SIERRA LEONE CRAZZY POLITICS: August 2022

WHY WE SHOULD PAY NO ATTENTION TO ALFRED PETER CONTEH'S REINSTATEMENT OF SAM SUMANA.

By Tony Konomanyi

In a completely absurd and futile move, the chairman of the APC Interim Governance Transitional Committee (APC-IGTC), Mr Alfred Peter Conteh, yesterday, 05/08/22, posted a press release in which he unilaterally declared that, Ex-VP Alhaji Chief Sam Sumana, who had, in 2016, been expelled from the APC party, had now been reinstated with immediate effect.

It should be noted that a reinstatement resumes Chief Sam Sumana's membership from the date of his expulsion, April 2015, which would then allow him to compete for flagbearer of the APC, as it would mean that he, Sam Sumana, would not fall foul of the APC party's constitution requirement that all APC flagbearer candidates MUST have had an uninterrupted 5 year membership by the date of their formal declaration for APC flagbearer.

Now, here is the problem with Mr Alfred Peter Conteh's illegal press release.

Chief Sam Sumana was a member of the C4C party from 2017 to 2020.

So, were his APC membership to be reinstated, instead of it being readmitted, he'd then technically have also had C4C membership in parallel for the period 2017-2020.

The Political Parties Registration Commission's regulations clearly state that no person can be a member of more than one party at the same time .

Therefore, a reinstatement of Chief Sam Sumana would fall foul of the PPRC regulations, even if all of APC unanimously wished for his reinstatement; which is far from the case, of course.

Sam Sumana may be readmitted to the APC.

A readmission grants him new membership, which would exempt him from running for flagbearer of the APC.

I, for one, would gladly welcome the readmission of Sam Sumana, because that is within the law.

But since Sam Sumana told his supporters, back in 2019, that he'd only be returning to the APC for the flagbearer, and that, were he to be denied the flagbearer, he'd destroy the

APC, then I can only assume that he has no interest in readmission to the APC, as that would exempt him from running for flagbearer.

Back in 2016/17, many people advised Sam Sumana to be patient, and not to join another party, but he'd not listen.

In a typically vengeful move, Sam Sumana led C4C, and assisted SLPP in the second round, to deny APC the 2018 General elections.

Now he must remember a common saying:

"Those who seek revenge must dig two graves".

IN THE STRUGGLES OF THE APC, THERE IS INDEED VICTORY.

©Tony Konomanyi

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