50% Salary Increase For SLBC Staff

The Minister of Information and Civic Education Chernor Bah has informed Journalists that the Ministry of Finance has approved 50 percent increment on the salary of staff of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC).

He made the statement on Tuesday 29th August,2023 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation Conference Hall on Tower Hill in Freetown.

He affirmed that the salary increment is part of the President His Excellency Julius Maada Bio’s commitment towards improving the welfare of the information sector in the country of which the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) is at the centre.

He further revealed that in a letter addressed to the Director General of Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation, by the Minister of Finance officially increased fifty percent of Salary rates of the entire staff.

The Minister and Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education recently visited the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) to inquire about the challenges the corporation is facing.

Minister Bah shared pictures of the event and his interactions with SLBC staff on his Twitter account.
He conveyed his commitment to revitalizing the Corporation, citing the President of Sierra Leone’s past success in revamping it during his tenure as Chief of Information under AFRC rule.

“The SierraLeone Broadcasting Corporation is Africa’s oldest national broadcaster. PresidentBio revamped it when he was Chief of Information during the NPRC days,” he commented.

In adhering to the task which is to bring the Corporation to 21st Century look, he led a town-hall meeting with staff of the SLBC to discuss their challenges and proffers possible solutions to curtail them.

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| 2023-08-31 20:10:47

If the government can increase 50% salary of SLBC just like that why can't they do the same for teachers, doctors, and other civil and public servants we are all buying from the same market Ooooh animal farm
Anonymous | 2023-08-31 19:47:45

. The increment is in two way please. So we understand. 25% increment for October n 25% for next year July. But the problem is not increment. The problem is harmonized salary structure. Some people are getting very high pay with less work and have not been there even up to five yrs whilst others who've stayed there for over fifteen yrs are receiving peanuts. Salary as low as 600 new leones. So the salary structure should be harmonized before even the increment because for some, the increment makes no impact
A Sanusie | 2023-08-31 19:31:15

Like most government employees in the country, SLBC staff are suffering from low pay and delayed paychecks, so this is good for them. But they are not teachers, medical professionals, police, fire. Why would the government just raise just their salary like that? Is this so that they are more willing to sell the lies the government will be telling to the other suffering masses as things continue to get worse, les about the election and the economy?