Since the meeting organized by the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) was meant to be an open invitation to the public to attend, the Wise Bird was also opportune to be part of that particular meeting.
From the understanding of the bird, the President in his wisdom together with some members of the SLPP they chose to organize the meeting in order to bring the people closer to the President or by extension to bring the government closer to the people.
As the Wise Bird always wants to get first information about things happening within the government circle, he made himself available at the meeting.
In fairness to His Excellency the President Dr. Julius Maada Bio he did what he did in good faith by way of getting the views of the people about his Stewardship since he was elected running into almost six years .
At the meeting the Wise Bird noticed and saw some unpatriotic supporters of the ruling SLPP who do not mean well for Mama Salone but are only bent on giving the President a bad-name.
The bird was deeply disappointed when the whole program became counterproductive at one point.
The Wise Bird was not told what took place in the hall though he was present at the meeting himself and saw it all. At one instance, when a lady was given the microphone to ask a question, she was prevented from asking her question for which the program was meant for.
The unfortunate incident was not just an embarrassment to the lady, but to the President himself and the organizers of the program.
The program, from the look of things, was a stage-managed one by the organizers as questions should only come from party members leaving many with the thinking of killing the purpose of the meeting at birth.
From the bird’s observation, the question the young lady wanted to ask or had already asked did not favour the system and that was why she was seriously embarrassed as the microphone was taken from her.
The brave bird will not even hesitate to say that, about 95% of those present at that meeting were all SLPP supporters. They only wanted questions meant to praise-sing the President and his government, even though things are not going the right way under his legitimately embattled administration.
The question the most respected animal wants to ask is that, what was the reason for a group of SLPP supporters to take away the microphone or rather prevent the young lady from asking the question that will satisfy her conscience as a citizen?
From all indications the purpose of the meeting was a questions and answers session to the President about his stewardship since he took office.
Many a time, people blame the President of many wrong things happening within their party, and the country at large. Sometimes most of the negative things will only come to the notice of the President after they have taken place.
Say what you may, the Wise Bird puts all the blame squarely on the President because he has never condemned any bad done by this supporters or thinking of taken action by way of punishing those responsible for the mess.
Thank God the Wise Bird did not even attempt to ask a question, his feathers should have been removed in the hall.