ILRAJ Raises Constitutional Concerns Over Passage of Amendment Bill.

The Institute for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ) has raised serious constitutional concerns over the circumstances surrounding Parliament’s passage of the Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Bill, 2025, on August 10, 2026.Legal

In a press statement issued on Wednesday, August 12, ILRAJ argued that Section 108(2)(b) of the 1991 Constitution requires a constitutional amendment Bill to receive the support of at least two-thirds of Members of Parliament at both its second and third readings.

The Institute said the constitutional requirement is clear and is separate from the additional referendum requirement provided under Section 108(3) for specially protected provisions.