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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed an indictment against Emmanuel Mannah, former Director General of the Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (SLEWRC), and of No. 8 Mogagba Village, Freetown; Isatu Mariama Bah, Procurement Officer at SLEWRC and of No. 13 Malta Lane, Fourah Bay, Freetown; and Richard Anthony Success Lahai Goba, a Procurement Officer attached to the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) at the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) and of No. 8 Off Hennessy Street, New England Ville, Freetown, on various corruption offences.
Emmanuel Mannah is charged with six (6) counts: one (1) count of Using Position for Advantage, contrary to section 44(1); one (1) count of Failure to Disclose Interest in a Company, contrary to Section 45(1); three (3) counts of Failure to Give Information as the Anti-Corruption Commission may Require, contrary to Section 122(c); and one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit a Corruption Offence, contrary to Section 128(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 12 of 2008, as amended by the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act No. 9 of 2019.
Isatu Mariama Bah and Richard Anthony Success Lahai Goba are jointly charged with four (4) counts, including two (2) counts of Failure to Comply with Applicable Procedures and Guidelines Relating to Procurement, contrary to Section 48(2)(b); and two (2) counts of Conspiracy to Commit a Corruption Offence, contrary to Section 128(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 12 of 2008, as amended in 2019.
The indictment stems from investigations that revealed that, in 2024, two World Bank-sponsored projects implemented by the Project Implementation Unit of EDSA, namely, the Review of the Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission Act of 2011 and a Nationwide Sensitization Campaign on the Use of Electricity, were awarded in violation of the applicable procurement laws and regulations.
Investigations further revealed that the contracts, valued at One Million, One Hundred and Eighty-two Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty-eight Leones and Eight Cents (Le1,182,288.08) for the Review of the SLEWRC Act and One Million, Three Hundred Thousand Leones (Le1,300,000) for the nationwide sensitization campaign, exceeded the threshold for the Request for Quotation (RFQ) procurement method under the Procurement Regulations of 2016.
Finally, Further findings established that Emmanuel Mannah, while serving as Director General of SLEWRC, used his position and insider knowledge of available project funding to strategically position FAME Consultancy Services, a company in which he held an interest.
