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Sierra Leone is set to undergo a significant administrative restructuring with the Cabinet’s approval for the creation of two new districts and additional cities across the country.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs, Honorable Tamba Lamin, during the ongoing Ministry of Information and Civic Education’s Civic Day Series in Moyamba.
The proposed changes will see the establishment of Bandajuma District, carved out from parts of the existing Bo and Pujehun Districts. In the Eastern Province, Kpangoma District will be created from portions of Kenema and Kailahun Districts, altering the current regional configuration.
In addition to the new districts, Lungi Township, home to Sierra Leone’s international airport, has been designated for elevation to city status due to its strategic importance and developmental progress. There are also plans to divide Freetown into new cities.
This administrative reform builds upon previous decentralization efforts under former President Ernest Bai Koroma, which led to the creation of Falaba and Karene Districts from Koinadugu and Bombali Districts, respectively. Those changes increased the number of districts to 16 and established the North Western Province as the country’s fifth administrative region.
With the current proposal, Sierra Leone is poised to increase its total number of districts to 18. The proposed changes will now proceed through further legislative and administrative processes before full implementation.
Minister Lamin made these announcements as part of the Civic Day Series, an initiative by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education designed to bring government discussions directly to the people and expand civic engagement.
The series in Moyamba is set to cover a wide range of topics including agriculture, road construction, education, gender, mineral resources, local government, health, and petroleum, encouraging active participation from the community.
Oh salone
For their own selfish interest
Just keep quiet if you don’t have nothing better in your brain
One of their scapegoat
What shall you gain man get all the riches on earth and loose your soul?
Mama Saone again on the chopping board, with the axe this time in the hands of Paopa. “Ain’t no use, no one can stop them now.” Is Salone headed on the path of total destruction? Seems, “the only solution” is secession – the Two Tribes having their distinct countries. We taya…
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If this doesn’t happen in this government I will have never have respect’s for them
For those that are shouting here and there saying all sorts of nonsense: when APC created Falaba and Karene districts why didn’t you guys use the same energy you are using now to criticize their actions back then. Why now? Is it because it’s the SLPP that’s in power and it’s not your party? You guys should just shut up.
The creation of all these their nonsense cities is just for their foolish political gain,
Why not create two sierra leone, just busy with dividing this small country for what? Leaving the other part of the country to Guineans Instead of going their to solve that problem they are busy doing foolish
Exactly. They keep on dividing small Salone. No infrastructural development, nothing