Sierra Leone government under fire over graft accusations against first lady
By AFP
Saidu Bah
Freetown, Sierra Leone - After casting itself as a fighter against corruption, Sierra Leone s government is under fire over allegations of irregular spending by its first lady and a senior minister.
The scandal has come as an embarrassment to the West African state s president, Julius Maada Bio, who after coming to power in 2018 launched a graft probe into his predecessor.
Scrutiny of his inner circle began in January, after an African news website reported that the president s wife, Fatima Bio, had spent the equivalent of about $3 million (2.5 million euros) in government funds as part of an anti-rape campaign.
After casting itself as a fighter against corruption, Sierra Leone's government is under fire over allegations of irregular spending by its first lady and a senior minister.
Sierra Leone government under fire over graft accusations
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against corruption, Sierra Leone’s government is under fire over allegations
of irregular spending by its first lady and a senior minister.
The scandal has come as an embarrassment to the West African state’s
president, Julius Maada Bio, who after coming to power in 2018 launched a
graft probe into his predecessor.
Scrutiny of his inner circle began in January, after an African news
website reported that the president’s wife, Fatima Bio, had spent the
equivalent of about $3 million (2.5 million euros) in government funds as
part of an anti-rape campaign.
Sierra Leone forbids the office of the first lady from using taxpayers’
The scandal has come as an embarrassment to the West African state s president, Julius Maada Bio, who after coming to power in 2018 launched a graft probe into his predecessor.
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