Peace refers to absence of hostility. It refers to an environment that is characterized by healthy interpersonal and international relationships, acknowledgment of equality and fairness etc.

Peace is especially important in today’s world. This is because if we look around us, we see a number of nations who are at war with each other. There are a number of factors that are responsible for unrest in the world. The bigger nations are not playing their true role in managing the world; in fact they are imposing their laws on the rest of the world.
Peace is important because we need a better world for our next generations. Peace is important because we can enjoy the benefits of the latest technological and scientific advancements only in times of peace. Peace is the basic requirement for our existence. Peace is essential. Peace is above power, Peace is above money – Peace is above anything related to the world. All the luxuries and advantages that can be acquired in the world are not equal to the grace of Peace.

It is essential, not only to everybody, to every religion, to every part of the world – but to all humanity. Without peace one is not able to progress in any aspect of life. For the ease of the body, one requires comfort, but the mind’s requirement for ease – is peace. If an individual doesn’t have peace, he will experience unrest and disturbance. Peace and happiness of the individual also contributes to a peaceful society. Without peace there is waste of money and energy. If you wish to progress in any field whether; spiritual, educational, or commercial you must have peace as the basis. Without peace one is not able to grow in one’s spiritual life – peace is above all that can be acquired in the material world.
If you want peace you have to come out of ignorance. If you want peace you have to come out of wrong identification. If you want peace you have to come out of wrong thinking. If you want peace you have to come out of wrong habits. If you want peace you have to come out of wrong behavior. One cannot buy peace in the market; one has to grow peace in the heart and to experience it in the mind.”

Competition and aggression are not quite the same, even though the former has the potential of degenerating into the latter. Competition seems to be the communitarian form of the person’s natural tendency to move beyond already realized goals. Human beings may be naturally competitive, but they are not naturally aggressive. Aggressive behaviour is often a result of the failure of reason, and extreme aggressiveness is sometimes a symptom of ill-health. If today this aggressive behaviour has become so widespread and so institutionalized in our Country and affecting the youths, it’s very vital in my opinion for the President to step in and handle the issues with all fairness.

President Koroma is in no position to judge any Citizen’s of Sierra Leone about being a menace to society or NOT, the law enforcement officers or department are responsible for bringing any criminal to justice NOT President Koroma . It’s very wrong for any Citizen out there to use the picture moment by the President to end conflicts between these two young men as a way of disgust or try to discredit his leadership role or claiming he is using that moment to boast any publicity within the youths . What a total rhetoric comment, The President is widely popular by his good job he is doing for Mama Sa. Lone… the cause has to be sought not in human nature itself but in the unbridled greed of some. For, as Frank Buchman rightly said: “There is enough in the world for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed.”

It is often argued that because humans are by nature competitive and aggressive, there will always be wars as long as there are up to two human beings on earth. However, a closer study of human nature shows that humans are so constituted that they naturally seek the friendship and cooperation of their neighbours. By nature, the human person is an open being. This openness makes the person constantly reach out to the other. Human beings are so made by nature that they can only realize themselves and their common destiny in collaboration with one another. The breakdown of this collaboration is a distortion of the natural order. The uneasy feeling that normally accompanies a quarrel or a fight may be a pointer to this fact. For it does seem that no creature feels uneasy in its natural state. If humans feel so uneasy when they quarrel or fight, it may be because it is not natural for them to do so. And what can be said of individual persons can also be said of nations, and other groups of persons.

Maintaining peace in Sierra Leone, during this election season will be very essential for the growth of the people, Country and the party as a whole. We cannot work in togetherness and love without peace. We will not progress and seek the interest of one another without peace. We should therefore try in every way possible to maintain ultimate peace and groups cohesiveness .Human beings are aware of their limitations in attaining and maintaining peace in their persons and within their societies and also aware of the fact that God is the source of universal order and harmony, they regularly turn to him to ask for peace. We should turn to God and ask him for peace within our group and pray that it will be everlasting peace. Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice.

I, salute you Mr. President for making Peace between Sierra Leone two best Hip Hop artist that have great influences in the youth lives in Sierra Leone. President Koroma is a God-fearing person, and I honestly believe that his actions to break the feud between LAJ and Koa is not for Political gain, but to help create sanity within the Country during the election season. APC did not need any rhetoric publicity to win election; even the birds can realize the different of fresh air in Sierra Leone.

