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Sierra Leone’s chief minister, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, said his office serves the president, the people, and the government, placing his duties within the country’s presidential framework.
Dr David Moinina Sengeh made the statement during an appearance on AYV’s State of the Nation program. “My job is to support President Bio, the People, and the Government,” Sengeh said, according to the broadcaster.
Sengeh’s framing reflects Sierra Leone’s constitutional structure. The country operates a presidential system in which the president serves as both head of state and head of government. The Office of the Chief Minister, established in 2018, functions as a central coordinating body operating directly under the president’s authority and serves as a strategic interface between the presidency and ministries, departments, and agencies.
The president-appointed chief minister has cabinet-level authority to coordinate the formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of high-priority government initiatives, including the president’s flagship Big Five Game Changers. Sierra Leone has had no prime minister since 1971, when the country adopted a republican system of government.
President Julius Maada Bio appointed Sengeh as chief minister in July 2023, replacing Jacob Jusu Saffa. Sengeh previously served as minister of basic and senior secondary education and as chief innovation officer.
The interview was hosted by veteran journalist Umaru Fofana, who leads State of the Nation. Sengeh’s remarks come as the government enters a period of heightened delivery expectations, with the chief minister’s office emphasising what it describes as delivery, discipline, and data as pillars of governance.
