Both men belonged to the SLPP and APC respectively.

Source: https://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/is-it-better-to-be-hanged-for-loyalty-than-rewarded-for-betrayal/

That seemed to work well at the beginning with the unusual spectacle of the SLPP which had lost some of its MPs to the opposition, hailing Wickremesinghe as a new messiah whereas they had abused him before.

Source: http://southasiajournal.net/sri-lanka-double-trouble/

The Carter Center notes that the APC contested the validity of the voter registry in the courts, claiming there had been an unreasonable increase in the number of voters in SLPP strongholds and decreases in APC strongholds.

Source: https://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/those-who-undermined-democracy-in-sierra-leone-must-be-held-accountable-says-united-states-carter-centre/

“Whether you are a member of the SLPP or the APC, you were born by a woman.

Source: https://globaltimes-sl.com/2023/04/24/%f0%9d%90%92%f0%9d%90%8b%f0%9d%90%8f%f0%9d%90%8f-%f0%9d%90%8d%f0%9d%90%86%f0%9d%90%82-%f0%9d%90%88%f0%9d%90%a7-%f0%9d%90%8f%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%a0%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%ac/