VICE- PRESIDENT BEREWA EXPRESSES THANKS TO COCORIOKO FOR COVERAGE OF SLPP DELEGATES CONVENTION
Friday November 25, 2005
The Vice-President of Sierra Leone, Mr. Solomon Berewa , has expressed thanks and appreciation to COCORIOKO for its timely and professional coverage of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party Delegates Convention held at the Makeni Teachers ‘ College in the Northern Province capital on Sunday September 4, 2005.
During an exclusive interview on the Bo incident , conducted by this paper, Mr. Berewa said he read the articles and saw the pictures and was deeply indebted to the paper for its coverage of his victory and for the pictures published.
COCORIOKO was the first Sierra Leone newspaper to break the news to the world minutes after the votes that Mr. Solomon Berewa had won the election for SLPP Leadership and will be the party’s Presidential candidate in the 2007 General Elections , thanks to speedy and efficient reporting by our then Correspondent , Tamba Borbor , who now has a new job as Managing Editor of THE POST.
Many anxious Sierra Leoneans in Freetown worrying how they would know the results of the votes that Sunday were asked to go online and read COCORIOKO and some of them wrote back to thank the paper for satisfying their craving for news of the winner that day.
VICE-PRESIDENT BEREWA TO STEAL THE SHOW ONCE AGAIN Monday October 17, 2005 His Excellency the Vice-President of Sierra Leone , Mr. Solomon Ekuma Berewa , will steal the show again , this time in London, as an organization called FRIENDS OF BEREWA UK plan a big program for the SLPP Leader and Presidential candidate , on Friday October 21 , 2005 The Vice-President almost two months ago became the ’cause celebre’ when he won the election to become the SLPP Leader to replace the President, Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah , who will be retiring, and also Presidential candidate for the 2007 General Elections. MR.ANSU B. MOMOH of the Berewa Campaign Team in the United Kingdom , who gave COCORIOKO the report wrote : The Vice- President of Sierra Leone and Leader-elect of the ruling SLPP, Solomon Ekuma Berewa will be the guest of honour at a reception to be organise by Friends of Berewa UK. The reception will take place on Friday 21st of October 2005 at the prestigious Royal National Hotel, Russel Square London.
The purpose of the reception is to welcome and congratulate the Vice-President on his historical victory and to thank him for his invaluable contribution towards peace, security, democracy and development in Sierra Leone. This event will provide an opportunity for His Excellency the Vice- President to meet and interact with a cross-section of the Sierra Leonean community in the UK.
Friends of Berewa UK, are a group of independent-minded, progressive and forward looking Sierra Leoneans who passionately believe that at this crucial moment, Sierra Leone deserves nothing other than responsible leadership that would rectify the failures of previous regimes ; that would build on the post-war political, economic and social gains achieved so far which will lead the country to future development and prosperity for all.
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