– MOK Jagaban Affirms
FREETOWN, Friday, 25 September 2026 —
As members of the All People’s Congress prepare to participate in Saturday’s district elections, the Mohamed Omodu Kamara—Jagaban campaign is urging candidates, delegates, supporters and stakeholders to remember that the contest will end, but the APC must remain.
The party’s National Secretariat has confirmed that the district elections will take place on Saturday, 26 September 2026, with voting centres published as preparations enter their final stage.
For MOK Jagaban and his supporters, however, the significance of Saturday goes beyond who wins individual positions.
The larger question is whether the APC can emerge from the process more united, more disciplined and better prepared for the political journey ahead.
The Jagaban campaign has expressed confidence in its organisation and support within the party, but its message on the eve of the elections is broader than any single camp or candidate:
Different choices must never mean a divided APC.
Internal democracy naturally creates competition. Candidates will campaign. Delegates will make choices. Supporters will have different preferences.
But those differences should never become permanent divisions within the same political family.
THE APC MUST COME FIRST
Across the country, APC members will enter voting centres on Saturday supporting different individuals and different teams. That is part of democracy. What matters is what happens when the ballots have been counted.
The party’s own internal election rules describe its electoral process as part of strengthening grassroots participation, internal democracy and effective party organisation.
That objective can only be achieved if competition strengthens the APC rather than weakens it.
For the Jagaban movement, party members should therefore approach Saturday with a simple understanding: no candidate, no campaign and no political tendency is bigger than the APC.
Mohamed Omodu Kamara has his supporters. Other aspirants have theirs. Candidates contesting district positions also have their respective supporters. But when the elections end, every one of those groups will still belong to the same party.
That reality should guide the conduct of everyone involved.
RESPECT THE DELEGATES
Saturday ultimately belongs to the delegates entrusted with making their choices. Campaigns have every right to persuade. Candidates have every right to seek support. Supporters have every right to advocate for those they believe should serve. But delegates must be allowed to exercise their responsibility freely and respectfully. Their decisions should not become grounds for hostility.
Where people disagree with an outcome or believe legitimate concerns exist, those concerns should be pursued through the appropriate mechanisms established by the party.
The strength of an institution is demonstrated not merely by its ability to hold elections, but by its ability to manage disagreements after those elections.
WIN WITH HUMILITY, LOSE WITH DIGNITY
The most important test may come when the results are announced. Some candidates will win. Others will lose. That is unavoidable. What can be avoided is allowing victory to become arrogance or disappointment to become bitterness.
Those elected on Saturday will not become leaders only of the members who voted for them. They will become officials within a wider district structure and will therefore have a responsibility to work with everyone—including those who opposed them.
Victory should therefore be followed by outreach.
Successful candidates should extend their hands to their opponents and recognise that a strong district executive requires the cooperation of the broader membership.
Likewise, unsuccessful candidates should not be pushed to the margins. Their supporters remain APC members. Their experience remains valuable. Their contribution to the party does not end because they did not win an internal election.
The morning after the vote should be the beginning of reconciliation, not retaliation.
JAGABAN’S MESSAGE: UNITY IS STRENGTH
Mohamed Omodu Kamara, popularly known as Jagaban, has increasingly placed party unity at the centre of his public messaging as the APC progresses through its internal electoral process.
Earlier this week, his campaign publicly called for discipline, respect and unity as the district elections approached, arguing that the process should strengthen party structures rather than deepen internal divisions.
That message becomes even more important on the eve of the elections.
For the Jagaban movement, strength should not simply be measured by the number of positions won.
Political strength must also be demonstrated through restraint, maturity and the ability to build bridges with those who may have supported someone else.
A confident movement does not need to humiliate its opponents.
A strong candidate does not need division to demonstrate political relevance.
And a serious political party cannot allow every internal election to leave wounds that require months to heal.
SATURDAY MUST NOT CREATE ENEMIES
Political campaigns can become emotional.
Friendships can be tested.
Supporters can become passionate.
But APC members should remember that the person standing on the opposite side of an internal contest today may be the same person needed beside them tomorrow.
The elections will last only a matter of hours.
The relationships within the party will matter far longer.
This is why insults, intimidation, personal attacks and unnecessary confrontation serve no long-term political purpose.
Whatever satisfaction they may provide during an election campaign can quickly become a liability when the party needs to reunite.
The APC cannot afford to leave Saturday with new political enemies.
It should leave with stronger district structures and a renewed commitment to working together.
THE HANDSHAKE AFTER THE VOTE
Perhaps the most important political act on Saturday will not be the vote itself.
It may be the handshake that follows the result.
Candidates congratulating one another.
Supporters embracing after a difficult contest.
Winners reaching out to those who lost.
Party members putting aside campaign differences and returning to the larger work of strengthening the APC.
Those moments will demonstrate that internal competition does not have to destroy political relationships.
The district elections should produce leaders.
They should not produce permanent enemies.
ONE PARTY BEYOND THE BALLOT
For MOK Jagaban and the wider APC membership, Saturday is another stage in a longer political journey.
The party will still have further internal contests.
Flagbearer aspirants will continue presenting their cases.
Supporters will continue making choices.
But ultimately, the APC will have to bring its various constituencies, tendencies and personalities together around a common purpose.
The foundation for that unity is being built now.
Every respectful conversation matters.
Every peaceful contest matters.
Every act of political maturity matters.
And every effort to protect relationships within the party matters.
As delegates prepare to cast their votes, the Jagaban campaign’s message can therefore be reduced to one principle:
Support your candidate. Respect the delegates. Respect the outcome. Protect the APC.
Because after the votes have been counted, one truth must remain above every individual ambition:
DIFFERENT CHOICES. ONE APC. ONE FUTURE.
When the voting ends, the APC must remain one.
