President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Ahmed Sahid Nasralla has commended all media houses and journalists deployed to cover the June 24 general elections across the country for doing their work professionally and impartially.

President Nasralla said: “The conduct of journalists and media houses on polling day so far is encouraging, professional and impartial”.

He maintained that it is worthy to note that the Coordinator of the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG), Dr. Francis Sowa also hailed the media for its professional performance on polling day.

According to the SLAJ President, there were no reported incidents of threats or attacks/assaults against journalists or media houses on polling day across the country.

The president said that in as much as social media continues to be a concern for the spread of disinformation, fake news, hate speech and political propaganda, especially during the elections they condemn the rampant spread of dis/misinformation of elections results from sources that do not have the authority to do so reiterating that it is only the Elections Commission of Sierra Leone that has that constitutional authority.