ORSAIIIII ORWAIIII FOR LIFE…….

Unisa “Thorlu” Conteh

President Koroma has a serious work ahead of him, as our Nations future building is in serious dilemma. Young people everywhere in the world have considerable anxiety about their future, especially when they are in the ” Teens” they seem to be nervous and concern about the future or direction of their unpredicted lives is leading them, and if they do not find educational and employment opportunities they naturally despair. This leads to feeling of exclusion and resentment that in the extreme can produce lawlessness, violence, and even anarchy as Sierra Leonean witnessed during our civil War . The conditions that exist today are some of the same conditions that led to that conflicts, and they must be addressed this time around with all seriousness to make sure that our nation does not revisited the past. The economic exclusion of youth is a widely accepted cause of the civil conflict that brutalized Sierra Leone.

The RUF was able to attract youth not because they were inclined to violence, but because they lacked social incentives and were economically and politically marginalized by poverty and the failure of state institutions. One of the greatest failures of state-building in Sierra Leone has been on the economic front. The UNDP Human Development Index ranks Sierra Leone 180th out of 187 countries, and life expectancy in the country is only 41 years. Development indicators for Sierra Leone are frighteningly stark, with an estimated 65% of the population remaining illiterate and 70% living in poverty. While poverty affects every part of a society, unemployed youth are especially impacted by the inability to achieve a meaningful livelihood. Three-fourths of Sierra Leone’s population between the ages of 18 and 35 are unemployed and the few who do have jobs often are not paid enough to escape the clutches of poverty.

Reconstruction in Sierra Leone must be focused directly on the youth for employment, create or implement an office to crack down on underage prostitution’s, creating some learning center for the youth to keep themselves busy after school, give them hope so that they can realized that there is a better career they can pursue for themselves in the future, rather than prostitution or engaging in criminals activities that would ruin their lives . The large-scale disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) effort in Sierra Leone has been cited as a United Nations success story. Our Country still faces the huge amount of homeless kids running around the streets and begging for monies to feed themselves or family, and at the same token we also see young graduate’s dressing up nice with no jobs or future to depend on, Appearances can be deceiving, however, and time has revealed the ineffectiveness of reintegration.

 The agricultural sector provides three-fourths of the jobs in Sierra Leone, this is why I commend President Koroma to make the agriculture sector one of his main priorities in his government, yet DDR programs trained former combatants as plumbers, carpenters, or mechanics. Donors did hope that ex-combatants would settle as farmers, but the reintegration programs they provided did not meet the requirements that would have made this possible. In reintegration programs, combatants could choose a field of training and receive a “toolkit” for that area. Much to the chagrin of the donors providing these kits, ex-combatants chose the kits which could be resold at highest value — hoes and seeds don’t fetch much. A six-month stipend was provided for ex-combatants who entered vocational training while farmers were not supported at all, since it was assumed they were already knowledgeable about farming. There were many hidden disincentives for ex-combatants to enter the agricultural field. In the midst of floods of foreign services, training, and aid, many youth overlooked agricultural training in the hope of something more.

The failure of the donor community to provide sufficient infrastructure reconstruction and employment generation has made livelihoods in agriculture for ex-combatants and youth untenable. A small number of public works schemes were undertaken. For example, UNASMIL soldiers employed ex-combatants on road construction projects, yet roads remain in extremely poor shape within the city , but the road construction projects have been doing a marvelous job in the Provinces of Sierra Leone . International financial institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have also been active in reconstruction and have compounded the economic challenges faced by youth in Sierra Leone. IMF’s insistence on privatization of public enterprises has made rebuilding the country’s infrastructure an impossible task for a government whose budget is composed of 65% foreign aid. Opportunities in the agricultural sector have been further stifled by international insistence on removing trade barriers, which has allowed cheaper Asian rice to swamp the local market, reducing the ability of small farmers to compete. This is why , I think the government must embark on focusing in the agricultural sector so that we can produce our own quality rice and cut all import on Asian rice to help builds our economy and employment sector.

