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Legal expert says Sierra Leone’s Constitutional Amendment Bill is null and void

Publisher report1 reportUpdated 19 Aug 2026, 12:00 pmnotable · 42/100
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Lawrence Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2026: In an open letter dated 18th August 2026, lawyer Melron Nicol-Wilson argues that the passage of the 1991 Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025 on 10th August 2026 was unconstitutional. The central objection is that the Speaker wrongly applied Section 91(1), which governs ordinary

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