Sam Franklyn Gibson

Who is Sam Franklyn Gibson?

Sam Franklyn Gibson commonly known as Bode Gibson is a Sierra Leonean politician and the current mayor of Freetown. He is a veteran politician and a prominent member of the ruling All People's Congress.

Before he was elected mayor of Freetown, Bode Gibson served as an elected councillor in the Freetown City Council municipality, representing Wilberforce. He is a teacher by profession.

Bode Gibson was elected mayor of Freetown with 68.56% of the vote, defeating his main opponent Abraham Sesay-Jones of the Sierra Leone People's Party, who took 28.75% in the 2012 Sierra Leone Local Councils Elections. He was sworn in as the Mayor of Freetown on December 20, 2012. His inauguration ceremony as Mayor of Freetown was attended by some senior Sierra Leonean politicians, including Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma.