From Paul Ejime in Freetown, Sierra Leone |Prof. Amos Sawyer, Head of ECOWAS Observation Mission has appealed to Sierra Leoneans to persevere through successful completion of the crucial electoral process as they go to the polls on 31st March to elect the country’s fifth president. “At the end of the day, it is one Sierra Leone, the consolidation of peace and democracy in the country and the ECOWAS region,” the former Interim President of Liberia told journalists in Freetown on Wednesday, 28th March. Prof. Sawyer commended the exemplary leadership demonstrated by the four African Statesmen, in swapping roles as election observers and political mediators, to ensure that all political actors and stakeholders in Sierra Leone were on the same page. He noted that the Heads of Missions held wide consultations with stakeholders including leaders of the two political parties, the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Sierra Leone, civil society and out-going President Ernest Bai Koroma. Meanwhile, at the instance of NEC, the Supreme Court on Wednesday validated the March 31st date for the run-off vote.

Source: GNN Liberia March 28, 2018 19:42 UTC