VP Sam-Sumana By Septimus Senessie in Kono Vice President Samuel Sam Sumana has come under attack by some people in his native district of Kono who openly accused him of “being anti-developmental against his own district”. The project coordinator of Jericho Road Ministry, Phibian Fengai Abdulai and the head teacher of Koidu School for the Blind, Tamba Mathew Gbessay said they
By Mabinty M. Kamara Among the 22 local Councils in Sierra Leone, the Koidu City Council (KCC) recorded the highest number of elected female councilors in the June 2023 General Elections. The council’s composition is evenly distributed at 50 percent male and 50 percent female. This according to the Information Officer at the Local Government Ministry, Frederick Kanneh is the
By Septimus Senessie in Kono The leadership of the Kono District Council in eastern Sierra Leone is under pressure over an alleged misuse of its budgetary allocation with accusations of miss of funds meant for the poor. The Council, which came to the spotlight during the Local Councils Bilateral Budget Discussion for the 2017 Financial Year, stands accused of spending a huge
By Nasratu Kargbo Yvonne Aki Sawyer Mayoral Candidate of Sierra Leone’s Main Opposition party the All People’s Congress (APC) has been re-elected for a second term, defeating her closest rival in the race Mohamed Gento Kamara of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). The Chief Electoral Commissioner Mohamed Konneh made the announcement yesterday 1st July 2023, three days