{"id":18719,"date":"2023-06-15T16:41:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T16:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/we-will-not-resign-mohamed-konneh"},"modified":"2023-06-15T16:46:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T16:46:06","slug":"we-will-not-resign-mohamed-konneh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/we-will-not-resign-mohamed-konneh","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe Will Not Resign\u201d \u2013 Mohamed Konneh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The Chief Electoral Commissioner, Mohamed Kenewui Konneh has affirmed that he will not resign amidst call by the leadership of the main opposition All People\u2019s Congress (APC) party to step down in two days time.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"aswift_1_host\"><\/a>\u201cI will not resign and non of my commissioners will resign,\u201d Konneh said at the ECSL\u2019s Briefing Sessions for accredited National and International Observers and the Media at Freetown International Conference Centre.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the Commission is presently on course to conduct the 24 June polls.\u201cIn fact presidential election has already started for Muslim pilgrims today,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday afternoon, the Presidential Candidate for the APC, Dr. Samura Kamara in an address to the public gave Konneh and his commissioners three days to step down from their position.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"aswift_4_host\"><\/a>Kamara made his lack trust for the Commission clear during his over one hour address.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"aswift_5_host\"><\/a>He drew instances that might be equated to electoral fraud ahead of the polls.<\/p>\n<p>The statement by the APC Presidential Candidate left some members of the public in shock.<\/p>\n<p>Later on Thursday, the ruling Sierra Leone People\u2019s Party (SLPP) also intimated to the public that they will be addressing the public.<\/p>\n<p>Political campaigns are already folding up as the West African nation edges towards the multitier election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\">Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. 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