President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Parliament on Friday in Freetown, ratified the extension, by 90 days, of the state of emergency which was declared in the country in the wake of the Ebola epidemic in 2015.
Leonard Fofana, the ruling party’s Deputy Majority Leader, who moved the motion, said the recent Ebola surge in the north of the country necessitates the continued imposition of the state of emergency.
He said the move was to enable government and its partners to eradicate the virus.
However, opposition MP, Umar Tarawally, countered that the situation which warranted the imposition of the state of …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