A combination of the misguided reintegration programs and the demands of international financial institutions have resulted in a lack of infrastructure and access to productive lands, a lack of appropriate training, and increased disappointment among youth. One economic sector into which youth have been integrated is diamond mining, which accounts for 20% of the country’s total GDP and 65% of its foreign exchange. The exploitation of natural resources in Sierra Leone — the smuggling of diamonds in particular — was a driving force of the conflict. An extremely valuable natural resource, diamonds have the opportunity to contribute to economic development and poverty alleviation in one of the poorest countries on Earth. Unfortunately, lack of government regulation, corruption, and illegal smuggling continue in the SLPP government . The Kimberly Process, initiated by the United Nations in response to the crisis of conflict diamonds, has not been effectively implemented in Sierra Leone; government officials have attributed a decline in official diamond exports from $140 million in 2005 to $120 million in 2006 to smuggling during the SLPP government. A major challenge for the reconstruction process has been using diamond revenues to promote development, a task that is unfeasible without government regulation.

The APC government introduce a positive step in this direction was the creation of the Diamond Area Community Development Fund (DACDF), whose aim is to invest diamond revenues in the respective diamond-producing areas. This effort has been undermined by lack of regulation of mining companies and Paramount Chiefs. Disaffection with the government and mining companies has only been enhanced by the number of youth who have been attracted to the mines in search of employment. In Kono district, one of the most important mining districts in Sierra Leone, thousands of youth aged seven to sixteen which is illegal are involved in mining, often in exceptionally exploitative conditions. The lack of government oversight of mining areas makes it unlikely that the conditions for youth there will change in the near future. APC government has brought some significant changes in addressing youth mining in Kono district, thumbs up President Koroma. Education is the foundation of economic growth, development, health, and myriad other conditions that enhance peace and a healthy nation . Although donor-driven initiatives rebuilt schools, many youth still do not have access to education. Education plays an extremely important role in post-conflict societies, and particularly in the context of Sierra Leone, where 36% of ex-combatants surveyed had never attended school. Public education in

Sierra Leone is free, but the wide reach of poverty has prevented many parents from being able to afford textbooks, uniforms, and additional fees charged by school authorities. The APC government have to look for avenues to help provide or help with textbooks, and additional fees for poor family student. Despite the construction and repair of many school facilities, the educational system remains in crisis. The pupil-to-teacher ratio in some parts of the country is an astonishingly high 118:1. In 2005, a reported 375,000 children could not attend school. But currently under the APC regime that number has significantly change and drop down to 80 :1 . Extremely low literacy rates highlight the failure of the post-conflict educational system: 47% of males can read and only 24% of females. Barely half of all primary schools are functioning, and only 41% of children attended primary school from 2000-2005. Presently we witnessed vast amount over 60% under the APC regime attending primary school.

 Bravo President Koroma…. Teacher salaries and school reconstruction have been impeded by pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and donors to meet macro-economic objectives. IMF spending caps prevent increased government spending on education and result in low civil service salaries. Maintaining low civil service salaries increases the likelihood of corruption to supplement incomes and has resulted in additional school fees charged by education officials. As long as education remains out of reach for many Sierra Leoneans, a large segment of society — namely school-aged youth and young adults — will continue to feel marginalized and alienated by a system that does not meet their most fundamental needs. Education is the hope of the future. Without it, disillusionment, frustration, and despair flourish.The current APC government under the Leadership of Ernest. Bai. Koroma is doing a fine job so far, but not enough and satisfactory grade , but I honestly don’t think they are putting more emphases on the educational sector as needed. Since the preceding government SLPP has intentional ruined the future of our kids by cutting off their limbs , short sleeves and long sleeves and introduce drugs to our future kids, however, the APC should never lost focus on the key main point they campaign on. I am kindly urging

