Chernor Maju Bah

Chernor Ramadan Maju Bah
Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Sierra Leone[1]
In office
December 8, 2012 – December 2017
Preceded byVictor Chukuma Johnson
Parliamentary Chairman of the Mines and Minerals Resources Committee
In office
2010–2018
Chairman of the Parliamentary Legislative Committee
In office
2010–2012
Succeeded byAjibola Manly-Spaine[2]
Personal details
Born
Chernor Ramadan Maju Bah

(1972-04-29) 29 April 1972 (age 52)
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Political partyAll People's Congress (APC)
Residence(s)Freetown, Sierra Leone,
Alma materFourah Bay College
ProfessionLawyer

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 Parliamentary 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]

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  2. ^ "Sierra Leone: Parliament Okays 2013 Produce Marketing Act". allafrica.com. 24 June 2013.
  3. ^ "2012 Nominated Candidates" (PDF). National Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  4. ^ "Hon. Chernor Bah Raps With Fullah Community". thetorchlight.com. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
  5. ^ Augustine Samba (10 December 2012). "SLPP & APC MPs Star in Political Unity". news.sl. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ "MPs unanimous on Chericoco as Dep. Speaker". africayoungvoices.com. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
  7. ^ "Parliamentary Mines Committee visits Kono". Awoko. July 28, 2010.
  8. ^ "MP cautions against reckless criticism of mining companies". Awoko. September 7, 2010.
  9. ^ "Government Notice - Public Elections Act, 2012 (Act No. 4 of 2012) - (Notice of Certified Final Results of Parliamentary Candidates" (PDF). National Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29.
  10. ^ "Guest Writer: In search of Koroma's running-mate". politicosl.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.