Bu-Buakei Jabbi
Bu-Buakei Jabbi | |
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Member of Parliament of Sierra Leone from Constituency 8 in Kailahun District | |
Assumed office December 7, 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kailahun District, Sierra Leone | May 7, 1945
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%[4].
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.[3] The dispute has since been settled.
Jabbi is a native of Kailahun District in Eastern Sierra Leone, and a member of the Mandingo ethnic group.