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Grassroots Supporters of President Julius Maada Bio have recently made allegations against the newly appointed Minister of Labour and Employment, Mohamed Rahman (Rado) Swarray, stating that he betrayed the President in a severe manner, resulting in his removal from the position of Information Minister.
Day Break Newspaper reports that According to these supporters within the SLPP, President Bio had reportedly provided a significant sum of money to the then Minister of Information before the official election campaign period. The intention behind this funding was for the Minister to create and disseminate campaign messages on various platforms such as television, radio, print, and social media, highlighting President Bio’s vision for his second term in Sierra Leone.
However, the grassroots supporters claim that Mr. Swarray misused the funds for personal gain, failing to fulfill his duties as the Information Minister. Despite this reported misconduct, President Bio reappointed him for the second term, much to the dismay of these supporters who expected him to be dropped.
Critics further accuse the former Information Minister of being ineffective in his previous role. They argue that he did not present a positive image of the government and allowed the President to act as his own Minister of Information. Additionally, they point out that under Mr. Swarray’s leadership, SALCAB was unbundled, SLENA failed to function as a government news agency, and Sierratel failed to meet the demands of an information-hungry society.
Now, as Minister of Labour, concerns arise among citizens, especially considering the country’s high unemployment rate. Critics question Mr. Swarray’s ability to fulfill his responsibilities effectively, citing his past performance at the Ministry of Information.
Supporters speculate that the only reason Mr. Swarray was retained by President Bio was due to their long-standing friendship and Swarray’s loyalty to the party. While they understand the President’s decision, they remain skeptical about his future performance in the Ministry of Labour, given his alleged past failures.
On a different note, it is reported that President Bio himself has expressed dissatisfaction with certain members of his regime who portrayed him as a forceful rather than a caring leader. For his second term, President Bio is believed to distance himself from the PAOPA ideology, signaling potential changes in his governance approach.
No sound-minded person in and outside of Sierra Leone will subscribe to this nonsense fallacy. Minister Swaray standout to be one of the best Ministers in President Bio’s first term of presidency.
Some of you who refused to work but wants free money could not exist in Minister Swaray’s working world.
The source needs to try again
Interesting
This piece from the claimed persons is a mere hatred reported for a Minister who was one of the best ministers in President Bio’s first regime. Mr Swaray, the then Information Minister was a suck to many citizens of this country for being removed from such a strategic position as his abilities are equivalent to the said task. True say tok me, we nr know why the President do that but Mr Swaray do inh yon best 4 sell out d government. Apart from Sengeh the then Education Minister whos minister again you go compare to Mr Swaray na Bio inh fos regime.
What a fallacious accusation by some of this so called grassroots supporters! There is no evidence whatsoever to usher in such detrrideterio accusation. The minister has done remarkably well in ministry of information, that he even won best minister of the year award. So it’s the interest of the party that matters right? And not the general good of the country. This people are afraid because Minister Swarray is definitely going to be a just, fair and outstanding leader in the ministry of labour and employment, one that will represent the people and not the party! Grassroots so called supporters are afraid that he is not going to prioritize their selfish needs/desire, and instead will prioritize the best intrinte of S/Leoneans. This man is a complete representation of a good, just, experienced and inclusive minister that the country needs. It’s not always about satisfings the president and not the good of the country. No one conscious enough can’t deny the fact that Mr Swarray was one of the proactive, impactful and influencial campaigner of the president; moving from radio to radio, station to station, TV to TV, news paper outlet to newspaper outlet, and of course district to district all in other to paint a better and more appreciated and appropriate image of HE Bio. Lea wi lef badheartb en blackmailing abeg. Salon for cam fos duya🙏 nor to wi selfish interest Dem✌️
Sheer fallacy! This is just a figment of the writers’s imagination. It’s no concern from any grassroots because even the grassroots know that Mr. Swaray did well as information minister.
One fellow described the minister as a master minder to the second term regime but i disagreed while he pinpointed that the last straw that breaks the camel’s back was the video of some youths in pujehun who claimed that the Minister had asked them to mount check point to barr APC campaign in their territory and this the person claimed where the minister spent huge amount to galvanize such thuggery which the person was not happy about. Anyways, he can still do more to prove people wrong.
So he was branded corrupt but HE considered him and re-appointed him to another ministry to corrupt again. We are our own problem especially when things are not working in our favour we tend to tag people for our selfish gain. If He really betrayed HE, he wouldn’t have that portfolio. I hope he functions well and serving the people by formulating and implementing workable policies in combatting unemployment, low salaries and advantages
After Brother Mr. – Sengeh na Mr. Swaray. Tru se talk me.