Bu-Buakei Jabbi | |
Nationality: | Sierra Leonean |
Office2: | Member of Parliament of Sierra Leone from Constituency 8 in Kailahun District |
Term Start2: | December 7, 2012 |
Birth Date: | 7 May 1945 |
Birth Place: | Kailahun District, British Sierra Leone |
Party: | Sierra Leone People's Party(SLPP) |
Residence: | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Profession: | Lawyer, Attorney |
Bu-Buakei Jabbi (born May 7, 1945[1]) is a Sierra Leonean lawyer and politician from the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). He is an elected member of Parliament of Sierra Leone for Constituency 8 in Kailahun District. He is the senior attorney for the SLPP.[2]
Jabbi was the SLPP candidate for a seat in the Sierra Leone House of Parliament for Constituency 8 in Kailahun District, a reliable SLPP stronghold. He won the election in an overwhelming landslide with 86.10%, defeating his closest rival Fayia Kellie of the All People's Congress (APC) who took 10.58%.[3]
In 2011, Bu-Buakei Jabbi took the SLPP, a party he is a member, to the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone in an internal dispute between him and the party.[4] The dispute has since been settled.
Jabbi is a Muslim and a native of Kailahun District in Eastern Sierra Leone. He is a member of the Mandingo ethnic group.