President Bio Leaves David Francis, J.J. Saffa and Others on Hiatus
Mohamed Foday Conteh Sierra Leone’s re-elected President Julius Maada Bio has left some of his prominent cabinet ministers on hiatus days after the June 24 Presidential results were announced.
Some of the mounting controversy that surrounded the social media sphere was brought to the fore when a list of newly appointed ministers and key appointments surfaced on Monday afternoon, July 10, 2023.
The new list saw the exclusion of key names including Prof. David Francis, former minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Jacob Jusu Saffa, former Chief Minister and Prof. Alpha T. Wurie, former Minister of Technical and Higher Education.
Several switches have also been made. Timothy Kabba is no longer minister of Mines and Mineral Resources but rather the new replacement for Francis at the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Some analysts have said the most surprising appointment, perhaps, is Umaru Napoleon Koroma to serve as the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources.
Koroma served as the Deputy Minister of Justice in the former administration of Bio and is also the current National Secretary General of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party.
Prof. Wurie has also been replaced by Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie as the new minister of Technical and Higher Education.
Some analysts have predicted that the President will continue on a similar trajectory in appointing his remaining ministers. Bio is yet to announce his cabinet for Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Information and Communication to name but a few.
Bio also made adjustments in key government institutions including the National Revenue Authority where Brima Swarray has replaced Dr. Samuel Gibao as Director-General.
Fatima Bio is the minister of social media under Bio government,
Bio na real man!!!
His decisions are too though.
President Bio, know that David Sengeh is the minister of education in the whole world,he should have had not change him,
He quite believe those he has left out are some of the cause of his failure.
It’s obvious that most of these Ministers under performed terribly
Maada Bio is a very wise man. David Sengeh deserved his position as Chief Minister because he’s the world best minister. Any other ministerial position for David Sengeh will be an insult.
Most of the Dr. and professors had been dropped.
Congratulations To the newly appointed Chief Minister, he deserves it.
It’s a good decision by president Bio of appointing chief Ibrahim Brima Swaray as newly appointed commissioner General of National Revenue Authority (NRA). He really delivered when he was the NPPA Boss in the past administration.
Mr Ibrahim M Kabia will likely be the director of consumer protection commission
yeah to was all the decisions that president bio has just made its all fine, but we are still looking up to see the kono people because we are not seeing any position for the kono people as well and still leisting to president bio
New brooms sweep well. Hope is that the new cabinet Ministers will do their best to move our country to a new level of socio-economic development. Bravo to President Bio.
Na so so nasty, but any way time go fit clock One Day. Luntha
Make porsin nor cry for u holl nite nar morning u ask am watin make ee eye red.
President Bio may Allah continue to guide you in doing your appointment sir…… congrats to Dr David Moinina Sengeh our new
Chief Minister 👍👍👍👍👍
Bio should give position to Dr. Jibao as he generated more revenue than any other NRA commissioner in the history of our country and he Jibao contributed to the huge votes that SLPP got in Kailahun District.
Hmmm we are waiting to see the final list
Good appointment may God continue to bless and guide you in your presidency
They didn’t proved to there people well
Who independently certified these BRITISH SUPPLEMENTS. Seton During