President Koroma and his government officials especially the Minister of Education to focus more on the educational sector as the future of Sierra Leone lies within our kids. The RUF was composed mainly of urban youth who faced long-term unemployment, criminals, alienated rural youth, and young migrants working in diamond-mining districts. What is different for youth in Sierra Leone today? The answer is very little. Reconstruction efforts for the homeless and orphanage kids, produce employment for the youth, create after day care programmes to keep our kids from getting into trouble after school, adult learning centers to help people understand their right and to minimized violence and tribal issues , institutionalized a relatively stable governing structure, and expanded and reformed the police and military sectors. The average youth, however, still does not have access to education or employment, is subjected to injustices meted out by government, even though we inherited all these from the preceding government. But presently at this time it has become the APC government responsibility, and the government of President Ernest Koroma needs to addressed the youthful situation very seriously and not to ignore or give blind eye to what will become our biggest problems during every election year. If for instance, majority of the youth have a well secured paid jobs and living a better life away from starving every other day and poverty, I don’t believe they will jeopardize their better living standard to engage themselves in any violence conduct during election year .

In the aftermath of great expectations, youth have found themselves outside the projects that were undertaken to rebuild their country and their futures. The greatest threat to peace in Sierra Leone remains the state of the youth. The youths are the future of our nation, President Koroma has no excuse but to deliver, if he want to be remembered as our greatest President of all times, even though many are commending the President for his good job so far and criticizing his surroundings about some bad seeds in his government which I definitely agree to, but I still believe that the

President still has the time to do the ” TURN -AROUND” to get rid of these bad seeds in his government that are involved in corruption during his second term in office by bringing in some new faces and tap into the brains and knowledge of uprising future Politicians that are eager and ready to make a big difference and changes in our Country. I can even recommend over 10- 15 professional educators all over the World to help in our human resources sector, one of the major areas that is so weak in our Country that needed some serious attention from our government to focus on. The President need to bring the youth back into the projects to help build a better Sierra Leone future .

Cheers Unisa. Thorlu Conteh.

 A country whose population is still less than six [6] million are currently dealing with a rampant adversity. Each day I receive several messages and telephone calls from people who are facing adversity. Some are confronted with the loss of Financial Resources, some have serious Health Problems, while others are faced with the Loss of a Loved One either through Death Or Divorce. Some of these people are bitter about these problems and blame the current status quo; like the Government, Ministers, Heads of department and others for their economic miseries. While others rejoice in there problems and look at them as positive challenges in their lives.

None of us are exempt from these challenges of life and although sorrows that come to us unwanted, they leave us with our choicest blessings from the God Almighty and our APC Government leadership. Through hours of lamentation and introspection we learn to be unselfishness, patience, brotherly love by few others, and are given a sympathetic understanding of life of the people’s sufferings.

We are all endowed with the emotional element of lamentation, and this moving power is brought into action by the loss of our loved ones, illness, remorse and misfortune of all kinds. Order within one’s self must be made from within, and we must strive to climb out of the chaos that sustained lamentation which might bring good fortune on our tables.

I know a man who for many years seemingly had everything anyone could want in life. He owned a large house in west ends of Freetown and cumbersome bank account, a good job, a loving wife and three wonderful sons and he was an active member of his church. Yet in his life he suffered the death of 2 sons, 1 in a road accident, the other to drug addiction. His wife divorced him taking away his wealth in the divorce proceedings. Then his health failed him to the point that he could no longer go to work. Now this patriotic citizen could have given in to his situation and been miserable. Yet he chose to see the positive side of his challenges and dedicated his life to others.

Meticulously, he then met a woman whom he had known when he was young man and this woman had recently lost her husband through death. So they dated and were soon married. Today he has a wonderful relationship with his second wife, a small house here in Eastern end of Freetown and serves on missions for his church. He says he has never been happier in his life.

Many years ago I also knew a man whose name was Morlia Kamara who had a loving wife, two children and a good job. This man too was faced by the challenge of the loss of his employment at the Works Ministry. But instead of dealing with his problem he blamed his wife for his loss. He took to drinking and beating his wife everyday. So the wife left him, taking her children with her. The man then took to the road as a homeless person moving from place to place trying to find a solution to his problems.

So what was the difference? Why did the one man succeed in overcoming his great challenges while the other man blaming others, for his and only added problems? Amazingly, The First Man held fast to his faith in God acknowledging Him in all things and trusting in His judgment to help him in overcoming his problems, even in the worse situations of life he maintained a Positive Attitude; He was able to overcome this misfortune with Gods help. While The Second Man Mr. Morlia Kamara held onto his problems, blaming others for his troubles and choosing to add more problems onto those he already had. Thus dragging himself down to self-doubt and self depression.

