From Kanneh Drive came a petition against four members of the current 21-man committee. The petitioner had referenced the case between Alfred Peter Conteh as Plaintiff and Dr. Ernest Koroma, 1st Defendant, Alhaji Osman Yansaneh 2nd Defendant, APC party 3rd Defendant and the PPRC 4th Defendants. Ibrahim Sorie Kamara referred to the Justice Adrian Fisher’s ruling as expressly stated that the following individuals are refrained from being part of the committee. He however failed to quote the area that put restrictions on those individuals, whether by name or positions. The judgement delivered by Justice Adrian Fisher had dissolved the National Executive, Regional and others that are perceived to be in the leadership of the party. The petitioner is requesting that action be taking against those individuals. It is not known since the letter dated 26th May, 2022 was sent to the self imposed Chairman of the 21-Man Committee, what action he may have initiated. Sources have assessed the calibre of the Chairman as a non starter, and therefore may not know what step to take to resolve the issue and not to allow it to blow out of proportion. APC, party sources have intimated this medium that since the self imposed chairman, Alfred Peter Conteh assumed the chairmanship of the committee his business has being to search for money or solicit it from among business individuals ranging from local to foreign, including Chinese business individuals and politicians. Not too long ago the 2013 Bankrupt African/American Citizen reportedly made telephone calls to the former President and Leader Chairman of the party, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma requesting for financial assistance to the tune of Le450, 000 for the conduct of the Constituency elections in the Tonkolili District. The estimate giving for the Constituency election was reportedly Le350million, but a roundup of the amount has pushed it up to Le450Million. One would not be surprised to see or learn that the USA Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Law may have been imported to Sierra Leone in a way that could benefit Alfred Peter Conteh, the same way it benefitted him in America although with some backlashes.
Alfred Peter Conteh,s inadequacies are clearly evident in a number of ways including his poor level of administrative performance. This has exposed his mental and academic background as incapable to carry the mantle that he has imposed on himself. What many of the members of the 21-man committee have lately discovered is that he is a “Gold Digger” who thought and imagined himself to be in a “Gold Mine”. He thought that he won a case against the past executive, when he could not tell where and how the judgment came about. The affidavit he filed, where he claimed that he works as a logistics officer. He failed to state which company in New Jersey that he is employed as a logistics officer, and for how long has he worked for the Company as a logistics officer. Sources have explained that his application under the Bankruptcy Law was motivated by the fact that he had multiple debts to pay and was unable to pay his numerous creditors. Therefore, he thought the easiest way to get rid of them was to file under chapter 7
When Alfred Peter Conteh filed under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy law, detailed list of his monthly living expenses, such as food, clothing, shelter, utilities, taxes, transportation, medicine were all taking into account. Among the schedules that his attorney filed on his behalf was a schedule of "exempt" property. The Bankruptcy Code allows him to protect some property from the claims of creditors because it is exempt under Federal Bankruptcy Law or under the Laws of the Debtor's Home State, which is New Jersey. Many states have taken advantage of the provision in the Bankruptcy Code that permits each state to adopt its own exemption law in place of the Federal exemptions. In other jurisdictions, the individual debtor has the option of choosing between a Federal package of exemptions or the exemptions available under State Law. Thus, whether certain property is exempt and may be kept by the debtor is often a question of State Law. The debtor should consult an attorney to determine the exemptions available in the state where the debtor lives. Filing a petition under chapter 7 "automatically stays" (stops) most collection actions against the debtor or the debtor's property. But filing the petition does not stay certain types of actions listed under 11 and the stay may be effective only for a short time in some situations. The stay arises by operation of law and requires no judicial action. As long as the stay is in effect, creditors generally may not initiate or continue lawsuits, wage garnishments, or even telephone calls demanding
The Bankruptcy clerk gives notice of the Bankruptcy case to all creditors whose names and addresses were provided by Alfred Peter Conteh.
Between 21 and 40 days after the petition of Alfred Peter Conteh was filed, the case trustee reportedly held a meeting of creditors. During the meeting, the trustee puts the debtor, Alfred Peter Conteh under oath, and both the trustee and creditors asked him some questions. Alfred Peter Conteh reportedly attended the meeting and answered questions regarding his financial affairs and property. The Chapter 7 discharge releases individual debtors from personal liability for most debts and prevents the creditors owed those debts from taking any collection actions against the debtor. Because a chapter 7 discharge is subject to many exceptions, debtors should consult competent legal counsel before filing to discuss the scope of the discharge. Generally, excluding cases that are dismissed or converted, individual debtors receive a discharge in more than 99 percent of chapter 7 cases.
