By Hassan I. Conteh
Africa 24 news
Sierra Leoneans all over are talking about the current status quo in the country as some are gripped with deep fear.
Others have become tired of hearing news and rumours of elections’ re-run but prefer peace and co-existence to continue after the June elections.
They say they rather want peace to reign than a war to break out.
Only a few residents in Freetown, in Waterloo and in other parts of the country in the interior are eagerly waiting for the outcome of the electoral review outcome of the June 24, 2023 elections. They’ve told Africa 24 that they wouldn’t like to see their businesses slow down or experience recurrences of painful sit-home strikes again. At an ataya base ( a Chinese black coffee pub), drinkers of the Chinese black coffee argued in favour of seeing the country moving in serenity than its preparing for war.
Their dominant argument holds that since civil strikes like the previous ones that happened in June on the eve of 2023 election could not bring out for anyone any positive change; they now prefer to see a nation running in peace and calm where everyone is able to go find money or food to eat a day.
“We don’t want to hear any politician taking to us anymore; they are all the same,” said ataya drinkers at Unity Ataya Base in Waterloo.
“We have tired of running or sitting at home as insistent of a striking action over demanding quick answers to the government why inflation and the cost of living daily keep rising in the country,” the continued.
Other set of men are eager to know the outcome of the June 24, 2023 elections’ outcome especially on the ongoing investigation whose outcome announcement is promised June 19 this year, that is according to unconfirmed news report being expressed by the public.
“We can only tell the status of our country when findings on the tripartite committee on the election is announced on June 19,” they said.
As tensions seem to rise based on rumours of planned civil protests and public panic resulting from politicians threatening messages, most Sierra Leoneans are spending the day in a mood of ambivalent feelings of panic and fear wiped hard by economic woes causing higher cost on goods, services and food.