Conclusively, to day’s life is who we are and how we respond to life’s challenges. It also reflects upon whether we react to adversity, letting it control us or do we become stronger with our adversity and grow because of it? The choice is ours. So please Stop the blame game and give thanks to the leadership of the APC.

Julius Maada Bio – Should be deprived entry to any civilized country

Sierra Leone is at risk of not being accepted as a full-fledged member of the international community of nations, if Julius Maada Bio is elected president of this small West African country. The effects and trauma of a ten-year brutal civil war can still be felt across the towns and villages that took the brunt of savagery as rebels let loose their carnage by killing and maiming innocent men, women and children. Sierra Leone still bears the scars of the lunatic and erratic actions of young and  inexperienced soldiers who took power by force in 1992, and went on the rampage with the summary executions of all those who dared challenge the legitimacy of their hold on to power. The opposition SLPP party is once more attempting to drag this now peaceful nation, into the abyss of destruction, violence and economic ruin, by presenting as its candidate for president in the upcoming 20112 elections, a man who is guilty of crimes against the people of this blessed country. A man whose track record as leader, has really disqualifies him completely of ever holding any public office in our country. As a matter of fact, he does not have the democratic credentials that is necessary, and a prerequisite, to give our country the much-needed voice to negotiate itself out of the economic misery he and his colleagues dragged us into.

The mistake that was made in 1996, when Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, a convicted criminal, who during his tenure as a senior civil servant, swindled public funds, and was convicted for corruption and then banned from ever holding any public office, was presented then as the SLPP candidate, should not be replicated in the present politics of this once bread-basket of West Africa. The SLPP has wrecked our country’s economy and reduced our international standing in the world. It seems the SLPP can only offer criminals as candidates for president, as they have run out of options and the real intentions to get back into power is to continue their inept corruption, and finally confine our country into a stricken economic state. This is unacceptable and should not be allowed, as our country is now on-track  to once more regain its glory and rebuild its once battered infrastructure by reviving its economy, as the government of  President Ernest Bai Koroma position itself to deliver important and vital services that has been long overdue.

Julius Maada Bio took part in the overthrow of a sitting government, and then took power by force through a palace coup that saw him oust his colleague, Valentine Strasser, for reasons still not fully explained. He then assumed the leadership of a country that was left brutalized to the core with a huge economic and infrastructural deficit. It will be difficult for Sierra Leone to be taken seriously again in any world affairs or international deliberation, if the face of our country and the true representation of our people, is a man who has the blood of innocent men and women in his hands. The records are clear, and the facts apparent, that Maada Bio presided over, along with others, the cold-blooded murder of several of Sierra Leone’s most illustrious sons and daughters.

Families and loved ones across the world are still mourning and coming to terms with the slaughter of their sons, fathers, mothers, and brothers who were taken to the gallows after justice was denied to them when their crimes were only virtual, with no credence or evidence to substantiate their unwarranted convictions. The history of this wonderful country cannot be complete if what transpired then is not fully documented and the truth not revealed. The actions of a few should not be ignored as justice is important to be seen as done for these barbaric crimes committed by those who believe they were above the law, and had the right to prosecute and hand down sentences at will, without the due process of the law. Julius Maada Bio should face justice and be tried in the International Criminal Court of Justice for the heinous crimes he committed against the people of Sierra Leone.

The international criminal court is duty bound to open investigations into the conduct of the NPRC regime, then headed by Julius Maada Bio, as to the disappearance and brutal murder of hundreds of people, some who were hanged without reason and others even reportedly tortured into making false confessions of crimes they never committed. The recent skirmishes in the provinces involving Maada Bio and his henchmen, where ruling party officials and premises were attacked and set on fire,  provides a poignant reminder of what is at stake, and reveals the violent nature of a man who strongly believes that the only way to take power is by force and brutal means. Bio ordered his supporters to unleash carnage and burn down the homes of APC officials as he demonstrated his true intentions to seek power once more in Sierra Leone. The fact that he went on a political campaign tour, when official campaigning has not even started yet, is clearly provocative and with intentions to cause mayhem and chaos.

