Chernor Maju Bah Explained

Chernor Ramadan Maju Bah
Nationality:Sierra Leonean
Order:Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Sierra Leone[1]
Term Start:December 8, 2012
Term End:December 2017
Predecessor:Victor Chukuma Johnson
Office1:Parliamentary Chairman of the Mines and Minerals Resources Committee
Term Start1:2010
Term End1:2018
Office2:Chairman of the Parliamentarry Legislative Committee
Term Start2:2010
Term End2:2012
Successor2:Ajibola Manly-Spaine[2]
Birth Name:Chernor Ramadan Maju Bah
Birth Date:29 April 1972
Birth Place:Freetown, Sierra Leone
Party:All People's Congress (APC)
Profession:Lawyer
Residence:Freetown, Sierra Leone,
Alma Mater:Fourah Bay College

Chernor Ramadan Maju Bah (born April 29, 1972[3]) also commonly known by his nickname Chericoco[4] [5] is Sierra Leonean lawyer and politician who is currently the leader of opposition since 2019 and previous held the position of Deputy speaker of parliament of Sierra Leone in the erstwhile government of Hon. Ernest Bai Korma[6] and Parliamentary Chairman of the Mines and Minerals Resources Committee.[7] [8] He had also served as Chairman of the Parliamentarry Legislative Committee.

He is a member of the Sierra Leone Parliament from the Western Area Urban District, representing constituency 110, which is mainly made up of the neighborhood of Brookfields in Freetown. He is the ruling All People's Congress (APC) vice presidential candidate for the 2018 Sierra Leone presidential election, having named the APC vice presidential candidate at the party's convention in Makeni on October 15, 2017.

Chernor Maju Bah was first elected a member of parliament in the 2007 Sierra Leone Parliamentary elections. He was re-elected in the 2012 Sierra Leone Parliamentary elections with 68.45%, defeating his main opponent Joseph Maada Soyei of the main opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP).[9]

Chernor Maju Bah was born and raised in the neighborhood of Brookfield in the capital Freetown. He is a practicing Muslim and a member of the Fula ethnic group from Freetown. He is a barrister-solicitor by profession.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Political maturity never seen before!. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101755/http://www.sierraleonenewshunters.com/content/political-maturity-never-seen. 2015-09-24. sierraleonenewshunters.com. 12 December 2012.
  2. News: Sierra Leone: Parliament Okays 2013 Produce Marketing Act. allafrica.com. subscription. 24 June 2013.
  3. Web site: 2012 Nominated Candidates. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043536/http://www.nec-sierraleone.org/index_files/Nomination/List%20of%20Parliamentary%20Nominated%20Candidates%20%202012.pdf. 2016-03-04. dead. National Electoral Commission.
  4. News: Hon. Chernor Bah Raps With Fullah Community. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192442/http://www.thetorchlight.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4164:hon-chernor-bah-raps-with-fullah-community&catid=36:local-news&Itemid=27. 2013-10-29. dead. thetorchlight.com. 30 October 2012.
  5. Web site: SLPP & APC MPs Star in Political Unity. Augustine Samba. news.sl. 10 December 2012. 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200627/http://news.sl/drwebsite/exec/view.cgi?archive=8&num=21702 . 29 October 2013 . dead.
  6. Web site: MPs unanimous on Chericoco as Dep. Speaker. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184902/http://africayoungvoices.com/2012/12/mps-unanimous-on-chericoco-as-dep-speaker/. 2013-10-29. africayoungvoices.com. 10 December 2012.
  7. Web site: Parliamentary Mines Committee visits Kono. July 28, 2010. Awoko.
  8. Web site: MP cautions against reckless criticism of mining companies. September 7, 2010. Awoko.
  9. Web site: Government Notice - Public Elections Act, 2012 (Act No. 4 of 2012) - (Notice of Certified Final Results of Parliamentary Candidates. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194742/http://www.nec-sierraleone.org/index_files/Parliamentary_Results/Parliamentary_OMP_PCMP%20Result%202012.pdf. 2013-10-29. dead. National Electoral Commission.
  10. Web site: Guest Writer: In search of Koroma’s running-mate. politicosl.com. 2013-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195917/http://politicosl.com/2012/06/guest-writer-in-search-of-koroma%E2%80%99s-running-mate/# . 2013-10-29 . dead .

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