24/09/2026
The SLPP Leadership's Stance: On September 17, 2026, SLPP National Chairman Jimmy Batilo Songa issued an official directive ordering Tarawally to stop using the party logo and identifying as a member or candidate. The leadership cited a verification response from the Citizens Democratic Party (CDP), claiming Tarawally maintains dual-party alignment. The SLPP subsequent public notice on September 19, 2026, officially barred party organs and businesses from conducting official dealings with him.
Hon. Alhaji Musa Tarawally has rejected a directive issued by the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) leadership that ordered him to stop presenting himself as a party member or a flagbearer aspirant for the upcoming 2028 elections.
The SLPP Leadership's Stance: On September 17, 2026, SLPP National Chairman Jimmy Batilo Songa issued an official directive ordering Tarawally to stop using the party logo and identifying as a member or candidate. The leadership cited a verification response from the Citizens Democratic Party (CDP), claiming Tarawally maintains dual-party alignment. The SLPP subsequent public notice on September 19, 2026, officially barred party organs and businesses from conducting official dealings with him.
Hon. Alhaji Musa Tarawally's Counterclaim: In a public response and a formal letter dated September 18, 2026, Tarawally forcefully rejected the directive, calling the dual-membership claims untruthful and misleading. He stated that he resigned from the CDP back in June 2018 before returning to the SLPP. To back his status as a fully paid-up Grand Chief Patron and national delegate, he provided copies of his updated SLPP monthly subscription cards and financial receipts. He argues that under the party's constitution, the National Chairman has no unilateral authority to cancel or revoke an executive member's status without going through a formal internal disciplinary process.