The economic crimes perpetrated by Bio and his colleague during their stint in power, left our country gasping for aid as the coffers were emptied and what was truly ours squandered to fund a lavish lifestyle of womanizing, booze and ostentatious mansions across the US and other parts of the world. The audacity to even contemplate leadership of our country with this background is simply ludicrous, considering what the people already know about Bio. There is no credibility in the candidacy of Julius Maada Bio as the SLPP’s political gimmick is only an insult to the people of Sierra Leone, who know truly well what they endured for over ten years in the hands of a party and a group of scoundrels who diverted public funds for personal use.

Sierra Leone has now taken the path towards rebuilding itself and repairing the damage that it has endured over the years in the hands of unscrupulous SLPP and NPRC government officials, and is indeed fortunate to have as leader a man whose vision to see our country shift from its apparent continued need for foreign aid, to a country prosperous once again and self-sufficient as it engages the rest of the world with its credibility once again intact, is ever more apparent. As a nation, we cannot afford to slip once more, and Julius Maada Bio offers us nothing and we should not look forward to another NPRC era, instead we should all be resolved to ensure justice is done for those who were murdered in cold-blood to satisfy the greed and thirst for power of a few.

 By Ahmed M Kamara

UK, London.

“A face that never shows emotions of happiness always thinks on how to succeed in clandestine activities, and a face that never smiles is also not appealing to the general public – It’s dangerous” says Or-Kurugba.

Our Hon. Victor Foh, you’re doing just fine and God is with you. (Photo: Hon. Victor Foh)

The Holy Bible says: “The just shall live by Faith, and without Faith, we cannot please God. (Romans 1:17; Hebrews 11:6) Operating in Faith is the act of taking God at His Word by believing what He says is true. We can know that we believe what He says is true if we are acting like it is, for faith without God works is dead. (James 2:20)

Sometimes we can become so weary in waiting for our dreams to come to pass that it becomes discouraging. Just like having a privilege conversation, the devil will not just stand by and watch while God prospers us. 1 Timothy 6:12 says, “Fight the good fight of faith.”

Hon. Victor Foh, we must not allow discouragement to dim our hope! There will always be many reasons to feel discouraged, but better reasons to reject discouragement. It is promised in Galatians 6:9 that we are to not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Moreover, if we become gloomy and hopeless, it shows a lack of confidence in God’s presence, power, and promises. Let’s try to keep in mind that God’s glory is real even when we don’t see it. On gray, gloomy, rainy days, high above the overcast sky, the sun will continues to shine. We can’t feel its warmth or see its beauty, but it still exists.

God’s promises are forever established. So even if our circumstances are difficult we must think “above the clouds” and know that God is still there. Just as gray, gloomy, overcast skies are temporary, so are our difficulties. If you are facing a discouraging situation in your life with these political stooges, remember that God is still there and rejoice in the fact that this too shall pass.

2 Timothy 2:3 says, “You therefore must endure hardship as a soldier of Jesus Christ.” No one said the Christian life would be easy. Just look what they did to Jesus. If you are a follower of Christ the devil will fight you every step of the way, So Fight The Good Fight of Faith So That God May Fulfill His Plan for Your Life and the APC party.

It is important that the security and stability of our nation takes precedence over any apparent political interest; and stake-holders who are advocating human rights issues should be mindful of what is at stake, as Maada Bio has a reputation and the propensity to cause chaos and mayhem, as his record in government clearly shows. The All People’s Congress Party (APC) cannot be expected not to respond and protect its interests if attacked by ruthless opposition elements, because they are the party in government. Stake-holders should admonish the Opposition SLPP party, a political union in total disarray – who cannot even get their own house in order, that any attempt to disrupt the peace, by engaging in fracas and violence, will be addressed with the full might of our country’s law. Diplomats on the ground should revisit our country’s brutal history and they will find Maada Bio’s handbook of violence clearly documented. Foreign diplomats  should tread carefully and desist from blame-game and finger-pointing, and examine the true  political reality and ramifications of a Bio presidency. Concerns about law and order and the respect for human lives should be directed at a man who has unleashed the worst atrocities ever endured by our people. The government of President Ernest Koroma is no puppet administration that will sit by and allow reckless opposition politicians to cause havoc at will without consequences. Maada Bio should not expect that he will be protected on the guise of human rights loopholes if he and his supporters go on the rampage burning APC property and attacking ruling party officials. They will be dealt with according to law!

