22/12/2025
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The high level of dissatisfaction, disenchantment, greed, frustration, and disillusionment within the Sierra Leone Peoples Party is growing by leaps and bounds especially among grassroots supporters.
The world over, governments hardly provide jobs for all their numerous supporters be they die-hard, grassroots members or whatever categories they belong to either because the availability of jobs are few and far between to the extent that even those with the requisite qualifications are left unemployed making the unemployment issue burdensome on the government and the ruling party. It is the thriving private sector that creates jobs for people.
In spite of all the unemployment affecting SLPP party members, some party loyalists have remained steadfast in their support and have not defected to any other political party as they routinely and regiligously support the SLPP party.
Others claim to have played lead role by spending money for the Party to retain political power during the 2023 elections but they claim that they have been neglected and have not been given any position in the government and have at no time wavered as their support for the SLPP is ironclad.
A spokesman for the disgruntled and frustrated SLPP supporters said recently at a very popular rendezvous "We are not happy because we are unemployed" but all the same it's better for oneโs mother to be in the kitchen where they are always sure of having something to eat than having their step mothers in the kitchen.
There has always existed such scenarios between ruling Political Parties and their supporters but not to the magnitude of breaking up from the party, badmouthing and even plotting for it collapse and eventual demise.
What has however infuriated the current status in the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) this writer gathered is the rude outburst and utterances of majority of the people who have been appointed to serve in various capacities and positions of trust in the government telling the already dissatisfied, disgruntled and frustrated supporters that it's not SLPP party that gave them jobs but President Bio. Put in local parlance "Nor to parti gee mi woke 4 do nar President Bio".
And interestingly, majority of the beautiful and lucky ones appointed have not really suffered like majority of the people whose names are synonymous with sufferings when the party was in opposition.
But these are the people that it pleased His Excellency the President to appoint to those offices they are now occupying.
We are not in anyway questioning the President's appointment powers because he has the prerogative to hire and fire as and when he deems fit and necessary.
But for goodness sake if the SLPP weren't in power how would those in offices get jobs? A disgruntled SLPP young generation member in an indignant mood asked.
Truth be said, one of the appointees who spoke to me on anonymity said some of our colleagues just want to give President Bio a "BAD NAME''.
He went on to say when they were appointed he remembered President Dr Julius Maada Bio telling them that gentlemen and ladies you are Lucky to have been appointed in various positions of trust in the government; but you should pay attention to those men and women who have not been lucky to be employed. Help our party people when they come as they can easily access you more than the President.
He said President Bio told them to be rendering assistances to party people who are unemployed as the people have easy access to them that him. He said some will want to see him personally but as President the people will not easily have access to see him except when he okays such requests.
In another development one young generation youth member observed that some SLPP members who are always willing to help Party people come rain or shine have not been properly placed in the system. The SLPP youth member went on to say those who are well placed in the government are unwilling to help party people because they say they don't owe any obligations to the party. Some of the people with better positions in the government are not true and committed party members.
President Bio has always said that any well-meaning Sierra Leonean shouldn't make the APC Party an example in anything in our country as the APC is not good for the country. But it is alleged that in the APC for one to be considered for any high profile position be it Minister, Ambassadorial jobs or what have you the prerequisite is he/she must be an APC Party Card carrying member otherwise no job.
The Sierra Leone Peoples Party should eschew this bad habit of not knowing their own Party people whenever they are power.
May common sense prevail!
