The too many reports of rowdy violence occurring in Sierra Leone in the eve of elections are not good for the country.
Lately, in Kono a house of a former politician was put on fire. Dianna Konomani whose house was set ablaze got the empathy of these adults women in Waterloo.
“Look, Dianna Konomani’s house was burnt down, do you saw that on social media?’’ asked a woman.
“Wow! How could that have happened? That is too cruel!” replied a friend of the previous speaker. Dianna’s fate was long ago decided as supporters of APC spilt in camps. Since she was hated by a camp linked to APC’s ex-vice president, Chief Sam Sumana, she became vulnerable as a female politician. She could have been compensated by the state if her government was in power.
And as a women politician, her colleague women could have stood on her side to condemn and advocate on her behalf to be built another house. But the bad politics in Sierra Leone has left her house in ruins.
The adults women who were expressing pity and empathy for their colleague woman continued their conservations at Bottom Mango community in Waterloo.
That just tells us the hypocrisy on Sierra Leone women’s empowerment campaign.
Today’s politics is about hate and destruction and disrespect for leaders.
The young growing up guys don’t hesitate to spring into violent activities.
Along a feeder road at Kenema, a video captured young men barricading the way to the city, preventing opposition members from conducting their campaigns in Kenema Town.
On social media sites, there have been lots of videos, audios, images of violence, and protests in these ongoing presidential, mayoral and parliamentary elections. That is not good for a country that has successfully conducted four elections since the end of the 11 year Civil War in Sierra Leone.
Many who followed history had told us that the past Civil War was senseless because those who fought to give freedom to innocent civilians ended up killing innocent civilians.
Therefore, those who witnessed the civil war in Sierra Leone have been advising others to be very careful not to return to those darken days of democracy. But if we keep seeing events similar to the days in which rebels’ control reigned over peace, most Sierra Leoneans would be sad to see such distasteful events happening before voting day. The two day sit-down strike is one that many people have hugely condemned.
It does nothing but takes back the nation. This man shares a similar opinion on this above view.
“As people we must never listen to those who asked us to sit home…As politicians in power, they must not deploy soldiers on the streets otherwise we would grow deep panic and fear for seeing security officers holding guns,” said a man barely in his 60s.
Since Sierra Leone is the only country that we have; we must not destroy it or risk our lives to end untimely. Going out on the streets protesting or sitting home on striking days is sending a message that our country is not safe. And when this happens foreigners would not love to do business with us. So how would we want the next government to provide jobs or end our suffering?
If we protest today, the next president, either Samura or Bio, will face huge task to convince investors to come to Sierra Leone. The protests and violent actions happening now would have placed Sierra Leone on the wrong map as still a country that has rebels and criminals. And you can’t expect investors to enter into a country that still have rebels and plenty criminals. So, can the opposition stop their bad game? What you are telling the people today might affect you while in governance.
Can we as Sierra Leoneans, allow peace to reign by refusing to heed to politicians wrong advice that is not good for our country?