Well nearly a month on from the elections I feel it can be
said that they were successful. The No
Violence campaign won out and the elections were peaceful. There were hiccups
along the way but overall it went well.
I had been a trifle nervous about being here over the period
but at the end of the day I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. The noise, the colours, the singing, the
rallies, the posters, Election Day and results night – these are all times that
shall stay with me forever.
Here is a billboard that has been put up by the re-elected President Dr
Ernest Bai Koroma.
So what now for Sierra Leone as he begins his second
term? Who can tell, but hopefully this
country will keep moving forwards and will finally, after these third set off
successful elections, lose the epithet “war torn” whenever it is
mentioned. As the advert on the telly
here says this is not a country of blood diamonds but rather one of peace
diamonds.
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