Opposition candidate Maada Bio in narrow lead in Sierra Leone
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conteh also reading a statement issued by the commission said that the commission has continued to tally result at its five regional centres1 the national electoral commission of sierra leone on sunday released 75 per cent of the result of the presidential election held in the country on wednesday showing the opposition candidate julius maada bio is now ahead with a narrow lead over the candidate of the ruling party samura wilson kamara1 conteh said that result representing 75 per cent of the polling stations in each of the 16 districts in the country had been cleared by nec tally centre information technology systems1 he said that the detail result are partial and does not represent the complete outcome of the election1 according to him maada bio the candidate of the opposition sierra leone people party slpp has taken the lead with 848438 43.33 per cent votes followed by candidate of the ruling all peoples congress apc with 833519 representing 42.7 per cent1 kamaraimba mansaray candidate of the alliance democratic party adp has secured 20234 votes musa tarawally of citizens democratic party cdp 8740 votes and samuel sam-sumana of coalition for change c4c 67 132 votes1 chernoh bah of national democratic alliance nda 6 532 votes kolle yemkulla of national grand coalition ngc 136009 votes john odwyer of national progressives democrats npd 3307 votes1 patrick sandy national unity and reconciliation party nurp 1816 votes and baba conteh of peace and liberation party plp 3 373 francis margai peoples movement for democratic change pmdc7 521 votes and victor williams of republic national independent party rnip 1976 votes1 jemba ngobeh of revolution united front party rufp got 9866 votes mohamed sowa-turay united democratic movement 4477 henry kabuta united national peoples party unpp 2 369 votes1 olufemi claudius-cole of unity party up scored 2891 votes1 conteh assured that the full certified result would be announced as soon as possible under the one week timeframe stipulated by the countrys electoral law1 chairman of nec mr mohammed conteh declared the progressive result at the commissions headquarters in freetown1 he said that while the majority of the results have now been entered into presidential election result sheet nec had identified some forms that require examination before they could be accepted as a genuine results1 he added that the processes were built into the system to ensure integrity and accuracy of the final results1 the public electoral act 2012 allows nec to take any necessary steps in examining these results. these can include the recount of these ballot papers in affected polling stations1 he disclosed that recount were underway now in relevant districts offices1 nec will take any necessary step to ensure accuracy of results and to safeguard votes legitimately cast by sierra leoneans on 7 march1 nec commissioners are also aware of allegations against our own staff and we take these allegations very seriously1 in addition to the numerous safeguards that are already in place we will continue to monitor the tally process at every stage1 conteh said that the commission believes that trust is paramount. it also understands the danger of speculations and that false allegations have the potential to damage public confidence in the electoral process1 we appeal to all citizens to respect the integrity of the electoral process to refrain from speculations to remain patient and uphold peaceful environment that has come to characterise sierra leone1 he said that the commission in carrying out its functions would continue to honour the choice of the electorate which was the votes that they cast on election day1