Julius Bio, incumbent president of Sierra Leone, has been declared winner of the election in the country.
Chief Electoral Commissioner Mohamed Kenewui Konneh said on Tuesday that Bio was re-elected with 56.17 percent of Saturday’s vote. His top challenger Samura Kamara, of the All People’s Congress (APC), came second with 41.16 percent.
“By the powers invested in me… I hereby certify that Bio Julius Maada… [is] duly elected president,” Konneh said.