*ARTHUR PEARCE AND OTHERS MEMBERS FROM THE WESTERN AREA JOIN APC, DEALING A MASSIVE BLOW TO THE AILING NGC*
5/5/2023
Today, Arthur E Pearce and over four hundred former members of the National Grand Coalition Party in the Western Area, including a youth group, the Progressive NGC Youth Organisation East formally joined the All Peoples Congress (APC) at a formal ceremony at the APC Party Head Office at Old Railway Line in Brookfields, Freetown. It is expected that NGC Members in other parts of the country will also declare for the APC in their own areas in the coming days.
The ceremony was attended by the APC Party Chair, Minkailu Mansaray; Presidential Running Mate, Chernor Ramadan Maju Bah; former Mayor and mayoral candidate, Yvonne Aki-Sawwyerr; and National Secretary General, Lansana Dumbuya.
The move reflects growing frustration and disaffection by rank and file members of the NGC, who are unhappy with the decision of Kandeh Yumkella, to force upon the party, an ‘alliance’ in order to disguise his intention to cross-carpet.
Speaking at the ceremony, Arthur Pearce made the following statement – _Today, Friday 5 May 2023, I Arthur E Pearce have decided to join the All Peoples Congress Party (APC), together with all the other executives and stakeholders from the NGC, who are present in this hall. We have come a long way in our political journey. Today, we have joined the APC because we believe that the APC party is empathetic towards the common man. As a politician, I have already registered my commitment nationally to Sierra Leoneans. I joined politics because I want to put the interest of the people of Sierra Leone first, not just my own personal interest. A General Election is a period when voters can examine the performance and record of the government which is in office, and in my opinion, the Bio led SLPP government has failed the people of Sierra Leone, and do not deserve a second term in office._
_I want to say thanks to the APC for opening the doors of their party wide, and for accepting us. Those of us who have joined the APC party today, are well intentioned towards our fellow Sierra Leoneans. We join the APC to collaborate, to join forces and to bring our own ideas, not just to win the 2023 elections, but also to ensure the complete emancipation of the people of Sierra Leone from their suffering and hardship under the Bio led government, which has been in office since 2018. We are bringing new skills, new messaging and the CoPPP ideology of a broad-based government, which governs for the entirety of Sierra Leone, to compliment the good plans that the APC has put together to create a better Sierra Leone._
_We come because we know and believe in the APC and in the leadership of Dr Samura Kamara and Hon. Chernor Ramadan Maju Bah and all the hardworking members of the APC. We come because the APC is the only alternative which can help Sierra Leone, to move forward as one nation. We come to join the APC in this struggle. We know and believe that in the struggle of APC, there is victory for all Sierra Leoneans, irrespective of tribe, region and party affiliation_.
_Finally, I want to express my thanks to everyone, the members who have joined me today in formally declaring for the APC from all parts of the Western Area. I also want to thank the members of the APC, now our comrades, who have welcomed us. I express my thanks to members of the Press. I thank God Almighty, who made all this possible_.
In total, over 400 former NGC members who declared for the APC received certificates, signed by the Chairman and Secretary General.
In response to the confidence that Mr Pearce and others placed in the APC, Mr Pearce has been appointed to the the party’s Media and Communications Committee and all other members who declared today are to join the Campaign Committees at Ward, Constituency and District levels.
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Those in the movement who wants to take a party card (APC)with me together pls put your names down .
1. Arthur E Pearce
2. Saidu Koroma (Con112 Ward 395 former NGC member 099902386)
3. Ibrahim Bada kamara
4. Brian Campbell8
5. Alimamy Kamara
6. Daniel Kanu
7. Mohamed Alie Fofanah
8. Abdul Benson Kargbo
9. Abu Bakarr Sesay
10. Mohamed Tejan kamara
11. Ibrahim M. Kamara
12. Mohamed Hamza Kamara
13. Abdul Sankoh
14. Osman Sheriff
15. Ahmed B. Mansaray
16. Eshaka M. Kamara
17. Mohamed Saidu Barrie
18. Adamasay Kamara
19. Patricia S Kamara
20. Veronica F Mensah
21. Mohamed Lamin Kamara
22. Mohamed Amara Kamara
23. Mariatu Mensah
24. Ramatu M. Kamara
25. Hawa Mensah
26. Unisa Eddie Kargbo (Chairman Cons 131)
27. Ransford Solomon Johnson
28. Willehmina Cummings
29. Abdul Kamara
30. Ishmael Kamara
31. Patrick Ferenkeh Kamara
32. Alhaji Aruna Bundu
33. Alie Al-Islam Conteh
34. Tamba Marah Gendeh
35. Alie Eyan Kamara
36. Suleiman Barrie
37. Sylvester Benson
38. Emmanuel Bangura
39. James Sesay
40. Carole Hughes
41. Mohamed musa kamara
42. Amidu Muctarr Bangura
43. Santigie Bontho Sesay
44. Hawa Jalloh
45. Nabie Musa Bangura (former NGC Con 110 Sec. Gen.)
46. Abdulai Alim Bangura
47. Bakerine Barry (Cons 106)
48. Mamoud Moriba
49. Mohamed Momodu Bokum (Former National Students President NGC).
50. Andrew Fornah (Con.125, Ward Chairman for Ward 430, NGC)
51. Tapsiru Yunus King (Con115, former NGC PRO East District).
52. James F. Dumbuya kortright FBC ✍️53. Ibrahim Barrie (con. 112, ward 397)
400. Unknown
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*410 NGC SUPPORTERS DECLARED FOR THE APC TODAY*
In an event that happened today at the APC party’s headquarters, graced by top party officials, the former P.R.O, NGC student’s president, Veteran leader(Pa Dauda of Dwarzack) and hundreds of other supporters have today officially declared for the APC, according to them, they do so for God and country and not for personal gains as their former leader did, as they register their disappointment and dissatisfactions, there was a symbolic presentation of certificates of acceptance and APC T-shirts to each of the 410 members and warmly welcomed by the national chairman of the party (Hon. Minkailu Mansaray), he also pronounce to the listening audience that Mr. Arthur Pearce is officially included in the publicity wing of the party, and also the other members will be part of the campaign teams in their different locations. The meeting was climaxed with the party’s loyalty song.
It’s better to have hundreds (410) to declare for the progress of Salone, than having a single man doing same for his personal benefits at the expense of others.
9 Main road ,wellington
4th May, 2023.
The Secretary General,
NGC Political Party,
14 Naimbana Street.
Freetown.
Dear Sir,
RESIGNATION LETTER AS A MEMBER & PRO EAST DISTRICT OF NGC POLITICAL PARTY
It’s with reference to the above I write to official inform the entire NGC party Membership of my resignation reason been as a result of lack of reconciliation within the party structure and the decision of the party that have killed public trust , so it is from this period henceforth I seized to be a member and resign effective immediately..
I have been extremely loyal to the party. I am therefore, happy to leave these Hallmark
in going forward
Yours Sincerely,
Tapsiru Yunus king
CC: Press
