He was elected to the Sierra Leone House of Parliament as a member of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) from 2007 until he officially announced his defection to the ruling All People's Congress (APC) on September 27, 2012 in his hometown of Segbwema.
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John Oponjo Benjamin (born 29 November 1952 in Segbwema, Kailahun District) is a Sierra Leonean economist and politician of Mende descent.
He had received the endosement of Sierra Leone President and APC leader, Ernest Bai Koroma, and the two have campaingn together in Segbwema.