Ernest Bai Koroma is leading the race for Sierra Leone’s presidency, with more than two thirds of results counted. Beaten at the last polls in 2002, the flag bearer of the opposition All People’s Congress says he will leave “no sacred cows” in the fight against corruption should he emerge as winner of last Saturday’s run-off. Public anger over misuse of aid money by the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party has eroded support for Mr Koroma’s rival, Solomon Berewa, the vice-president.

The lack of accountability has raised concerns abroad. Britain, the biggest bilateral donor, delayed disbursing budget support earlier this year after the government failed to produce audited accounts. Mr Koroma also had news for mining investors keen on the country’s deposits of ores and diamonds, saying he will revise the mining code.

West Africa correspondent Matthew Green spoke to Mr Koroma in his party headquarters in Freetown, the capital, about what he planned to do if elected.

FT: There’s been a lot of bad press about aid money being diverted, about a lack of transparency in government accounts. Assuming that you’re elected, what are young going to do about that?