As elections are drawing closer, the brave Bra Parrot is busy flying the length and breadth of the country, to sound the views of people about the coming elections.
Bra Parrot is very much mindful of the Independent Media Commission (IMC) Code of practice that is more the reason the brave bird do not want to tell lies, as the brave bird has never told lies before.
Bra Parrot sounded the views of people from all walks of life so that the brave bird will not tell lies to the people of Sierra Leone and for the credibility of the brave bird.
The first port of call was to the main opposition, the All People’s Congress (APC) Party office, at Old Railway Line, Brookfields, they are very much optimistic of winning the June 24th, 2023 elections. The brave bird went to the office to get the views of members, supporters and even sympathizers.
On arrival at the office, speaker after speaker expressed their dissatisfaction over the way and manner in which the ruling SLPP wants to conduct the June 24, 2023 elections
At the office of the APC, Bra Parrot made every effort to see and talk to both the Chairman and the Secretary General of the party all to no avail.
The next port of call for the brave bird was at the SLPP office where the brave bird met just a handful of people. Bra Parrot was left with no alternative but to put on a green shirt, so that the brave bird will be safe and might not be beaten.
Upon sounding the views of members, supporters and sympathizers, the brave bird overheard one of the SLPP members saying that and I quote “we have applied all strategies to win the June 24th, 2023 elections but all to no avail.”
The member went further to say that, “winning an election starts from the registration of voters that again we did not succeed in the manipulation,” the member said.
The member did not stop at that, he further said “the only way now is to use plan ‘C’ the brave bird was very quick to ask “what is this plan ‘C’?” the member said, “the plan ‘C’ is to cancel some strong holds of the APC that is the only way we will be able to win the election, minus that, it will be very difficult for us to win.” Thank God the brave bird did not hold a pen or a note book for him not to be noticed.
The brave bird did not stop at both party offices, but went to other offices, institutions, towns, villages and even at ghettos just to sound the views of people.
What Bra Parrot noticed was that, the question of plan ‘C’ on the lips of SLPP members is like it has been agreed upon by all and sundry including the National Returning Officer of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone, it is something that is unanimous because every member of the SLPP the brave bird talked to will say the same thing about plan ‘C’.
The brave bird came to the realization that, that is more the reason members of the SLPP are saying “No-Run-Off” because of the plan ’C’ in place.
Bra Parrot flew to the far West to get more from people, every member of the SLPP the brave bird talked to will say the same thing about plan ‘C’.
As Bra Parrot has never told lies, and will not want to tell lies was very quick to ask one of the members of the SLPP, what are your plans A and B?
The member told Bra Parrot unknowingly that he was talking to the brave bird and said, “winning an election starts from the registration, we tried to over registered in our strong holds but did not work to our advantage, that was our plan ‘A’, the plan ‘B’ was on the verification exercise and that again did not work as planned and the only plan now left at our disposal is plan ’C’ which is the cancellation of strongholds of the APC.”
The SLPP members told Bra Parrot that, if they fail in their plan ‘C’ that is the end. Bra Parrot having got all these information went back to its usual sitting place, the historic Cotton Tree close to State House. Sometimes when the President is angry Bra Parrot will hear him speak.