Sierra Leone's opposition Party to impeach President Korama

An opposition party  Sierra Leone is considering impeachment proceedings against the President saying it will refuse all co-operation with the government for firing the vice President.

The Sierra Leone People's Party said after an emergency meeting  that it will also ask the Supreme Court to review Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana's removal from office. 

President Ernest Bai Koroma fired Sam-Sumana last week, citing his  expulsion from their political party. Several groups have called the move unconstitutional and Sam-Sumana is challenging it in court.  

The removal has raised tension in Sierra Leone, which is fighting Ebola and only recently recovered from years of civil war. 

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