The widely traveled citizen in this Republic was in Kenema over the weekend to visit a friend and importantly, to get firsthand information about the political wind blowing in that part of the country.

Of recent, Kenema district has become a political hotspot where there had been frequent reports of fracas between members of the governing administration for obvious reasons which have the propensity to undermine peace not only for people in that area but the country in general.

On arrival, the Parrot saw friends of good old days including colleague journalists in the township which brought memories of the past amidst jokes and laughter.

Following that visit, Bra Parrot noticed in the eastern regional city most of the supporters of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) are sharply divided over the issue of who will succeed President Bio at the end of his ten (10) years tenure in office.

Like what is presently going on in the opposition, splinter groups supporting different candidates in the ruling administration have also started to campaign secretly for their respective candidates to  become the party’s next standard bearer.

This situation is only making matters worse for them as it has forced many of their disgruntled supporters to switch over to the opposition APC as an alternative.

The bird visited many important areas including the famous Maxwell Khobi Street where a good number of government ministries are located and found out that 86% of the people there have almost joined the opposition.

Meanwhile, the bird was fortunate to talk to a lady who gave her name as Musu Massaquoi she said, she is a full blooded supporter of the SLPP but believes many things are going wrong in the party and until something is done from this point, their chances of winning the 2028 general elections will be slim if not impossible.

“Not that the party has not done anything good for the people of Kenema or the country in general, the only thing, it has to redouble its efforts to be able to win the minds and souls of the people again,” she added.

Next week the bird will move to other places.