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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The ultimatum given by the All People\u2019s Congress (APC) party Presidential Candidate, Dr. Samura Kamara for the resignation of the Chief Electoral Commissioner Mohamed Konneh and his deputies to resign will end today.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Kamara\u2019s ultimatum came on Wednesday afternoon after citing that Konneh\u2019s selection was not done in tandem with due process.<\/p>\n

The APC Presidential Candidate gave the Konneh and all regional commissioners of the Commission to resign by Friday.With barely a week to elections, Kamara epitomised his lack of trust for the ECSL.<\/p>\n

He made his intention clear by asking for the international community to control the elections.<\/p>\n

<\/a>In response to Kamara, Konneh affirmed that he will not accede to the demands of the APC stalwart.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not resign,\u201d Konneh said.<\/p>\n

Sierra Leone will go to the polls in a multitier election on 24 June -8 days from now.<\/p>\n

Political tension is already at the apex between the ruling Sierra Leone People\u2019s Party (SLPP) and the main opposition APC.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. The ultimatum given by the All People\u2019s Congress (APC) party Presidential Candidate, Dr. Samura Kamara for the resignation of the Chief Electoral Commissioner Mohamed Konneh and his deputies to resign will end today. Kamara\u2019s ultimatum came on Wednesday afternoon after citing that Konneh\u2019s selection was not done in tandem with due process. 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