“TOK EN DO TURN TOK EN LIE” — APC MPs BLAST BIO
By: Gibrilla Kamara
A storm erupted in Parliament on October 13, 2025, as opposition lawmakers from the All People’s Congress (APC) fiercely tore into President Julius Maada Bio’s speech delivered during the opening of the Third Session of the Sixth Parliament.
The APC MPs accused the President of deceiving the nation, failing to deliver on his promises, and presiding over what they called “a government of empty words and failed dreams.”
Hon. Mamoud Kamara led the onslaught, branding Bio’s speech as “hollow and detached from the country’s harsh realities.” He slammed the President’s push for power sharing, calling it “a dangerous political experiment,” and denounced the Proportional Representation (PR) system as “a deliberate ploy to weaken democracy and silence accountability.”
Taking aim at Bio’s flagship Feed Salone programme, Hon. Kamara said the initiative has “collapsed under its own propaganda,” insisting that ordinary farmers and citizens see no benefits.
He also raised alarm over the Kush drug epidemic, describing it as “a national tragedy destroying Sierra Leone’s youth and reputation.” Hon. Kamara called on the government to build rehabilitation centres and urged the police to “go after the drug barons, not the helpless addicts.”
Hon. Mariama Bangura joined the firestorm, saying the President’s address “lacked truth, vision, and connection to the people.” She blasted the Feed Salone initiative as “a dead project with no affordability, no diversification, and no impact,” adding that the promised 5,000 jobs remain invisible.
“The government is sleeping on the drug crisis,” she said bluntly. “Our young people are dying, and the so-called reforms are nowhere to be seen.”
From the north, Hon. Jalloh of Falaba District expressed deep frustration, saying his people “feel forgotten and betrayed.” Citing the President’s claim that road and bridge investments are central to national transformation, Hon. Jalloh said the reality in Falaba and Koinadugu is nothing but neglect.
“The Makeni–Kabala highway is a death trap,” he thundered. “There are no roads, no bridges, no progress. President Bio has abandoned us.”
He ended his statement with a stinging jab that sent murmurs across the chamber:
“The SLPP once said Tok en Do — now it’s Tok en Lie.”