Popular female figure in Sierra Leone’s music industry, Zainab Yeabu Sheriff, has recently declared her intentions to become the country’s first female president. She made this ambitious declaration on November 16, 2025, at the precincts of Bintumani Hotel, Aberdeen, West End of Freetown.
Addressing a sea of her supporters and well-wishers at the ceremony, Zainab Yeabu Sheriff informed her audience that for more than 64 years, Sierra Leoneans have been ruled by their male counterparts, and nothing has changed. The “Mammy na Power” maintained that the reason she is opting for the highest office in the land is to change the political status quo in which males are always dominant.
She noted that what women want is to either be president or vice president, stating that this would improve the governance of the state. Yeabu Zainab Sheriff underscored that women are in the majority when it comes to delivering votes to any of the political parties in the country. According to her, having such a huge percentage of the voting population, they will dismantle any male candidate who contests against them.
She called on fellow women to rally behind her so that the country can be celebrated once again. Recalling the country’s senseless civil war, Yeabu Zainab Sheriff said that the country’s leadership, both past and present, has failed to honor or remember those who died during the war. She said she is planning, through the support of the government and other humanitarian organizations, to have a remembrance day set aside for them to be mourned each year.
The “Mammy na Power” female artist also informed the gathering that she recently met with some “Kush” boys who told her that if they are able to confine them in a safe environment for three months with medical care, they will regain their health again. She said that having listened to the plight of those Kush boys, she thought of ways to help them. According to her, if her fellow women, as well as male counterparts, each donate at least two Leones nationwide, they will be able to rent a comfortable place where they would live and respond to treatment.
Other speakers who made meaningful contributions during the ceremony, including Charlie Afna, a prominent personality in the entertainment industry, and Joseph Kaifala, shared similar sentiments. The ceremony was graced by women’s organizations, students, and other eminent stakeholders from across the country.
