Opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio has won a narrow victory in a run-off election to become Sierra Leone’s next president, according to official results by the country’s electoral body.

The National Electoral Commission announced at 10:00pm local time that Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) won 51.8 percent of a total of over 2.5 million ballots cast in the March 31 vote, beating out the ruling All People’s Congress candidate Samura Kamara, who garnered 48.1 percent.

Kamara, a former foreign affairs minister, and Maada Bio, who briefly ruled Sierra Leone as head of a military junta in 1996, were vying to replace outgoing President Ernest Bai Koroma, who cannot seek re-election due to term limits.

Welcome The President of the People

I knew that Maada Bio will definitely win....


The ruling All People's Congress (APC) led by Koroma wasn't doing too well and Maada Bio had in his previous regime stayed true and steadfast to the people of serria Leone....


Congratz Mr Bio!!!

African and their love for ex military people is like bread and beans.

They always believe in strong hands rather than strong institutions.

Lala nor sleep tonight .

Congrats to them, hope it doesn't go left for them like Buhari did

Despite APC being the ruling party, they were kicked out of Sierra Leone... Am sure same thing will happen in Nigeria.

What wrong with the football president

Nigeria too will get a new president in 2019...not Buhari sha

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African and their love for ex military people is like bread and beans.

They always believe in strong hands rather than strong institutions.

It has always failed them.

AK481:


African and their love for ex military people is like bread and beans.

They always believe in strong hands rather than strong institutions.

String hands with archaic kwako head that drag or stagnate a nation's progress

Una don wake?

So this mods don't sleep. See few comments.

Great! Thanks for sending APC to the waste bin, we Nigerians are eagerly waiting for next year to thrash this broom waiving party who had inflicted pain on us into the thrash can of history!

APC

Finally

congratulations to him

Congrats, this is how I will be elected the president of this nation one day

Congrats

Africa! So myopic.

Coņgrats. It's a strong warning to the Nigeria Ruling APC.

congratulations

Una no dey sleep?

Thank God its not my APC

Congrats to him

Please see my signature

Congratulations president -elect Bio, may you be blessed with wisdom to increase sierra leone success on the world stage. I believe that many nigerians wish you the best in your new responsibility. Don't forget to work with all other african sibling nations especially naija. We all gatz coordinate, no time.

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What wrong with the football president

Mugu Sierra Leone and Liberia are two different countries.

Welcome on board Mr President.....





Help build a country that is truly independent and industrialize look for help in the east more than the west!

It a curse that any thing or people associated with this Broom carrier call APC are bound to fail or made people disappointed.

Change has located sierra leone. E be like the world is tired of political party incumbency

Daura goro will be having headache now cs of 2019 movements