Abuse Will Not Prevent Me From Discharging My Duties

Abuse Will Not Prevent Me From Discharging My Duties – Yusuf Keketoma Sandi

The Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education, Yusuf Keketoma Sandi Esq has stated that no amount of abuse would prevent him from discharging his duties with candour, humility, honesty and fearlessness.

He made this statement as he officially opened the technical conference on Media Governance, Media Management, Media Digitization and Ethics organized by the Independent Media Commission to train journalists across the country.

Speaking on media ethics, Keketoma Sandi said that the media played a vital role in our democracy and if we couldn’t depend on journalistic ethics the nation would be in trouble. He added: “It is my strongest conviction that sometimes the platform created by the media for free speech can be hijacked by unethical, indecent and vulgar people thereby undermining the credibility of media platforms.”

“Nobody in public service deserves to be subjected to vulgarity. Whether that was done with a political motive or otherwise, it showed that sometimes safeguarding the ethical standard on media platforms goes outside the control of journalists,” the Deputy Minister stated.

The Deputy Minister also reaffirmed Government commitment to work with IMC, SLAJ and other stakeholders to review and strengthen the existing governance and management requirements for media institutions.

It could be recalled that on Monday this week the Deputy Minister was hosted on the African Young Voices Radio show, Back to Base, hosted by Mamaja Jalloh (D.J Base) where an unidentified caller phoned in during the show to abuse the Deputy Minister’s mother.

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Joseph samba Keifala | 2023-09-24 16:38:28

The name of our capital city must be changed to put sanity on our young People are following the name (FREETOWN)and therefore speak freely
Daah Yannih | 2023-09-16 03:06:09

Abusing the parents of someone in your community is both morally and socially wrong. Sadly it has become a uniquely Sierra Leonean trait. And those of us who claim to love this country should be ashamed and embarrassed. The prediction is this country’s future is bleak.
Conteh Mohammed | 2023-09-15 15:04:30

Officials in the current establishment are not public servants but Bio's servants. They still have legitimacy issues to address, so any embarrassment face by anyone of them cannot measure up to killing our democracy. A thief should not be treated with gentility!!!
Patrick Dore | 2023-09-15 14:37:29

I was really embarrassed and ashamed to see and hear that broadcast. How have we allowed so much hate to overcome come our disciplines. I refuse to accept that this individual belongs to APC, as the hate is no every sides. Let us stop this finger pointing and blame games, let us find the root cause for someone to behave in such a vulgar way. We will continue to pray for peace in our beautiful country.
Joseph Andrew Jarrett | 2023-09-15 13:50:05

@Mohamed Kamara, are you for real? This is one of our major problem, which has been backed up with tribalism. How do u know that he's a supporter of the main opposition party? I think you know the person better, can u help us trace the individual? Na so una kin tk gt problem saful, den jail u saful, n e lef buff saful.
lamin conteh | 2023-09-15 11:06:07

If he say anything to redicle sierra leoneans, he must be blast as he is a servant and not a master.
Mohamed Kamara | 2023-09-15 09:48:13

That person is an APC supporter and should be arrested and death with according to the law.
Lawal | 2023-09-15 09:42:50

Sorry to hear that which has come out of the mouth of a hooligan, my minister. Please take it as a compliment because that's how these people greet sober minded people. My advise to you and any other sober minded officials of this government is, whenever you are being abused by these people, take it as a motivation to succeed in your job, just as the south-easterners were motivated to turn out in full force and voted the SLPP into power again when adebayor and his cronies were reigning down abusive languages on them every minute of the day. LET THE SOBER MINDED CONTINUE TO WORK AND LET THE FOOLS CONTINUE TO COMPLIMENT!!!!!