…It Is Inevitable
-Says Dr Ibrahim Bangura
The leading aspirant for the 2028 presidential Flagbearer ticket of the opposition All Peoples Congress (APC),Dr Ibrahim Bangurahas recently assuredall APC members, delegates, supporters, and fellow aspirants, that the topical message of unity and cohesion was unmistakable and that the true contest is not within these red ranks, but that the true struggle is against misrule, economic hardship, and national stagnation, saying thatVictory is not just possible, it is inevitable.
Dr Ibrahim Bangura made these clarion statements during his latest tour to Kambia district while on his campaign to secure the party ticket.
While in Mambolo, Kambia district recently, many APC supporters showered praises for the good work that Dr Ibrahim Bangurahas done to repackage the APC after losing the 2018 general elections.
Some APC members and supporters who were in Kambia to help Dr Ibrahim Banguranoted that there are moments in history when the heavens themselves seem to whisper destiny. They also stated that the story of Dr. Ibrahim Bangura’s rise is being written in ink, in rain, in staff, in crown, and in rainbow, adding that these are more than coincidences, they are prophecies clothed in ceremony.
According to one Abu Daramy, the real political campaign of Dr Ibrahim Bangurastarted on April 20 2025, in the Fourah Bay community of Freetown, where traditional custodians placed sacred symbols upon his head, adding that the ritual was the voice of the ancestors affirming a son’s path.
He continued that on August 22 in Bo, Southern Sierra Leone, the Lord ordained another stage, the Coronation Field, a venue whose very name trembles with symbolism, where Bangura stood as though heaven had scripted the ground long before the event.
He also stated that two days later, in Lunsar, the heavens broke protocol, as Dr Ibrahim Bangura took the stage, under heavy rains to deliver a compelling statement.
Whilst in Lunsar under heavy rains, Dr Ibrahim Bangurawaved off supporters and stated that the party leadership is standing firm when the storm tests the ground, adding that the skies opened, not with fury but with showers of blessing.
Many would have sought umbrellas, but Bangura waved them off. Drenched but undeterred, he stood shoulder to shoulder with his people, sharing both rain and resolve.
According to the Communication team, over the weekend, Dr Ibrahim Bangura was in Mambolo, Kambia, his hometown, the soil of his fathers, the cradle of his beginnings where political leaders placed a staff of authority in his hands.
The DIB Communication team also stated that such coronation and symbol is a confirmation that the stars are aligning with DIB.
But Bangura, mindful of the weight of legacy, did not rest his message solely on symbolism. He spoke proudly of his Mambolo roots, weaving his personal story into the broader national narrative. “I love my family, I believe in family. Wherever you find yourself, never forget your family, always stand by them, always with them,” he told the crowd, pledging that he would never abandon his native Kambia.
In that same spirit of belonging, he paid tribute to the All People’s Congress patriarch, former President Ernest BaiKoroma, a political colossus whose poise and posture still serve as a rallying point for many in the party. Bangura warmly noted the former president’s service to the APC and the nation. Pointing to the smooth road that carried his convoy into Mambolo, he reminded the audience that it was constructed during President Koroma’s tenure, and he offered prayers for the former leader and his family.
He also reflected on the contributions of Ambassador Alimamy “Petito” Koroma, who, as Minister of Works and Infrastructure under President Koroma, supervised that project and many others. With disarming candour, Bangura, the politician and the gentleman said with uncanny humility: “One thing about Petito, no matter how strong one may think of themselves, no politician can beat him in Kambia. It is best to cajole and work with him than to challenge him.”
Furthermore in his address, Bangura turned to one of his current rivals for the APC Flagbearer position, HonorableBai Mahmoud Bangura. Far from dismissing him, he spoke with warmth and respect. “We are competing for the leadership of our party, but that does not make us enemies,” he declared. “He is my brother from Mambolo. I believe whoever wins, the other will support him, because in the end, the power will come to Kambia.”
According to Onlookers, the event was a remarkable display of generosity in a political culture often marked by rancor.
They noted that Dr IbrahimBangurahas positioned himself not simply as a contender, but as a unifier, a man capable of transcending rivalry in service of party and country.
Meanwhile, some of his supporters have noted that prophecy without people is an empty echo, adding that the true strength of his movement is powered not by ego, not by a cabal, but by the backbone of Sierra Leone itself—its women. The young and the old, the schooled and the unschooled, the market women and the professionals. Women are not merely participants in his campaign; they are its lifeblood. Where women lead, the nation follows.
Picture the scene: a convoy so long it seemed to stretch from Kambia to eternity, horns blaring, songs rising. In Mambolo, thousands thronged to welcome their son of the soil. It was more than politics, it was pilgrimage. From Bo to Lunsar to Mambolo, there has been no let up. Sierra Leoneans are not simply attending meetings, they are answering destiny’s call.
