President Bio Appoints Abdul Aziz as New Auditor General
Kadijatu Barrie President Julius Maada Bio has officially appointed Mr. Abdul Aziz as the new Auditor General of Sierra Leone, succeeding Lara Taylor-Pearce, who was suspended indefinitely in 2022. Before this appointment, Aziz served as the acting Auditor General.
Taylor-Pearce’s suspension followed a letter from the President’s office instructing the Attorney General to establish a tribunal to investigate the Audit Service Sierra Leone for potential professional misconduct.
Despite her consistent release of critical audit reports regarding the management of state resources by both previous and current governments, Taylor-Pearce claimed she was never informed of the specific allegations against her or the scope of the tribunal’s investigation.
The tribunal, which also investigated her deputy, Tamba Momoh, was convened after their suspension in November 2021. After a thorough two-year inquiry, the tribunal submitted its findings to the President in June 2024.
On July 9, 2024, the government announced the dismissal of both Taylor-Pearce and Momoh, a decision made in line with Section 137(7)(a) of the Constitution, which allows the President to remove the Auditor General based on the tribunal’s recommendations.
With Abdul Aziz now appointed, the Audit Service faces a critical transition as it continues to navigate the challenges surrounding accountability and transparency in Sierra Leone.
We are not amazed, traveling and making appointments has been one of his favorite doings…
Criminal Maada Bio, replacing Lara Taylor Pearce after a highly controversial dismissal will go down in history. This is nothing less than a criminal act
Nothing in Sierra Leone government will surprise me, when I consider what is going on in the United States of America – the country that was supposed to set standards for justice, transparency and accountability among other things.
If you are not happy with the dismissal of Lara Taylor-Pearce and the appointment of Aziz, drink poison and die or go hang in the bush.
E nor far we root una by all means come 2028 una go cham pepper we deh bank every action for una
If you are not happy with the dismissal of Lara Taylor-Pearce and the appointment of Aziz, drink poison and die or go hang in the bush.
Your country is being ruined, Bio and his staff stolemoney and punished the person report, which sets a precedent, but you applaud his actions. APC will be back in power someday. You will be happy if this is now the standard, when they steal and get caught, fire the Auditor General? You are an idiot, you are not a patriot. Maybe you needto go to the bush because you sound like an ignoramous who lives there
What a precedent! OmG 😳 please save this country 🙏 its on the sloop of ruin
Some man dae support even if na bad thing just because na me party dae na power even when they benefits less or nothing to gain but na me party this is the problem of sierra Leone
How long will you keep replacing your time is getting over ooo no progress in the country
The national Pledge & national Anthem is never observed. Unpatriotism is the order of the day. People celebrate a person who who does wrong because he/she is their brother/sister or from the same region/district or of the same political party, what a shame. When will S/Leoneans call a spade a spade? Remember: One good turn deserves another. ‘It’s our party or time, we do what we want to do’. Do what is right & constitutional. A patriot suffers because s/he is not part of your system or political party is an idea we must DELETE