Mr. Foh said that the reason that the APC will win again in 2012 is that the government, under the leadership of President Ernest Bai Koroma , is performing above expectation in the areas of good governance, respect for fundamental human rights , delivery of national development to the people and putting into place structures that will ensure strong economic recovery .

Speaking in his usual loud,  clear and oratorial voice, Mr.Foh told this newspaper : “We continue to invest in all democratic institutions. The APC has a place for all political views and all the opposition parties are free to criticize us as they want. The newspapers , radio and TV stations are enjoying Freedom of expression they never had before in the history of this nation. We will continue to make the press more free . The APC Government operates according to law. The Police and the army are doing a great job ; Civil Society interacts with government and we accept their views; The National Elections Commission (NEC ), The Political  parties Registration Commission and the Human Rights Commission are all operating freely without any government intervention “.

Answering questions on the government’s national development initiatives, Mr. Foh replied : “The APC  is a performing government .Every ministry is performing. We have the most attractive trade and investment policies in West Africa .We are attracting investors and the investment climate is good for socio-economic and political development . ”  He said that the government has brought electricity to Sierra Leone, thereby ending decades of nightmare for citizens, industries and businesses that lived in darkness before the APC  came to power; the government, he went on, has also embarked on road development projects and Sierra Leone will soon have one of the best highway network systems in West Africa. Mr. Foh also told Cocorioko that the government was busy putting in place policies and structures , like the Goods and Service Tax  (GST ) , for instance, which will stimulate the economy and make Sierra Leone a strong nation, economically.He also outlined President Koroma’s Agricultural and Food Safety Programs which will make Sierra Leone self-sufficient in food production.

VICTOR FOH : The opposition will criticize whatever we do. The APC Government and party believe in the Rule of Law. If anybody is deprived  of his right to live, the Rule of Law states that we must know why it was done and whether it was legal to deprive that person of his life. This Rule of Law must always be observed . We deplore extrajudicial killings. Since we came to power we have never deprived anybody of his/her life and we will not condone it and we will not allow it to go on. The family of the 26 people deprived of their lives have a right to know why their family members were killed by the NPRC.  They requested for the inquest and as a government that respects the legitimate wishes of our people we adherred because we want everybody to know that we will not engage in any cover up of crimes. The Commission of Enquiry which has been properly set up has the full force of the law. Nobody should be scared of the commission .We are doing everything the law should do to protect everybody in the land.

VICTOR FOH : It will not open any old wounds.In fact , what we are doing is that we are settling old wounds. By setting up this inquest to bring out the truth, we are mending old fences. How can we encourage extrajudiciary killings to go uninvestigated ? Is that the democracy and Land of Laws we want to establish ? If somebody commits an offence and regrets and confesses and we know the truth it is better for the nation.  Nobody knows the truth of the executions because these people were never tried. But this government will not encourage the spirit of impunity . If we allow extrajudicial killings to go by like that it will encourage others to do the same tomorrow.

VICTOR FOH : The very TRC Report they are capitalizing on said clearly that the killings were extrajudicial. The TRC said that what was obvious to it was that there were no trials. If citizens of our country were killed without justification, the TRC  cannot bar the judiciary from investigating these killings. What about the Special Court ? Did it not punish people for crimes committed during the period considered by the TRC ? If the Special Court  punished people who committed crimes, why is the judiciary not free to do the same ? We cannot undermine justice and the operation of the Rule of Law under the guise of not opening old wounds. There are no old wounds to be opened here.Let the law take its course.

VICTOR FOH : The Lome Peace Accord never covered Genocide,  crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law. If it had done so, then it would have seriously been in default. Extrajudicial killings should never be kept under the carpet because they will manure, fertilize and germinate. The oncoming inquest is in the interest of the nation. It will send a strong warning to present and future leaders of this country that if they kill people extrajudicially, the law will take action against them.  It is a deterrent even for us who are in power now that if we too engage in extrajudicial killings, we will be dealt with  .I want to appeal to all Sierra Leoneans that we should all respect the law and justice and we should endeavour to lay bare  the extrajudicial killings that were committed by the NPRC . We just want everybody to understand that the decision for the inquest has nothing to do with a witch hunt. We are doing it to ensure that nobody becomes power-drunk in future and commits extrajudiciary killings. We are only following the new World Order on the respect for human life and the Rule of Law.

VICTOR FOH : They won the bye-elections but if you look at the votes, you will notice that the numbers are worrying for the opposition and encouraging for the APC. We are gaining a lot of grounds in the opposition stronghold. Let us look at the results in Constituency 91, Sorogbema Chiefdom. That was the constituency of SLPP War horse, Mannah Kpaka. In 2007, we did not get over 100 votes there. This time, we scored 1, 647 votes there .The SLPP had 3, 100  and that is their stronghold. In 2007, they had 4, 000 +votes .You see how they dropped and you see how we went up ? This shows that we can catch up with them and beat them in their own stronghold.

VICTOR FOH : Our performance in power . The SLPP  did nothing for them when they were in power. We are giving them a major international highway that will link Sierra Leone to Liberia. We have given them light . We are giving them good education. They have seen that only the APC has the ability to bring development to them.

VICTOR FOH : Our strength in the Western Area continues to be solid. And the facts are there for everybody to see. We have not contested any partisan chieftaincy elections anywhere. For tribal heads, they are non-partisan .Therefore, for any party to say they won the Western Area on the basis of that is mere mischief. Whoever won won on their own merit.Whoever lost lost on their own merit, not on any political party merit. We will get almost 100% votes in the Western Area in 2012.

VICTOR FOH : Talking as Victor Bockarie Foh, I believe that any worthy Sierra Leonean should be ready to sacrifice for his country. He will be ready to give national service to his country .And in doing that there are lots of problems .It is not bread-and-butter all the time . It is not an easy position to hold but you sacrifice. We all face serious problems while serving our nation but we sacrifice. That is what life is all about.I say this as Victor Foh. However let this be clear that the government never interferred with the operations of the ACC Commissioner .

VICTOR FOH : I say to all Sierra Leoneans everywhere, please let’s stop this propaganda on the internet designed to portray a negative picture of our country. The world has become a global village because of the internet .I want to appeal to all Sierra Leoneans not to abuse the internet .It is not good for Sierra Leone. We are struggling hard to win international respect and attention but some of the things written on the internet do not help the image of the country. I call on all Sierra Leoneans to be patriotic and to seek the good of our nation, irrespective of their political affiliations. Our journalists who use the internet must inform the reading public correctly , not feed them lies and untruths. That is not good for the international image of the country.

VICTOR FOH : Yes, I am appealing to all our people , whether here in America or Britain or Africa or in Sierra Leone , to continue to have confidence in the leadership of President Ernest Bai Koroma . The President ‘s Agenda For Change holds great promise for our nation. I appeal to them not to be taken in to the propaganda of the SLPP and to judge President Koroma on the merits of his performance in power. President Koroma is doing very well and they have not seen anything yet.

VICTOR FOH : Thank you too for interviewing me. Keep on the good work.