Freetown, 28th August 2026: A High Court in Freetown has issued an injunction restraining the All People’s Congress (APC) party and its executive from carrying out certain functions, pending the determination of a constitutional matter brought before the bench.
The ruling follows an application challenging the legality of recent decisions taken by the APC leadership. The applicant argued that the party’s executive had acted in violation of provisions of the APC constitution and broader national laws governing political organizations. In granting the injunction, the court emphasized the need to preserve the status quo until the substantive issues are fully heard.
According to the order, the APC executive is barred from convening meetings, passing resolutions, or implementing decisions that could affect the party’s internal governance structure. The injunction specifically references actions relating to the recognition of office holders and the conduct of party affairs, which the applicant claims were undertaken without due process.
“That this court grants an interlocutory injunction against the 1st and 2nd defendants, privies, agents, servants or howsoever called from conducting any party activities until the hearing and determination of this application”.
This directive effectively suspends the operational authority of the current executive, it also strikes out earlier directives granted by the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC)
“That this court grants an order striking out the directives that had been granted by the PPRC dated 13 February 2026 and allow the defendants to temporarily continue to be at the helm of affairs pending the hearing and determination of this action”.
This raises significant questions about the party’s ability to organize ahead of upcoming political activities. Representatives for the applicant welcomed the ruling, describing it as a necessary safeguard against what they termed “unconstitutional overreach” by the APC leadership. Counsel for the APC may contest the injunction, arguing that it undermines the party’s autonomy and could paralyze its operations at a critical time.
The matter has drawn widespread attention, given the APC’s role as Sierra Leone’s main opposition party.
