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APC-NRM GIVES 60 DAYS ULTIMATUM

The National Reformation Movement, (NRM) of the Main Opposition, All Peoples Congress (APC) has said that the Party has 60 days to act on their recommendations for a reform of the party’s structures and a review of its constitution.

Leader of the Movement, Mohamed Sheridan Kamara, Esq. said the Movement’s position for a 60 days ultimatum means that the party’s leadership should act immediately to dissolve the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and all other structures within the party.

He said they should be replaced with interim bodies that would prepare the way for national convention, which would see a smooth path for a democratic process.

According to him, their call for a reform, should also lay the basis for a repeal of the selection clause from the party’s constitution and ‘’an immediate dissolution of the existing party’s executives that have failed us.’’

‘’At a time like this, the APC needs strong and energetic people with firm competence to run the affairs of the party; the existing party executives have failed us, proving they can’t provide the leadership we need. We need fresh ideas that can match modern political trends.’’ he said.

Mr. Kamara further explained that they had written a letter to the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and the National executives of the party requesting them to form working committees at all levels of the party to aid the work of the party structures.
‘’Our recommendations are for the formation of the following committees; Secretariat, constitutional, Media, research and documentation, elections management, mediation and reconciliation’’ He noted.

For NAC, he said, it should be replaced with an interim body named the ‘’Advisory and Reconciliation Committee’’ whose composition should include all present NAC members, former flag bearers and veterans of the party.

Villagers in Marampa, Maforkie Chiefdoms Angry with Sierramin Bauxite (SL) Ltd Mining Company`

Local residents in over forty one (41) villages in Marampa and Maforkie Chiefdoms, Port Loko District, Northern Sierra Leone are dissatisfied with mining in their chiefdoms.

The villagers said the ongoing Bauxite mining activities being carried out by Sierramin Mining Company had destroyed their livelihood.

They said the company has failed to honour its surface rents and lease agreement in accordance with what they had earlier agreed on.

At a community stakeholders meeting held last week, the chiefdom leaders, including the paramount chiefs, explained in an angry mood that the company had not lived up to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), hence had shoved them aside only to pay them pittance for their acres of land .

They accused their leaders especially the Members of Parliament, Councilors and Headmen of signing a bad agreement , yet benefiting hugely from the company which had taken all their crop land.

They said company owners had not treated them fairly after several appeals and effort made by their representatives to renegotiate the lease agreement.
The meeting which attracted a huge number of villagers was held at Mabureh Village in Constituency 069 and Ward 252 .

The disgruntled Land owners have threatened to protest if their calls are not adhered to.
Lawyer Bashir Kamara witnessed the meeting.
He said he was there to listen to the plight of ‘’poor citizens’’ to see where he could help.
Mr. Bashir Kamara, a son of the soil, asked indigenes, including Headmen from various villages, to explain their concerns for the fact that those lands must benefit children yet unborn. He vehemently spoke about the absence of a primary school in the midst of President Bio’s Government Free Quality School Education and promised to join the irate people to fight that disadvantage in the community.

Mr. Kamara was furious upon hearing this and seeing with his own eyes that no school, health centre, good road network or other basic amenities were provided for the citizens in that part of the country, he admonished land owners that with unity they can regain their land property.

According to the dissatisfied citizens, they did not know either the amount of money paid to them or the number of acres paid for, adding that some families received only one thousand Leones or below for a period of five years.
Allegedly, the indigenes were not informed of the details in the agreement prior to the signing of the Community Development Agreement (CDA), adding that the agreement was signed on behalf of landowner by the Marampa Section Chief, Pa Alimamy Kapen.

But investigations have revealed that, the agreement between land owners and the mining company dictates that the total acres paid for are eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) and the total money paid by the company was one hundred and five thousand dollars ($105,000.00) which is equivalent to eight hundred and forty four thousand six hundred and seventy five thousand Leones (844,675,000.00). In that huge amount, according to findings, 50% is for the chief and Honorable Members of Parliament in those constituencies and 50% for land owners.

The supposed beneficiaries of the already sold lands said Government authorities like Paramount Chiefs and community stakeholders allegedly embezzled the biggest share of the money at the disadvantage of the majority.
The indigenes were discouraged as they explained that they were not only asked out during the time the Community Development Agreement (CDA) was made but they were not allowed to make any contributions.

The land owners further accused Paramount Chief, Section Chiefs and other stakeholders of not representing the interest of the people but their own selfish interests.
According to them, they charged the company to pay thirty dollars per acre but the management turned them down until the company voluntarily agreed to pay seven dollars per acre, money they claimed would not take them anywhere except to continue deteriorating their lives.
They demanded that the Community Development Agreement should be signed in the full view of village Headmen and the public.

Calling on the company Public Relations Officer (PRO), Councilor Potho as he is commonly called, to respond to allegations levied against the management of the company, he declined to say anything but promised to respond later when the need arises.

CHINA NICKI CUTS THEM SHORT

Sierra Leone’s first ever all-female reality show, “Big Sister Salone” has finally come to an end, with the entertaining Haja Mariama Kamara, popularly known as China Nicki, emerging as the winner. For 30 days, 12 ladies battled it out in the Big Sister House, staking their claim through competitions, presentations and by their interactions with other housemates, all while millions of viewers watched.

China Nicki awed the judges since her audition and went on to touch the hearts of all who watched her. Her story is one of humble beginnings: having lost both parents at an early age, she was forced to drop out of school and focus on learning sewing for survival. Her story resonated with many viewers and she captured the love of so many with her casual humour, frank attitude and bravery in being so honest about her situation in life.

A complaint of many viewers of the program is that many of the ladies of the house put on false attitudes and behaviors upon entering the house and being on camera, such as the way they walked, the amount of food they eat, how they ate the food, how they dressed, etc. Even their attempts at speaking English with American accents and inserting American slang into their vocabularies caused many observers to label them as “fake” and “pretending for the cameras”

China Nicki was hailed because since her entrance into the house she made it very clear she came from a poor background and never had much to brag about. She spoke Krio fluently and didn’t even bother to attempt English because she knew it wasn’t her strong suit. This caused admiration in the minds of many.

One of the key arguments against China Nicki was the dispute that if becoming winner of Big Sister, her inability to speak good English and her comedic nature would be a poor representation of Sierra Leone to the wider world. But the fact of the matter is, reality shows are not to create ambassadorial-like representatives of the country in which they participated the reality show in. Reality shows are entertaining social experiments to have on record the interactions of a group of strangers on a daily basis. The contestants are awarded for their time and enter the show knowing they will be rewarded for this. China Nicki did not enter the Big Sister House to become the face of Sierra Leone entertainment. In fact, a friend of hers saw the advertisement, registered her, paid her fee and has guided Nicki throughout her course to success. So to say China Nicki shouldn’t win because she is poor, less privileged and wouldn’t be able to represent Sierra Leone is misleading and plain wrong. That is the purpose of Miss Sierra Leone, not Big Sister.

Unable to hold back her emotion after such a tumultuous journey, China Nicki shed tears as she was announced the winner of “Big Sister Salone” and presented with the check worth Le10,000,000 and the grand prize of a new Suzuki compact car. She announced that she owes this to all her fans and her friend Ejatu Barrie who has always supported her. It was a long ride but we’ve finally come to an end, so a huge congratulations to China Nicki and Team Rasul. You made us proud.