheriff Ag. Regional Admin Asst. Port Loko 132. Odette Kamara Personal Assist. – Comm. East 133. Mary G. C. Komeh Personal Asst. - Comm. South 134. Sallu Sillah Ag. P.A – CEC/Chairman 135. Mohamed O. Kamara Personal Assist-Comm. North 136. Eric Tucker Senior Driver – HQ 137. Mohamed Saboleh Assistant Senior Driver – HQ 138. Charles Kamanda Mechanic/Driver -HQ 139. Hassan Sesay Driver –HQ 140. Mendae Kalokoh Driver - HQ 141. Akie Cole Driver – HQ 142. Abdul Rahman Kamara Driver – HQ 143. Donald Coker Driver - HQ 144. Mohamed Kamara Driver – HQ 145. Samuel Sesay Driver – HQ 146. Mark Sesay Driver – HQ 147. Sulaiman Tarawalie Driver –HQ 148. Abu Kamara Driver –HQ 149. Lamrana Barrie Driver –HQ 150. Abdul Kargbo Driver – HQ 151. Ansumana Bangura Driver – HQ 152. Fullah Banta Thullah Driver – HQ 153. Amadu Bangura Driver-HQ 154. Osman Bah Driver – HQ 155. Lamin Sesay Driver- HQ 156. Emmanuel Conteh Driver – HQ 157. Aruna Koroma Driver – HQ 158. Joseph Moriba Driver – HQ 159. Festus K. Kangasu Driver – HQ 160. Theophilus Sesay Driver – HQ 161. Fallah Fayia Driver – HQ 162. Thaimu Conteh Driver- HQ 163. Issa Fofanah Driver – HQ
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164. Abubakarr Conteh Driver – HQ 165. Dauda Kamanda Driver – HQ 166. Mohamed Kabba Driver – HQ 167. Aiah C. Lahai Driver - HQ 168. Sam Moses Driver - HQ 169. Alhaji Bangura Driver - HQ 170. Mohamed L. Kamara Driver - HQ 171. Sylvester Moseray Driver - HQ 172. Ibrahim Kamara Driver - HQ 173. Musa R. Kamara Driver – Gbinti Sub Office, Karene 174. Santigie Kamara Driver 175. Moses Felix Conteh Office Assistant - HQ 176. Sahr Lavalie Office Assistant - HQ 177. Abubakarr Kargbo Office Assistant HQ 178. Mamoud Kamara Office Assistant – HQ 179. Amie Swaray Office Assistant - HQ 180. Yusifu Janneh Office Assistant – HQ 181. Unisa Turay Office Assistant-Wellington, W/H 182. Ishmail Issa Brima Office Assistant - Kenema 183. Ibrahim T Sourie Office Assistant - Kono 184. John James Office Assistant - Kailahun 185. Jusu Bobor Office Assistant - Bo 186. Abdul Karim Kenjah Office Assistant – Bonthe Island 187. Dauda Mansaray Office Assistant – Bonthe Mainland 188. Lahai Goba Office Assistant - Moyamba 189. Mustapha Koroma Office Assistant - Pujehun 190. Amed Sidi Kay Office Assistant - Bombali 191. Alpha A. Sesay Office Assistant - Kambia 192. Mohamed L Jalloh Office Assistant – Koinadugu 193. Raymond Kanu Office Assistant Tonkolili 194. Issa Kamara Office Assistant – Port Loko 195. Santigie Samura Office Assistant- Karene 196. Saio Serah Kamara Office Assistant-Falaba 197. Hassan Kamara Office Assistant-Western Urban 198. Daniel Turay Office Assistant-Western Rural 199. Ibrahim Sara Sesay Office Assistant- Sub Office, Karene 200. Aruna Lukulay Ag. Office Assistant – CEC/Chairman 201. Abu Sam-King Generator Attendant at HQ 202. Ibrahim Kandeh Assistant Mechanic 203. Surul Conteh House Help-Comm. North (contract) 204. Hawa Nyama Conteh House Help – CEC/Chair (contract)
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205. Joseph Macarthy House Help-Comm. South (contract) 206. Patient Conteh House Help-Comm. West (contract) 207. Abie Kellie House Help-Comm. East (contract)
Page 111 of 112 Addresses for the NEC Offices Nationwide
REGION DISTRICT ADDRESS
Kailahun GEL Compound, Mbelebu Section, Kailahun Town EASTERN Kenema 59 Wanmann Abu Road, by SLTU Office, Kenema City
Kono 8 Gandi Fania Street, Koidu City
Bombali Azzolini Highway, Makeni City NORTHERN Falaba Mongo Town
Koinadugu 158A Main Makeni Road-One Mile, Kabala Town
Tonkolili 15 Boys School Road, Magburaka Town
Kambia District Council Area, Kambia 2, Kambia Town NORTH- WESTERN Kamalo Highway, Kamakwie Town Karene Port Loko Road, Gbinti (Close to the Round About) Port Loko 75 Lungi Road, Port Loko City
Bo 79 Tikonko Road, Bo City SOUTHERN 144 Bo Road, Mattru Jong, Bonthe Mainland
Bonthe 13/13A Claffin Lane, Bonthe Island
Moyamba 8 Kpangbavie Street, Moyamba Town
Pujehun 8 Sesay Street, Fernandopo, Pujehun Town
Western Rural Chukuma Johnson Drive, Waterloo WESTERN Western Urban 39, Jenner Wright Road, Cline Town, Freetown
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