{"id":56666,"date":"2026-04-21T14:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:50:53","slug":"international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal","title":{"rendered":"International Guarantors Did Not Request ECSL Chairman Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Sierra Leone People\u2019s Party (SLPP), through its Publicity Secretary Moses Mambu, has strongly responded to claims by the opposition All People\u2019s Congress (APC) regarding the leadership of the Electoral Commission.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mambu dismissed assertions that the \u201cMoral Guarantors\u201d had called for the removal of Electoral Commission official Edmond Sylvester Alpha before December 31, 2026, describing the claim as false and misleading. He emphasised that no such directive had been issued and maintained that Alpha remains firmly in position.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mambu, the APC\u2019s actions and pronouncements demonstrate a lack of readiness to govern. He criticised the opposition for what he described as abandoning their responsibilities and engaging in political pressure tactics aimed at forcing President Julius Maada Bio to reverse Alpha\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat will not happen,\u201d Mambu stated, insisting that the current leadership of the Electoral Commission will continue its work without interruption. He further asserted that Edmond Sylvester Alpha and his team will oversee the 2028 elections without any stoppage or obstruction.<\/p>\n<p>Mambu also credited the international community\u2019s confidence in Sierra Leone\u2019s democratic processes to the leadership of President Bio, noting that the government has ensured that all necessary systems remain in place for credible elections.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the SLPP executive, led by Sahr Jimmy Batilo Songa, is committed to what he described as a \u201cmassive change\u201d agenda, and encouraged the public to rely on official SLPP communication channels for accurate information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Sierra-Leone<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. The Sierra Leone People\u2019s Party (SLPP), through its Publicity Secretary Moses Mambu, has strongly responded to claims by the opposition All People\u2019s Congress (APC) regarding the leadership of the Electoral Commission. Mambu dismissed assertions that the \u201cMoral Guarantors\u201d had called for the removal of Electoral Commission official Edmond Sylvester Alpha before December [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":56665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[292],"class_list":["post-56666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-sierra-leone"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>International Guarantors Did Not Request ECSL Chairman Removal - Sierra Leone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Sierra Leone People\u2019s Party (SLPP), through its Publicity Secretary Moses Mambu, has strongly responded to claims ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"International Guarantors Did Not Request ECSL Chairman Removal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Sierra Leone People\u2019s Party (SLPP), through its Publicity Secretary Moses Mambu, has strongly responded to claims ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sierra Leone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-21T14:26:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-21T14:50:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/sm_1776770327.870226.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"International Guarantors Did Not Request ECSL Chairman Removal\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-21T14:26:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-21T14:50:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal\"},\"wordCount\":257,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/sm_1776770327.870226.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Sierra-Leone\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/international-guarantors-did-not-request-ecsl-chairman-removal\",\"name\":\"International Guarantors Did Not Request ECSL Chairman Removal - 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