FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Sierra Leone's Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana has been expelled from the ruling party, the national broadcaster reported late Friday.
The announcement came as Sam-Sumana was one week into a self-imposed three-week quarantine, following the death of one of his body guards of Ebola. The broadcaster reported that according to the constitution Sumana remains vice-president of the country.
The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation made the announcement late Friday after a meeting of the National Advisory Council of the ruling party, the All Peoples Congress.
According to the broadcast news item, Sam-Sumana was expelled for several reasons including allegations that he presented a fake Master's degree certificate and that he was involved in the formation of a new political party.
Sam-Sumana did not immediately respond to his expulsion from the party or the allegations against him.
