IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT OF SIERRA LEONE UNDER SECTION 51 OF THE 1991 CONSTITUTION. A CASE FOR THE PRESIDENT
THE REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT THROUGH IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 51 OF THE 1991 CONSTITUTION. The office of the President is established by section 40 of the 1991 Constitution Act No. 6 which states that…There shall be a President of the Republic of Sierra Leone who shall be Head of State, the supreme executive authority of the Republic and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The President shall be the Fountain of Honour and Justice and the symbol of national unity and sovereignty. Under subsection (3) of section 40, the President shall be the guardian of the Constitution and the guarantor of national independence and territorial integrity, and shall ensure respect for treaties and international agreements. In Sierra Leone, the requirements for a person vying for the office of President are set out in section 41, paragraphs a, b, c and d. That the person must be a citizen of Sierra Leone; must be a member of a registered political party, and has attained the age of f