AYV News, September 28, 2026
The legal team of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has challenged counsel representing Hon. Alhaji Musa Tarawally to proceed with court action following the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued to the party.
In a response to correspondence from Tarawally’s legal representatives, the SLPP legal team reiterated its position on his party membership and eligibility to contest for the party’s flagbearer position.
The party maintained that candidates seeking the SLPP flagbearer position must satisfy the requirements set out in the party’s constitution, including holding the rank of Distinguished Grand Chief Patron and not being a member of another political organisation.
The SLPP legal team also questioned claims concerning Tarawally’s status as a Grand Chief Patron, arguing that such claims must be verified against the party’s constitutional provisions to determine whether all the prescribed requirements have been met.
The party further rejected arguments advanced by Tarawally’s lawyers, describing them as politically counterproductive and maintaining that anyone claiming a particular status within the party must comply fully with the relevant constitutional requirements.
The latest development follows correspondence between the two legal teams over Tarawally’s status within the SLPP and his eligibility to seek the party’s flagbearer position.
With the seven-day notice period now expired without an apparent resolution, the SLPP said it remains committed to upholding what it described as the party’s internal constitutional integrity.
The ruling party also indicated that it would welcome any formal legal proceedings initiated by Tarawally’s legal team.
The development could now shift the dispute from internal party correspondence to the courts, where the competing interpretations of the SLPP constitution and Tarawally’s eligibility could be subjected to formal legal scrutiny.