Painstakingly, why is it in most cases our lives keeps looking like we are not progressing? The answer is: because we are creating something from nothing. We’re attempting to create a new and different future based on the limitations of the SLPP misrule. And the fact is that, the APC is on a massive economic improvement in Kambia – Credit must be given to our able Minister of Works and our party leaders.

Again, who cares on the Captain’s visit to Kambia? People rejuvenate and file along the party office and Resource Center in dozens when our APC Honorable Ministers visit us in Kambia.

Hypothetically, let’s imagine that you are a potter and you have a piece of clay. You can study your craft and make pots that are smoother, sturdier, or more beautiful than before. But when all is said and done, they’re still just clay pots. Maada Bio’s proposed visit in Kambia is nothing, it’s nonsense and preposterous. It will not change the current political momentum at all. Now as a “Potter” who says you have to be a potter? And who says you can only make things out of clay? Kambia District is always an APC domineer zone, devoted and very supportive – all is empty loudness.

Conclusively, some Sell People supporters cannot handle the truth; the truth is much more powerful than the word “Truth”. God doesn’t make anything or anyone without a profound purpose, President Koroma was a born leader to govern us. He passionately desires you as a citizen and just as passionately wants you to desire him as a leader of the APC party. By all theses indications, God is waiting – with bated breath – for you to embrace the Divine purpose for which President Koroma has been created. To make the people of Sierra Leone lives easy, his relationships with his supporters and his success are a “dwelling place” for what God had destined. As for Sell People party, are nothing but political followers even after 2017.  Captain Bio’s visit, Will Not Change the Minds of the Kambia District Voters.

The purpose here is not about finding and exposing enemies of progress or political demons hiding around every corner of our country. The issue is that, this Sierra Leone Problem Party is called to a higher standard of embezzlement and corruption. If this is not an eye opener to the world spectators during their 11 years of economic misery, I would say that, the world’s political spectrum is, has always been, and always will be, very wrong to have ignored the 11 years of governance and their political wretchedness. Moreover, if other undecided Sierra Leoneans’ ideas are even remotely similar to the world’s ideas, I recommend that they reexamine them conspicuously.

Paradoxically, a religious with a mindset is equally dangerous, perhaps even more dangerous. Jesus warned that; tradition is actually strong enough to nullify the Word of God. That is a powerful statement! God’s Word is His bond, His authority, and yet it can be nullified. You can be sure of this; if the SLPP can introduce lies into their supporters, they can hinder or cripple all those who still believe those lies.

This article will be way too short to butcher very many sacred cows, or even the most important or dangerous ones. This is the most crucial point I can make: Try not to let these Sell People supporters’ political ideology get in the way of understanding what it good for Mama Salone. It is not hard to understand if they are telling the truth or helping you. Their political ideologies are often complicates the messages.

I have long been concerned over some very deceitful ideas being taught in many towns and cities by these Sell People members, perhaps even most public places. There is a lot of teaching on stewardship, which is good, but shame on the way many of this Sierra Leone Problem Party is teaching it. Certainly, they have a lot to gain by perverting the political ideology of the Koroma’s ideas to render their ineffective performance in fulfilling Mama Salone’s purpose.

In retrospect, over the decades, the S.L.P.P. has had ample opportunity to water down their message and get people to believe all the lies that sound wise. The idea of stewardship they preach, has being taught as glorified budget in counseling members which certainly makes sense on the surface, but not with the people’s minds – Lair! Lairs!. The Sell People manipulated the people’s minds which ideas became the real battleground of their minds. Now, I don’t think, Mama Salone will dance to their tune come 2012.

