By: Reginald Brian Ojukutu Sawyerr
The All People’s Congress (APC) has on Friday 14 August 2026, rejected and condemned what it describes as the purported passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill 2025, arguing that the process failed to meet the constitutional and legal requirements. The APC made its position known at a press conference held at the party’s headquarters in Brookfields, Freetown.
Addressing journalists, APC National Secretary General Lassana Dumbuya said the party would immediately proceed to the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone to challenge what it considers an unlawful parliamentary process and to seek enforcement of Section 108 of the 1991 Constitution.
Dumbuya described the development in strong terms, calling it a “legislative heist” and “constitutional banditry,” while insisting that the APC would not accept what it considers an unconstitutional amendment.
He said the APC’s position is based on its responsibility to defend the Constitution and uphold the supremacy of the law.
The National Secretary General also called on civil society organizations, religious leaders and the international community to pay attention to the matter and peacefully make their voices heard.
The APC is further demanding that the Speaker of Parliament and the government respect the law, suspend the bill and allow the Supreme Court to determine the constitutional issues raised by the party.
Meanwhile, APC National Chairman Ambassador Foday Osman Yansaneh said the party’s decision to seek judicial intervention is not an attempt to obstruct constitutional reform.
He said the APC is instead insisting that any constitutional change must follow the lawful and constitutionally prescribed process.
According to Ambassador Yansaneh, the party has identified what it considers clear legal grounds for its challenge and has instructed its legal team to take all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure that the Constitution is respected, defended and enforced.
He maintained that the judiciary is the proper constitutional forum to determine whether the amendment satisfies the requisite legal thresholds, including mandatory procedures and substantive constitutional provisions.
The APC says its planned court action is intended as a constitutional safeguard, stressing that the party seeks judicial clarity rather than confrontation.
The party has also reaffirmed its commitment to due process and a peaceful resolution of the matter through the rule of law, while maintaining that the Constitution remains the supreme law of Sierra Leone.
