| Franklyn Bode Gibson | |
| Nationality: | Sierra Leonean |
| Order: | Mayor of Freetown |
| Term Start: | December 20, 2012 |
| Term End: | May 11, 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Gibril Kanu |
| Successor: | Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr |
| Office2: | Member of the Freetown City Council |
| Term Start2: | 2004 |
| Term End2: | 2012 |
| Birth Name: | Sam Franklyn Gibson |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Freetown, British Sierra Leone |
| Party: | All People's Congress (APC) |
| Residence: | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Alma Mater: | Fourah Bay College |
| Profession: | Teacher |
Sam Franklyn Gibson commonly known as Bode Gibson (born October 15, 1952[1]) is a Sierra Leonean politician who served as Mayor of Freetown 2012 until 2018. He is a veteran politician and a prominent member of the ruling All People's Congress (APC).
Before he was elected as Mayor of Freetown, Bode Gibson served as an elected councillor in the Freetown City Council municipality, representing Wilberforce.[2] [3] He is a teacher by profession.
In the 2012 Local Councils elections, Bode Gibson was elected as Mayor of Freetown with 68.56% of the vote, defeating his main opponent Abraham Sesay-Jones of the Sierra Leone People's Party, who took 28.75%.[4] [5] [6] He was sworn in as the Mayor of Freetown on December 20, 2012. His inauguration ceremony as Mayor of Freetown was attended by some senior Sierra Leonean politicians, including President Ernest Bai Koroma.