His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio said neither himself nor the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (EC-SL) decides on how outcome of elections are determined, noting that it is all stipulated in the country’s constitution.
He made the comment as he addressed a group of civil society representatives who called on him at State House in Freetown. It is part of an ongoing consultations with key interest groups, following his declaration as winner of the June 24 presidential election.
According to President Bio, the conduct of some election observers in the June 24 general elections exposed Sierra Leone to a state of confusion, something he said the nation must guard against. “…we have to guard against that, because you have no right to come and validate our election.
President Bio insisted that the appropriate procedure was followed to reach the conclusion of the elections.
“We should stand our grounds and correct certain misrepresentation and tell them that it is the constitution that determines how results are counted here, not the Chairman of EC-SL,” he said.
He also said that he could not bring himself to contradict the constitution “because somebody comes from somewhere to monitor or observe and say this is not how we should do it.”
