Ahmed Sesay v Abdul M. Lansana And Others (CIV APP 60 of 2019) [2020] SLCA 38 (16 July 2020)

| ey CIV. APPEAL 60/ 2019 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF SIERRA LEONE | BETWEEN: | | AHMED MANSARAY -APPELLANT/ APPLICANT | AND ABDUL MUNIRU LANSANA | 11 KISSY BROOK OFF BLACK HALL ROAD FREETOWN. <I" RESPONDENT | ‘THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION ‘TOWER HILL | FREETOWN- - 2 RESPONDENT | ‘THE NATIONAL RETURNING OFFICER | NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION | ‘TOWER HILL | FREETOWN. = 3" RESPONDENT “THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION WESTERN URBAN DISTRICT | ‘VOWER HILL, | | FREETOWN ~ 4" RESPONDENT | CORAM: | 1, HON. MR. JUSTICE SENGU M. KOROMA JSC - PRESIDING | | 2, HON, MR. JUSTICE ANSUMANA ISESAY. JA | 4

3. HON. MRS.JUSTICE TONIA BARNETT JUSTICE J | COUNSEL. : 1, A.SSESAY, A. MACAULEY, &. SHOWERS AND S. BAH. FOR THE APPELLANT/ APPLICANTS 4

2. M. MEWA, M.KENNEH AND LLF SAWANEH- FOR THE RESPONDENT

RULING DELIVERED ON THE 16" JULY, 2020. 3

1. The Appellant/Applicant herein, AHMED MANSARAY applied to sp this Court by notice of Motion dated 27" February, 2020 seeking the following relief:

i) That this Honourable Court grants a stay of proceedings in this action pending the hearing and determination in the matter intituled.

Sc 8/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF SIERRA LEONE (ORIGINAL JURISDICTION} IN THE MATTER OF THE INSTERPRETATION OF SECTION 78

(4) OF ‘THE CONSITITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE, ACT NO. 6 OF 1991 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE ACT NO. 6 OF 1991, SECTION 124 AND 125 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTION PETITION CIV. APP 52/2019 BETWEEN OSMAN ABDAL TIMBO AND SULAIMAN MARRAY &OTHERS AND IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTION PETITION CIV.APP.53/2019 BETWEEN JOHN SATTY KARGBO AND REV. HORACE F. VINCENT & OTHERS. AND IN THE MATTER OF ELECTION PETITION CIV.APP. 54/2019 BETWEEN MOMOH KAMARA AND TENNYSON HINDOLO SANDY & OTHERS 3 AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTION PETITION CIV. APP. 55/2019 FS BETWEEN MOHAMED SHERIFF KASIM CAREW AND ALLIEU IBRAHIM KAMARA & OTHERS

AND IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTION PETITION CIV.APP. 56/2019 BETWEEN ABU BAKARR F. SILLAH AND BENJAMIN TURAY & OTHERS AND IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTION PETITION CIV.APP. 57/2019 BETWEEN HARIYATU ARIANA BANGURA AND EMMANUEL SAHR GBEKIE & OTHERS AND IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTION PETITION CIV.APP. 58/2019 BETWEEN MUNIR ROLLINGS-KAMARA AND JOHN TELSON KOROMA& OTHERS AND IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTION PETITION CIV. APP. 59/2019 BETWEEN KADIE KALLON (NEE DAVIES) AND JOSEPHINE H.M. JACKSON & OTHERS. AND IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTION PETITION CIV. APP. 60/2019 BETWEEN AHMED MANSARAY AND ABDUL MUNIRU LANSANA & OTHERS AND IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTION PETITION CIV. APP. 61/2019 BETWEEN HON. KEMOKOH CONTEH AND AHMED JOSEPH KANU & OTHERS IN THE MATTER OF AN ACTION PURSUANT TO THE SUPREME COURT RULES 1982 PART XVI, RULES 89-98 OF * STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. | OF 1982

1, ABDUL ABDAL TIMBO 1ST PLAINTIFF F

2. JOHN SATTY KARGBO 28? PLAINTIFF

‘3. MOMOH KAMARA 3®° PLAINTIFF

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4. MOHAMED SHERIFF KASSIM CAREW 4™ PLAINTIFF.

5. ABU BAKARR F SILLAH 5™ PLAINTIFF

6. HARIYATU ARIANA BANGURA 6™ PLAINTIFF

7. SIRAJIN MUNIRR ROLLINGS KAMARA 7™ PLAINTIFF

8. KADIE KALLON(NEE DAVIES) 8 PLAINTIFF

9. AHMED MANSARAY 9™ PLAINTIFF 10.KEMOKAI CONTEH 10™ PLAINTIFF C/O 5 HILL SIDE BYPASS ROAD FREETOWN AND

1. ABDUL SULAIMAN MARRAY CONTEH 1ST RESPONDENT

2. REV. HORACE E. VINCENT 28° RESPONDENT.

3. TENNISON HINDOLO SANDY 3*° RESPONDENT 4, ALLIBU IBRAHIM KAMARA 4" RESPONDENT

5. BENJAMIN TURAY 5™ RESPONDENT 6, EMMANUEL SAHR GBEKIE 6" RESPONDENT

7. JOHN TELSON KOROMA 7 RESPONDENT

8. JOSEPHINE HM. JACKSON 8" RESPONDENT

9. ABDUL MUNIRU LANSANA 9™ RESPONDENT 10.AHMED JOSEPH KANU 10" RESPONDENT C/O BREWAH & CO PADEMBA ROAD. FREETOWN. ‘THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION, TOWER HILL, FREETOWN -11" RESPONDENT THE NATIONAL RETURNING OFFICER NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION,

. TOWER HILL FREETOWN -12!" RESPONDENT

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