SIERRA LEONE PEOPLE’S PARTY
PRESS RELEASE
FREETOWN, 10TH January 2017:
Pursuant to the provisions in Section 54(2) of the Constitution of
Sierra Leone 1991 (Act No. 6 of 1991) and Clause 6(d) of the Sierra
Leone People’s Party (SLPP) 1995 (as amended) and in consonance with the
Resolution of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the SLPP passed
on the 2nd January 2018 in which the NEC unanimously resolved to devolve
its powers of consultation on me as the Flag Bearer and Presidential
Candidate of the SLPP to appoint my Running Mate and consequently my
Vice-Presidential Candidate, I hereby designate Dr. Mohamed Juldeh
Jalloh as the Candidate of the SLPP for the office of Vice-President of
the Republic of Sierra Leone for the purposes of the Presidential
Election scheduled to be held on the 7th March 2018.
Dr. Jalloh
is a citizen of the State of Sierra Leone. He is 47 years of age and
registered with the Party in 2002 and is currently a Distinguished Grand
Chief Patron.
Until this appointment, Dr. Jalloh was an
International Civil Servant having worked variously for the United
Nations as a Senior Advisor in the United Nations Stabilisation Mission
in the Republic of Mali (MINUSMA) and before that as the Sahel Advisor
to the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General
for West Africa and the Sahel. He also worked as the West African
Analyst for the International Crisis Group (ICG) and with the Campaign
for Good Governance in Sierra Leone to support Civil Society groups in
reinforcing democracy in the country from 2004 to 2006.
Thus,
Dr. Jalloh brings with him a wealth of experience and proven track
record spanning over 15 years in both national and international
service. He is a graduate of Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra
Leone, where he obtained a B.A degree; an M.Sc in Political Science from
the University of Ibadan and a Ph.D. from the University of Bordeaux in
France.
Dr. Jalloh is a devout Muslim born in the Kono district
of parents who hailed from Port Loko district: a Temne mother from
Kalangba, Lokomasama Chiefdom, and a Fula father from Kafu Bullom
Chiefdom. Dr. Jalloh is married to Fatou Banel Jalloh.
Signed:
Brig. (Rtd.) Julius Maada Bio
Presidential Candidate of the SLPP for the 2018 Elections
Brig. (Rtd.) Julius Maada Bio
Presidential Candidate of the SLPP for the 2018 Elections
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