Executive and ordinary members of the All Peoples Congress (APC) party Asia Branch are currently working on modalities to jet in Sierra Leone to register in the ongoing biometric voter registration process that is being conducted by the NEC. At present, a delegation has arrived in Sierra Leone from China, with others, working on modalities to arrive by the coming week, all in an effort to get the APC reelected for another term in office.<\/p>\n
The decision by the Branch to go and register in Freetown came about as a result of the determination of members to ensure, President Ernest Bai Koroma, Leader of the Party is returned to State House come November when elections shall have been conducted.<\/p>\n
\nAPC Party members –\u00a0 people\u2019s \u00a0resolve will definitely make us win the elections<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Making reference to the Secretary General of\u00a0 the APC, Victor Bockarie Foe during his visits to China to launch the Branch, the Branch\u2019s Chairman, Lamin Turay stated, that \u201cour Secretary\u00a0 General Victor Bockarie \u00a0Foe once \u00a0assured party members in Asia that the 2012 elections will be won by the APC and that the party \u00a0will win on a clean slate and in a transparent manner with no rigging… and if that is to happen, we need to put our efforts and resources together by not only mobilizing support for the Party and its Leader but by also taking the lead\u00a0 by going to Sierra Leone and register and then vote in November\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking further, Chairman Turay revealed that the resolve of members both in the Diaspora and back home will see the APC winning the November elections, stating further that as party members,\u00a0 \u201cwe cannot talk of taking the Leader back to State House and at the same time fail to register\u2026 we should been seen in Freetown and with that we are also sure of even encouraging other people, especially our relatives and party members to go out and register in large numbers.\u201d\u00a0 He also stated that it is the responsibility of every Sierra Leonean to exercise his or her democratic right by going to the polls. \u00a0The APC party, he said, believes in democracy and hard work. \u201cIt is our responsibility to remained united, move in line with the core values of the party and work hard to ensure, the good works that have been started by President Koroma be maintained even after the 2012 elections.<\/p>\n
On his part, the Branch\u2019s Secretary General Hamza Bangura said the formation of the Asia Branch of the APC is \u201csymbolic and historic\u2026\u201d as the Asia continent has now engulfed the global human and socio-economic development in this 21st<\/sup> century. He said, Sierra Leone as a country is at a cross road and has got a leader that is dedicated to improving the lives and welfare of the ordinary Sierra Leonean.\u00a0 \u201cFailure to register therefore would not be in the interest of the country\u201d, he opined.<\/p>\n
The formation of the Asia Branch came about when five young and dedicated APC supporters came together with the idea of having the Branch in Asia, since Sierra Leone and China have had bilateral relations for over forty years and the APC has continued to have a cordial working relation with China since the days of late President Siaka Stevens.<\/p>\n
\u00a0It was on the 29th<\/sup> of September 2011 that a breakthrough was manifested when the Branch was accorded an official recognition by the National Advisory Council of the APC. The formation of the Branch, was, in the words of Hamza Bangura, \u201cborn out of the desire and aspiration to strengthen the party by creating its presence in Asia and contributes towards the coming elections.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the APC Asia Branch has welcomed the appointment of Abu Bakarr Multi-Kamara as Ambassador to China. According to the Branch\u2019s Secretariat in Beijing, the decision by President Koroma to appoint Ambassador Multi-Kamara came at a time when the country is yearning for socio-economic and infrastructural development. \u201cWe are therefore impressed with the decision of HE and we look forward to giving our support to the new Ambassador,\u201d a statement from the Secretariat in Beijing stated.<\/p>\n
By Osman Charleston Conteh-PRO, Asia Branch\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n
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