ECOWAS Commission and Presidents of The Gambia, Liberia, Venezuela and other world leaders have congratulated His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on his re-election as President of Sierra Leone.
ECOWAS Commission
President Omar Alieu Touray
President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray has joined other world leaders to shower wishes and congratulatory messages on His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on his re-election as President of Sierra Leone.
President Touray said: “I have the pleasure and the honour to convey heartfelt congratulations to you on your victory at the recently concluded elections in Sierra Leone.
“Your victory signifies the trust that the people of Sierra Leone continue to have in your leadership. I am confident that during this second term, you will consolidate the realisations you have made, and chart a new pathway for peace and development.
“On behalf of ECOWAS Institutions, I renew our commitment to working with you and your colleagues for the attainment of our common regional objectives.Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.”
The Republic of Gambia
President Adama Barrow
President of The Republic of Gambia, His Excellency Adama Barrow said: “I congratulate the brotherly people of Sierra Leone for your recently concluded Presidential election. I wish you my brother, H.E. President Bio a successful term. Also, I pray that your second term will bring more peace and development for your country and the subregion”.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
President Nicolás Maduro Moros
President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency President Nicolás Maduro Moros said: “I want to congratulate you on your re-election as President of Sierra Leone”.
Republic of Liberia
President Dr. George Manneh Weah
President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah said: “Congratulations to His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio. It is with great pleasure I extend to Your Excellency, on behalf of the Government and People of the Republic of Liberia, and in my own name, congratulations and sincere best wishes on your historic re-election as the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
“We entertain the hope that at the of your great country under your astute and visionary leadership will continue to enjoy the blessings of peace, unity and prosperity.
“We firmly believe that the excellent bilateral ties and bond of friendship and strategic cooperation subsisting between our two countries will be further strengthened for the common interest and prosperity of our two countries and peoples.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the esteemed Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone the assurances of its highest consideration.
“Accept, Your Excellency, assurances of my highest consideration and best wishes for your continued wisdom and greater success in the fulfillment of your noble task.”
Dr. Julius Maada Wonie Bio won a landslide victory in the June 24, 2023 general elections to be re-elected Sierra Leone’s president for a second term of five years.
The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (EC-SL) on Tuesday 27th June, announced at 4:20pm local time that President Dr. Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) won 1,566,932 (56.17%) of a total of 2,789,808 valid ballots, beating out the ruling All People’s Congress candidate, Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara, who garnered 1,148,262 (41.16%).
His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Wonie Bio is again the Supreme Head of State and Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Fountain Head of Unity, Honour, Freedom and Justice.
He first became President of Sierra Leone when he won the 2018 election and was inaugurated on May 12, 2018 as the 5th President of Sierra Leone.
Born on May 12, 1964 in Tihun, Sogbini chiefdom, Bonthe district, President Bio is one of 35 children born to Paramount Chief, Charlie Wonie Bio II, Sogbini chiefdom.
H.E. President Bio completed his primary, secondary and undergraduate education in Sierra Leone. Always driven by a passion to serve his country, H.E. President Bio started his illustrious public service journey as a school teacher before joining the Sierra Leone Army where he rose through the ranks as Brigadier.
He previously served as Chief Secretary of State, Chief of Defense Staff, Minister of Information, Minister of Marine Resources, Deputy Head of State, and ultimately as Head of State of Sierra Leone from January to March 1996.
As Head of State, President Bio presided over the conduct of the first democratic elections in Sierra Leone in nearly three decades. In Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Wonie Bio is popularly referred to as the “Father of Democracy” because of his outstanding contribution towards the restoration of democracy and attainment of peace in Sierra Leone.
President Bio is a well-known Philanthropist and Humanitarian through the work of the Maada and Fatima Bio Foundation. The Foundation donated food and other items to victims and families affected by the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and during the environmental disasters of 2015.
Most recently, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bradford, United Kingdom, pursuing a doctorate programme in Peace Studies.
H.E. President Bio credits his mother, Mamie Amie, as the person from whom he acquired all his driving principles in life – calmness, hard worker, and a staunch believer in God.
