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SIERRA LEONE: Presidential poll winner Bio fast-tracks oath taking
Hours after narrowly edging ruling APC candidate Samura Kamara to emerge winner of the presidential run-off in Sierra Leone, opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio has moved to fast-track his presidential oath.
Reports say Bio, a former military ruler who briefly ruled the country in 1996 rushed to take his presidential oath in a hotel after winning the run-off election.
Speaking after taking his oath at the hotel, Bio said; “This is the dawn of a new era,” he said. “The people of this great nation have voted to take a new direction.”
Read also: SIERRA LEONE RUN-OFF: Dispute looms as opposition, ruling party claim win
He narrowly beat Kamara, who has alleged irregularities and says he will challenge the outcome of the election result in court.
The recently staged presidential run-off was initially delayed for several days due to a complaint of fraud lodged by a member of the APC.
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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