Maritime Administration Boss in Another Corruption Allegation

A few weeks after the reinstatement of the Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration after being indicted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) another corruption case was allegedly uncovered.

This is coming after the appointment of Paul Sobba Massaqoui as Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration by President Bio a few months after it was alleged involvement in corrupt activities resulting in huge financial loss to the institution.

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on the 31st of May 2021 filed an indictment against the Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration, Paul Sobba Massaqoui and five others facing five counts of corruption offences such as; Conspiracy to Commit Corruption Offense contrary to section 128(1)(a), Failure to Comply with Applicable Procedures and Guidelines contrary to Section 48(2)(b), Abuse of Office, contrary to Section 42(1), and Knowingly Misleading the Commission, contrary to Section 127 (1)(b) of the Anti- Corruption Act No. 12, of 2008, as amended by the Anti-Corruption Act No.9 of 2019, respectively.

Mr Massaquoi was charged with other offences ranging from abuse of office, and knowingly misleading the Commission by making statements to the Investigators of the ACC.

After his reinstatement, he previously occupied, recollections and memories of his mismanagement and deliberate misleading of ACC officials are resurfacing, and accusing fingers are still being pointed at him.

Some senior staff in the organization believes, “A rotten egg is a rotten egg, it is good for nothing”, and believe the maritime administration is headed for doom if it continues under the director’s rule.

Efforts to contact Paul Sobba Massaquoi failed as he refused to grant journalist interviews.