Acting Publicity Secretary of the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples (SLPP) has urged President Ernest Bai Koroma to work closely with the National Electoral Commission(NEC), without delay, to announce a date for the forthcoming Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council elections, adding that there should be no excuse from any state authority to fulfilling that constitutional mandate.
Lahai Lawrence Leema told Concord Times in an exclusive interview that it was the responsibility of the president to announce the date for any election in the country, stating that it was unfortunate that in the past months President Koroma and NEC have been dragging their feet on announcing the exact date for the 2018 elections, despite calls from civil society coalition National Elections Watch and other international organisations.
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