FREETOWN – The Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) has temporarily suspended lower-level elections for the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) in multiple constituencies across the country, citing pending petitions.
In a statement released on February 20, 2025, the Commission announced that elections in Port Loko District (North West Region) and several constituencies in the Northern, Eastern, and Western regions have been put on hold. Affected areas include Bombali District’s Constituency 038, as well as several constituencies in Kono, Kailahun, Kenema, Bo, and Moyamba Districts. The suspension also extends to constituencies in both urban and rural districts of the Western Area.
According to the PPRC, the decision is in line with its constitutional mandate to ensure that the SLPP adheres to its own governing rules, including the party’s constitution adopted on August 11, 2020, and the executive election regulations issued on February 5, 2021.
The Commission also referenced national legal frameworks, including the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone, the Political Parties Act of 2022, and the Public Order Act of 1965, as the basis for its intervention.
The PPRC has not indicated when the suspension will be lifted but stated that the move aims to uphold due process and fairness in the party’s electoral process.
