 Meanwhile, Julius Madobio is one of 13 candidates vying for a top office in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone People's Party nominee called for a peaceful election at the end of the 10th campaign. Traditional parade-like political street rallies have been done this year to avoid potential violence. Maksood Gibral says a former electoral commissioner expressed concern that there wasn't a process of healing after deadly riots in August last year. Since then, the opposition has lambasted the electoral commission of Sierra Leone for a less bias in favour of the ruling party, raising speculation that it is laying the groundwork for a court challenge a tactic both parties have used in the past. Fresh news updates