“Coming event, they say, casts its shadows. This is just an indication of what is bound to happen come 2018,” stated a fan of Yumkella, Thomas Vandy.

It could be recalled that some members of the SLPP executive had questioned the candidacy of Lawyer Alhaji Mustapha Kamara who eventually grabbed the party’s symbol for Constituency 107. However, according to the party’s Secretary General, Sulaiman Banja Tejan-Sie, the chosen candidate is the fittest.

Meanwhile, Rtd Brig Bio is expected to have jetted into country after a long sojourn abroad whilst his close contender, Dr. Yumkella has since been on the ground putting bits and pieces together.

“The battle line is drawn,” stated one diehard supporter of Bio.