Civil Society Activist Edmond Abu has urged the New Trade Minister Ibrahim Alpha Sesay to look into the tax waivers government is giving out to businesses and the issue about smuggling in the country if he wants to succeed.

He further revealed that smuggling and tax evasion should not be left of the off the hook. He calls for the utilization of University graduates as new trade monitors with specific targets given to them as oppose to the others.
He pointed out that government overtime has been given tax waivers too many businesses but base on Native Consortium position, these taxes don’t reflect on the ordinary man. He calls for the waivers to be looked at, monitored if possible folded .

“To the new Trade Minister & Deputy Congrat. Remember you are placed at the economic epicenter. You can deliver when you make price control and bread and butter issues No1. Integrate new trade monitors because tax waivers on basic commodities don’t reflect” he said

Ibrahim Alpha Sesay popularly known as TEX is the new Minister of Trade and Industry in His Excellency President Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio’s new cabinet.

Minister Sesay who is hail from Gbinti Town, Dibia Chiefdom, Karene District, Northwest Region is a career specialist in Political Science, Economics and Public Administration & Management with long standing experience in serving both local and international organizations with due diligence
Minister Sesay holds a double Masters’ degrees. Master Degree in Economics from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of government in America. He is also a Mason Fellow from the Kennedy School of Harvard. TEX also holds a Bachelor of Political Science and Economics degree from Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone (USL