Bu-Buakei Jabbi
Bu-Buakei Jabbi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament of Sierra Leone from Constituency 8 in Kailahun District | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 7, 1945 Kailahun District, British Sierra Leone |
| Political party | Sierra Leone People's Party(SLPP) |
| Residence(s) | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Profession | Lawyer, Attorney |
Bu-Buakei Jabbi (born May 7, 1945[1]) is a Sierra Leonean lawyer and politician from the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). He is an elected member of Parliament of Sierra Leone for Constituency 8 in Kailahun District. He is the senior attorney for the SLPP.[2]
Jabbi was the SLPP candidate for a seat in the Sierra Leone House of Parliament for Constituency 8 in Kailahun District, a reliable SLPP stronghold. He won the election in an overwhelming landslide with 86.10%, defeating his closest rival Fayia Kellie of the All People's Congress (APC) who took 10.58%.[3]
In 2011, Bu-Buakei Jabbi took the SLPP, a party he is a member, to the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone in an internal dispute between him and the party.[4] The dispute has since been settled.
Jabbi is a Muslim and a native of Kailahun District in Eastern Sierra Leone. He is a member of the Mandingo ethnic group.
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "John Benjamin Hires Bu-Buakei Jabbi in Laudable Gesture but Jabbi still wants a DECLARATION from Supreme Court: Sierra Leone News". news.sl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Bu-Buakei Jabbi stops SLPP convention". Thepatrioticvanguard.com. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2018.