President Julius Maada Bio has appointed the former Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy as Executive Director of the National Investment Board (NIB).

Journalist Amadu Lamrana Bah reports that Dr. Sandy is replacing Professor Marda Mustapha who served as a consultant in the Office of Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone around 2019/2020 for the establishment of the Board and was subsequently appointed as its first Executive Director in 2022.

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