Sierra Leone: NEC Rejects APC Petition Appeal

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) headquarters in Freetown has upheld the previous ruling handed down by the Kambia District Returning Officer in a petition against the candidature of Dr.Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, presidential candidate of the National Grand Coalition (NGC).

Dr. Yumkella's provisional parliamentary nomination was petitioned by All Peoples Congress Party (APC) parliamentary candidate Abu Bakarr Sankoh at the NEC office in Kambia District on grounds that the former holds a dual citizenship and that he is ineligible to run for parliament.

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