"The Election Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) had done all their calculations, collations, all the processes. I was now requested to stop them from calling the result by the United States. "When the United States casts doubt on the credibility (of the election), you are calling for a coup," Bio said. "The same representatives of the United States have told us that in any case, they just wanted a second round. Read: Sierra Leone violence signals divided nationSierra Leonean Information Minister Chernor Bah told AFP that he cannot speak to the US motivation behind allegedly asking Bio to interfere in the ECSL's announcement.

Source: Daily Nation September 17, 2023 01:34 UTC