Conclusively, even Satan’s most effective tools are doubt and fear because they are the exact opposite of faith. If you obey the Word of God, believe it, proclaim it before the demons of hell reads it and speaks it, especially in areas of money because that is the ultimate test of faith. No one is going to dance with the Sierra Leone Problem Party in 2012. They will be defeated by the APC and they will even try to dissolve it. We all know that, The God Almighty has to seek whom He may devour the power of leadership because He cannot devour just anyone but President Ernest Bai Koroma and his team.

People of this great nation, come 2012, please resist the Sell People deceitfulness, submit yourself to the true and genuine party (APC), and these Sell People will run away from you in stark of terror. Don’t dance with them come 2012.

On September 6, 2011 · In Sports

Disgraces lazy Mikel in 3-1 victory
A magical Lionel Messi relished his new role as the Argentina captain as he set up two fine goals to help beat Nigeria 3-1 in a friendly encounter in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka yesterday.

The Barcelona superstar, who has often failed to find top form for his country, set the pitch alight with his magnificent left foot, weaving through Nigeria’s defense at will to deafening cheers at a three-quarter full stadium.

Exorbitant ticket prices — a minimum $100 apiece — meant the game did not sell out, while thousands stayed outside the ground just to have a glimpse at Messi and Co.

The trickster set up the first goal with a deft chip that sent Gonzalo Higuain clear in the 25th minute. Angel di Maria tapped home the second two minutes later after Messi again ran through the gaping Nigerian defense before his shot was parried by the goalkeeper, the ball falling invitingly for Di Maria. Mikel Obi looked lazy on the ball.

TRAILING MESSI……Argentineans footballer Lionel Messi beats Nigeria’s Mikel Obi (r) and Joel Obi during yesterday’s friendly match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Argentina won 3-1. Photo: AFP

Messi easily dispossessed him and while dashing menacingly towards Nigeria’s goal area Mikel never gave him a chase. That was awful.

Nigeria were better in the second-half, especially after Mikel was changed. They later reduced the margin through an Obasi Chinedu goal on 46 minutes, but the Africans lost their way after conceding an own-goal following a Higuain attempt.

Messi came close to scoring twice in the first-half, sending the crowd to their feet as he dribbled past four Nigerian defenders before his left-footed shot to the far post was saved by the overstretched hands of Dele Aiyenugba. He again came close to scoring but his shot on the stroke of

half-time was saved by the busy Aiyenugba. It was new Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella’s second victory in as many matches. His team beat Venezuela 1-0 in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Friday.

Sabella replaced Sergio Batista as coach in the wake of Argentina’s disappointing performance at the Copa America on home soil in July. In June Nigeria defeated Argentina 4-1 in Abuja.

The 14-time Copa winners were knocked out on penalties in the quarter-finals by Uruguay, triggering a wave of criticism from home fans desperate to see their team break an 18-year title drought.

Argentina has a loyal following in South Asia thanks to Diego Maradona’s heroics in the 1986 World Cup.

It Feels Good Beating Nigeria – Messi

On September 6, 2011 · In News, Sports

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi declared himself pleased with his side’s 3-1 triumph over Nigeria on Tuesday evening, and insisted he bore no ill-will towards the Super Eagles after some hard hits in Bangladesh.

Goals from Gonzalo Higuain, Angel Di Maria and a Nigeria own goal helped Alejandro Sabella’s team overcome the Super Eagles, partially compensating for a humiliating 4-1 reverse the last time the two teams faced each other.

Barcelona star Messi once more could not find the net, but was in great form in-front of an adoring crowd and was the inspiration behind the first two strikes.

Speaking to reporters after the final whistle, the Barcelona man underlined how vital the victory was, and is now certain that his team are on the right track.

”It is crucial to win after all the failures we have been suffering lately. It is always positive to win, it leaves you feeling good,” Messi told reporters.

”We created options, despite the pitch state and the heat we played well and we left a good impression. The game was won, that is the main thing, and we have to keep getting better.”

Several Argentina players, Messi principal among them, were targeted by the Africans for some rough treatment over the 90 minutes. The No. 10 was left bloodied on the sidelines after one particularly heavy challenge, but he dismissed the idea that he was singled out for foul play.

”They didn’t just hit me, there were a lot of kicks but they weren’t intended as dirty. I don’t go on the pitch thinking about getting hit, I go out to play,” he insisted.