Bu-Buakei Jabbi

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]

Bu-Buakei Jabbi
Member of Parliament of Sierra Leone from Constituency 8 in Kailahun District
Assumed office
December 7, 2012
Personal details
Born (1945-05-07) May 7, 1945
Kailahun District, British Sierra Leone
NationalitySierra Leonean
Political partySierra Leone People's Party(SLPP)
ResidenceFreetown, Sierra Leone
ProfessionLawyer, Attorney

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
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2012-11-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2012-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Bu-Buakei Jabbi stops SLPP convention". Thepatrioticvanguard.com. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2018.


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