In Kenema, and on that faithful day of Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) elections, especially so, Presidential, rumors have it that politicians of the ruling APC party dished out money to journalists In agreement to having them vote against Umaru Fofana.<\/p>\n
Though unwittingly planned, the bulk of journalists resolved voting Umaru Fofana for the second time because he did what he promised he would do.<\/p>\n
Conversely, challenger Mustapha Sesay is as all right as President Umaru Fofana.<\/p>\n
He is hard working and has worked all his days for the good of\u00a0 SLAJ.<\/p>\n
Mentions are in archives that tells what role Mustapha Sesay has played while serving as SLAJ\u2019s assistant secretary general and secretary general respectively.<\/p>\n
Again, allow me to hit my point. It is a fact that SLAJ has grown from a tiny and unorganized association to one that is professionally and internationally recognized.<\/p>\n
Paying money to journalists because politicians want them vote against a candidate they don\u2019t like, means unwittingly abundantly wastefully surrendering money to those that desperately look out for it.<\/p>\n
No wonder Kenema was like a supermarket; corners, highways and off roads, accommodating journalists as they convivially drank beer, stouts, energy and other drinks.<\/p>\n
All I am sure I know is that Sierra Leone\u2019s forward looking leader, President and Head of State, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, heartily supported SLAJ with an acceptable sum ahead of the past biennial meeting in Kenema.<\/p>\n
Well, if indeed politicians had lavished colossal amounts to journalists to lure them to vote against the erudite, intellectual, cool and calculated, unbeatable and of course, talented Umaru Fofana, it is, but saddened that \u2018coppor\u2019 money don\u2019t work in SLAJ elections.<\/p>\n
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