Alhaji Shekuba Saccoh
Encyclopedia
Alhaji Shekuba Saccoh is a Sierra Leonean diplomat
and the current Sierra Leone
's ambassador
to Guinea
. He was appointed to the position by president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
. He is a member of the Mandingo
.
He was the favoured choice by many prominent SLPP members in the Northern Province
to be chosen as Solomon Berewa
's running mate for the 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. The position, however, went to foreign minister Momodu Koroma
. He ran again for the SLPP leadership at the party convention held in on April 12, 2009 in the south-eastern city of Kenema
but he came in third place behind John Oponjo Benjamin
and J.B Dauda.
After losing at the convention, Saccoh accused the SLPP of being a Mende
party. He claimed the only reason he lost the leadership is because he is not from the Mende ethnic group. Saccoh said was unfairly treated because he is from the minority Mandingo
ethnic group, the same ethnic group former Sierra Leone's president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
belongs to.
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
and the current Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
's ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
. He was appointed to the position by president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah served as President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007.He worked for the United Nations Development Programme and returned to Sierra Leone in 1992...
. He is a member of the Mandingo
Mandingo people of Sierra Leone
The Mandinka people of Sierra Leone is a major ethnic group in Sierra Leone and they are the descendants of Mandinka settlers from Guinea who migrated to Sierra Leone between 1840 to about 1900...
.
He was the favoured choice by many prominent SLPP members in the Northern Province
Northern Province, Sierra Leone
The Northern Province is one of the four provincial divisions of Sierra Leone. It comprises five Districts and covers an area of 35,936 km² and with a population of 1,718,240 . Its administrative and economic center is Makeni...
to be chosen as Solomon Berewa
Solomon Berewa
Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa was Vice-President of Sierra Leone from May 2002 to September 2007...
's running mate for the 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. The position, however, went to foreign minister Momodu Koroma
Momodu Koroma
Momodu Koroma is a Sierra Leonean politician. He is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party . He became foreign minister in May 2002, as part of a new cabinet appointed following President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah's re-election earlier in the month...
. He ran again for the SLPP leadership at the party convention held in on April 12, 2009 in the south-eastern city of Kenema
Kenema
Kenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Eastern Province with a population of 128,402 in the 2004 census and a more recent estimate of 169,937...
but he came in third place behind John Oponjo Benjamin
John Oponjo Benjamin
John Oponjo Benjamin is a Sierra Leonean economist and politician of Mende descent. He is the current leader of the main opposition Sierra Leone People's Party . He served as Sierra Leone's Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2007...
and J.B Dauda.
After losing at the convention, Saccoh accused the SLPP of being a Mende
Mende people
The Mende people are one of the two largest and most dominant ethnic group in Sierra Leone, along with the Temne. The Mende make up 30% of Sierra Leone's total population or 1,932,015 members...
party. He claimed the only reason he lost the leadership is because he is not from the Mende ethnic group. Saccoh said was unfairly treated because he is from the minority Mandingo
Mandinka people
The Mandinka, Malinke are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa with an estimated population of eleven million ....
ethnic group, the same ethnic group former Sierra Leone's president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah served as President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007.He worked for the United Nations Development Programme and returned to Sierra Leone in 1992...
belongs to.
External links
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