SLPP bars official business with Musa Tarally amid disputes
The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has issued a public notice advising its executives, members, supporters, businesses, and the general public to refrain from conducting any official business with Hon. Alhaji Musa Tarawally in the name of or on behalf of the party.
The directive, issued by the Office of the National Publicity Secretary and signed by Moses Sellu Mambu on September 19, 2026, explicitly states that no individual or entity is authorized to use the SLPP’s name, logo, authority, or organizational structures to engage with Tarawally without express approval from the party leadership. Stakeholders, development partners, and commercial enterprises have been advised to verify all transactions directly with authorized SLPP officials.
The announcement follows an order from Chairman Songa citing Article 6(3a) of the SLPP Constitution, instructing Tarawally to immediately cease using party branding, claiming membership, or presenting himself as an SLPP presidential aspirant. Copies of the directive were distributed to senior party leaders, the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC), the All Political Parties Association (APPA), and other political party heads.
In a formal response dated September 18, 2026, Tarawally firmly rejected claims regarding dual membership as untrue and misleading. He stated that he resigned from the CDP on June 15, 2018—providing a copy of his resignation letter—prior to rejoining the SLPP. Tarawally presented documentation of subscription payments to demonstrate that he remains a fully paid-up member, Grand Chief Patron, and National Delegate of the SLPP.
Furthermore, Tarawally challenged Chairman Songa’s authority to terminate his membership, emphasizing that constitutional disciplinary powers reside with the National Executive Council.
Accusing the party leadership of cyberbullying and defamation, Tarawally revealed that his legal counsel has been instructed to pursue remedies under Sierra Leone’s Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Act 2021, civil defamation laws, and constitutional provisions, while affirming his intent to proceed with his flagbearership campaign.
The latest back-and-forth has many speculating on how this widens gaps and factions within the fabric of the Sierra Leone People’s Party, and whether this is a mere heralding of worse to come.
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