Mohamed Sillah

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Mohamed Yahya Sillah is Leader and National Chairman of National Alliance Democratic Party (NADP) in Sierra Leone. He competed in the 1996 Presidential elections in Sierra Leone under the banner of the National Alliance Democratic Party (NADP). He was very new on the political scene in Sierra Leone at the time. He became one of only thirteen political leaders that qualified to contest the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in 1996. He received only 0.5% of the vote (3,723 total votes), good for 13th place. He protested against the election results but later suspended his protest for the sake of peace. Mohamed Yahya Sillah continues to enjoy massive support from both the youth and women voters in Sierra Leone. However, he refused to contest the 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, citing inadequate funding and ineffective campaign management machinery. He later put his weight behind the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) presidential candidate, Vice President Solomon Berewa. When Berewa lost the elections, Mohamed Yahya Sillah congratulated the winning candidate, Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress (APC) party. Mohamed Yahya Sillah vows to respect and help protect the dignity of any Sierra Leonean that is legitimately and democratically elected to office by the people of Sierra leone. He says he expects to contest the 2012 Presidential Elections in Sierra Leone. Mohamed Yahya Sillah was born December 12, 1949.

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• Video interview with Mohamed Sillah

v • d • e Candidates in the 1996 Sierra Leonean presidential election Ahmad Tejan Kabbah • John Karefa-Smart • Thaimu Bangura • John Karimu • Edward Turay • Abu Aiah Koroma • Abass Bundu • Amadu Jalloh • Edward Kargbo • Desmond Luke • Andrew Lungay • Andrew Turay • Mohamed Sillah