Chief Electoral Commissioner Reveals Reasons For The Delay in Payment of Electoral Staff
Morlai Ibrahim Kamara Mohamed Kenewui Konneh, the Chief Electoral Commissioner of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), has shed light on the reasons behind the delay of payment for electoral staff who took part in the 2023 multitier elections.
He said the ECSL encountered difficulties in verifying the status of over 8,000 election staff following the recently concluded poll.
Konneh made this revelation during a two-day post-election retreat held at Galliness Paradise Hotel in Bo on August 7th and 8th, 2023. The retreat served as a platform for commission staff from across the country to reflect on the recently concluded elections, identify successes, and pinpoint areas for improvement in future electoral processes.
In addressing the gathered commission staff, Konneh emphasized his longstanding vision for election conduct, which prioritizes maintaining relative peace and ensuring the continuity of everyday activities such as education and trade throughout the election period. He attributed the successful realization of this vision to the dedicated support of his team.
Konneh further elaborated on the verification process, stating, “Following the elections, we have been tasked with several procedural steps. A significant aspect involves the verification of individuals who were part of our workforce. To achieve this, a team has been established to reach out to staff members using their provided telephone contacts. However, there are cases where contact cannot be established due to discrepancies in the contact information we possess. I urge all staff who collaborated with us to cooperate with the verification committee overseen by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and provide accurate telephone contacts for smooth verification.”
The ECSL remains committed to resolving the verification challenges to ensure prompt and accurate payment for the electoral staff who contributed to the 2023 multitier elections.
This is not all important but just a deceit.
Wi don tired Konneh do yaa. For me wuna take am nor mor nw
We are tired with this verification saga by the ECSL please give to Caeser what belong to him the time for payment of adhoc ECSL staff has been long overdue … ECSL please pay our monies now..
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Konneh is the most useless man in this country
Which date the payment is going to available now
Konneh doesn’t want to say the truth, they don’t want to pay us for all the risk that we took on that day to conduct the elections
Konneh this show how incompetent you are, if you cannot give account for your own staff then how would u conduct a credible election. You Na useless mortal man , all the suffering we’re going through in this country na you generation go gt d swea .
ECSL is really disappointing with the establishment of wickedness to the highest rank. E lef to una, God dae
For how long u people will take on this.
So all the excuses, their is no specific date for the payment and this has never happened. Just a one day work and to pay us have become two months issue now. Wow!…. salone na country yea.
We the concern polling staff’s we are calling on ECSL to do either Afrimony or orange money payment because some of our guys live in an communities where there is no proper network especially those in the villages.
But looking at the fund for the payment is not your hands let those responsible yes a free line tone so that everyone will use the calls center or else it’s really touching them in the villages.
still wuna nor able for verify all staff and even for put date wea wuna d pay people dem which kind ttin this boo wuna sef wuna don pass mark now some staff don die and some staff d na hospital how wuna d able for gt all the details if wuna nor wan gee d moni wuna talk once for all
He’s not serious
When are we going to have our payment
What is your problem Mr konneh?
I don’t think u are ready to pay us our money. You are a wicked, incompetent and above all misguided Man. Just try dae normor Mr Commissioner.
Now that we done the job well so guys have to hold on our payment,bcoz you are now enjoying the services you have render in the nation big fools
All the numbers are switch off, what are you taking us for a fool ACC you guys are not saying anything when we demonstrate you will start investigating, The Police and Military you are there not doing anything, once we start now u will start killing us, advise ECSL to pay us before we get out of hand
Konneh na ihn na d foce electoral commissioner wae take two months for pay in staff’s Dem wae wok for ram.
The only issue here is ECSL staffs are not honest with the job they are doing because people who applied for the job end up not having it so they decided to put in their own people who they didn’t even apply for it so it now difficult for then to verify them when their information is not in the system. This corruption to the highest level in ECSL
Am disappointed that this sector of government and up till now no payment for workers. ACC is not watching into this case ooooooooo
Hay salon na scam🤦🙄!!
This guys are not ready to pay our money.
We have given twenty one days notice to ECSL to pay our Money failure to comply will lead to serious demonstration against them in all District head offices. ECSL is not treating our matter seriously but time will soon round the clock
Na for the other election way the Kam we go received we salary before we work with them lonta
Konneh is really a disappointment to Sierra Leone.
How can you employed someone without verifying his/her correct information . Each and everyone worked for ECsl there information/details were taking before they were employed. What details again konneh is asking for?. ….