Dear Sir,
Thank you for providing me space in your reputable newspaper called Africa24.
I am a Sierra Leonean and a Sierra Leonean right at this moment dying of sorrow not because of the sanctions but because I see the danger that is hanging over every Sierra Leoneans now residing in the Country.
For long, sleep has eluded me especially when I think of the danger over us as Sierra Leoneans.
It always sends chills up and down my spine when I think of what will happen to lives and properties when the results of both Presidential and Parliamentary elections of June 24th 2023 will be made public.
It will be sad to see many helpless babies, builders of the Country tomorrow that would be torn apart by the horrible clash; it will be very sad to think of the many old men and women that would perish when that day will come.
Sierra Leone is a very small country and a very poor one. It is therefore a pity to see so much that will take place that day when the results are announced.
It will also be a pity to see the little infrastructure that we have managed to put in place over the years all razed down within a twinkling.
It is for this reason that, I am appealing to both parties to do all in their collective or individual powers to avert the danger hanging over the people of Sierra Leone.
I am saying all this because of the tension I have seen mounting between the two main political parties for power.
Let the International Community know that there is fire hanging over the heads of Sierra Leoneans right at this moment.
Their timely intervention will help to save lives and change the cause of Sierra Leone’s dismal history.
I am appealing to the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the All People’s Congress (APC) Party to adhere strictly to the results and accept it in good faith to save the people of this Country.
I am also appealing to the International Community to step in and do what they can to avert a worse catastrophe this Country will face.
Thank you Mr. Editor.
Ansu Tommy Mattia.
Fourah Bay Road, Freetown.
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