On Sunday 29th May, Rtd. Brig. Bio demonstrated that message of a compassionate and caring SLPP as he led a delegation of senior national party officials and stakeholders to Manjoro and Karina in the Biriwa Chiefdom, Bombali District, Northern Sierra Leone.
In Manjoro Rtd. Brig. Bio and senior SLPP national officers and other stakeholders attended the 40th day ceremony of the wife of Dr L. H Kallon, former constituency chairman. Rtd. Brig. Bio expressed his sympathy to the family and relatives and thanked the people of Manjoro for their steadfastness to the SLPP. The people also committed their support to Rtd. Brig. Bio for coming to mourn with them at this time of loss. The 40th day ceremony was marked with quoranic reading and special prayers were also offered for Rtd. Brig. Bio.
In Karina, Rtd. Brig. Bio also attended another 40th day ceremony of the late mother of Alusine Funkaba Fofanah, a senior SLPP stakeholder. Rtd. Brig. Bio also expressed his sympathy to the family and relatives over the loss of the mother of Alusine Funkuba Fofanah. The people of Karina were also grateful for the visit to sympathise with them and committed their support to Rtd. Brig. Bio. Quoranic Reading and special prayers for Rtd. Brig. Bio also formed part of the 40th day ceremony.
Despite Rtd. Brig. Bio did not go to Bombali for politics, as a compassionate politician still saddened by the Kenema incident, he could not let go the opportunity to re-echo his key message that violence has no place in the modern politics of Sierra Leone. At the SLPP office in Karina, the disciplined Rtd. Brig. Bio reiterated his message of non-violence, peace and party unity to party officials and members from Tonkolili, Bombali and Koinadugu.
Rtd. Brig. Bio condemned any form of violence and strongly admonished party members and officials that any of his supporter who embarks on any act of violence will be disowned and the law will take its course. The mood in the party office was like a party united against violence. Other speakers at the event included Dr Prince Harding, Dr Kadie Sesay, Dr. Abass Bundu, Alhaji Kanja Sesay, Alhaji Alpha Kallon, Mrs Fatima Bio and the Chairman SLPP Bombali District. The vote of thanks was moved by Haja Fatu Kanja Sesay.
Also in Karina, Rtd. Brig Bio was invited to the Karina Mosque where special prayers were offered for him by the Muslim Clerics. Rtd. Brig Bio was also accompanied to Bombali District by other senior members of the party including the National Women’s Leader, National Treasurer, Acting National Secretary General, Regional Chairman South and a host of others.
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