Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has denied allegations that she owns a house at Regent, a stone throw from Matormeh, the site of the mudslide disaster of four years ago.

“One may want to ask if Her Worship has demolished her house at Regent that is very close to the Matormeh area. If we are talking about building controls and urban planning, we should first be an example to others. You can’t talk about these things if you are amongst the same citizens building in disaster prone areas,” a comment in response to a post on her Facebook wall in which she is angry that devolved function to Council have not been followed by the Lands Ministry in relation to urban planning and building controls.

She replied that, “the Mayor does not have a house at Regent. Please fact check before making (a) false statement.”