Announcements

The governing Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has vehemently condemned violent threats by Abdul Will Kamara popularly known as Adebayor against Sierra Leone.

According to a public notice issued by the political party on Monday 13th May 2024, Adebayor in an audio broadcast on Friday 10th May contained threats of already planned physical harm to be perpetuated against International Diplomats in Sierra Leone and also threats of violence.

The notice also states that the said audio by Adebayor spewed a lot of hateful, inciting threats against local diplomats and the people of Sierra Leone.

The notice states: “He stated that he and his cohorts are ready to take punitive violent action using knives and acid as weapons against the diplomats and the people of Sierra Leone.

Adebayor and his cohorts have called people to take up arms against anyone, including diplomats, who express any sensible and realistic expectations for national unity, constitutionality and accountability, and calls for a violent overthrow of the Government of President Julius Maada Bio.”

It was alleged that Adebayor and his cohorts have shown several times that they possess the potential to bring chaos and anarchy to the nation and undermine hard-won peace.

“Adebayor always makes such inflammatory comments threatening the peace and stability of the country, while his cohorts inside his aligned political arrangements consistently refuse to condemn his destabilizing and vile threats,” the notice states, noting that this is not the first time the SLPP is condemning Adebayor’s hate speech and violence statements as its stands firmly against any actions or words that promote hate, bigotry or hostility in the country.

The SLPP in its notice called for promotion of inclusivity as it will continue to actively work to create safe spaces where individuals from all backgrounds can express themselves freely without fear of discrimination or harm.

It encourages open dialogue and engagement to foster understanding and peace, and advocating for equality as it will continue to advocate for equal rights and opportunities for all individuals, regardless of their political affiliation, tribe, region or any other characteristic.

The notice also called on the Leader of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC), Dr. Samura Kamara, and his leadership to publicly condemn Adebayor and distance themselves from his call to violence, especially condemning his proclaimed attack on the people, peace and stability of Sierra Leone.

“It is time for the APC leadership to demonstrate their full commitment to Dialogue and National Unity by expelling Adebayor and all violent extremists from their party.”

It continued by calling on all diplomatic and development partners to add their voices in the condemnation of hate speech and to also decry all calls to violence in the country.

A call was made to the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) to intensify efforts to inform Netherlands hosting Adebayor that his comments have caused arson and deaths in the county for which he is criminally investigated.