NRA Boss Backs Pujehun Census Exercise with Donations
Alhaji Mashalat Sheriff The Commissioner General of the National Revenue Authority (NRA), Abu Martin Kanneh, has supported the ongoing 2026 Housing and Population Census in Pujehun District with a substantial donation of food, cash, and fuel.
Delivered on Friday, November 13, 2026, the support package includes 19 bags of 50kg rice, 10,000 New Leones (NLe 10,000) for census trainees across the district’s five constituencies, and 40 litres of diesel for Radio Wanjei 101.1 FM to bolster public sensitization efforts.
According to the distribution breakdown, the financial and food aid was shared equally among the five constituencies, with each receiving NLe 2,000 and three bags of rice to support trainees during the preparation phase.
Presenting the items on behalf of the NRA Commissioner General, the Pujehun District Public Relations Officer for the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Alpha Munda Kamara, described the gesture as unprecedented and commended Kanneh for his timely intervention.
Kamara noted that the donation will significantly ease logistical constraints, improve feeding arrangements for trainees, and strengthen community awareness around the national exercise.
He also used the occasion to call on other prominent stakeholders from Pujehun District to emulate the Commissioner General’s example and support the census process.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mohamed Abdulai Tunise, a trainee from Constituency 101, expressed profound gratitude to Commissioner General Kanneh. He explained that many trainees traveled from distant, hard-to-reach communities to attend the training sessions in Pujehun Town, making daily feeding a major challenge.
“With this timely support, our feeding burden has been lifted,” Tunise said. “We can now pay full attention to the training and go out to do a thorough and accurate job for our nation.”