SIERRA LEONE: Bio, Kamara go head-to-head in run-off polls

The pair of former military coup leader Julius Maada Bio and ruling party candidate Samura Kamara are about now testing their popularity as scores of Sierra Leonians troop out to vote for a new president.

Both candidates are set to go head-to-head in the run-off polls after voting was delayed following an allegation of electoral fraud in the first round earlier this month.

The case that led to the injunction was filed by one Ibrahim Sorie Koroma, a lawyer linked to the ruling party All People’s Congress (APC). Lawyer Koroma in his filing averred that electoral fraud allegations should be investigated before the vote goes ahead.

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The APC’s candidate, Kamara, finished slightly behind Bio of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) in the first round of voting on March 7, but neither candidate gained the 55 percent of votes needed to win outright.

Whoever wins this time, one of the greatest challenges for the new leader will be to improve healthcare following the devastating Ebola outbreak in 2014.

 

 

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