11/08/2026
The Lawyers' Society Expresses immense concern over the passing of the Constitutional Amendment Bill by Parliament without meeting the express requirement in Section 108(2)(b) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, Act No. 6 of 1991 which they say requires the votes of at least two-thirds of the total membership of Parliament. “Allowing a constitutional amendment to pass without the constitutionally required majority would set a dangerous precedent: it would mean that Parliament could amend the Constitution through a procedure the Constitution itself does not permit,” the Lawyers’ Society reiterates.