PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom, 2nd March 2023,-/African Media Agency /- The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Dr Julius Maada Bio, has said that Democracy and the rule of law are not foreign concepts to Africa. He made this known during his speech at the African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Awards…
President Bio, who is primarily regarded as the father of Democracy in Sierra Leone due to his role in restoring party politics and Democracy in the country after years of military incursion in politics, maintained that “We must not be afraid of dissent or debate, but rather recognize that these are the hallmarks of a healthy society.”
President Bio, on a two-day visit to the Island of Mauritius, rounded up by participating in the 11th African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Awards, with the theme Reimagining Opportunities in a turbulent Time. The event also served as the platform for formally presenting the instruments of honour to Africans who emerged winners in the annual vote-based polls.
Earlier, during the unveiling of the winners of the 11th edition of the POTY, the Chairman and founder of the African Leadership Organisation, Dr Ken Giami, stated, “Africa has traditionally been the cradle of great leadership; from Nelson Mandela, Kwame Nkrumah, Steve Biko, to Julius Nyerere, the Continent’s contribution to leadership philosophy remains indelible. However, a new leadership paradigm is evolving in the Continent – they are the new Changemakers.
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