“David Sengeh Begged Ernest Bai Koroma For Job in 2015” – Sylvia Blyden
Sorie Abubakar Former Minister of Social Welfare in the erstwhile Ernest Bai Koroma administration, Sylvia Blyden has revealed that the current Chief Minister, David Sengeh pleaded with the former president Ernest Bai Koroma for a job in 2015.
This stark revelation was made public by Blyden on a Facebook post with a picture of Sengeh and the former President in New York, in 2015.
The former minister said she was the one who lobbied the former President to give an audience to Sengeh who at the time wanted a job.
“At the time, Sengeh was begging APC for a job,” Blyden said. She said the act, at the time, presupposed that Sengeh was not loyal to the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) as he was not among those criticising the then-ruling All People’s Congress (APC) party.
“The SLPP guys were doing their job as the democratic opposition whilst David Moinina Sengeh was begging ‘unprogressive’ APC for a job,” Blyden noted.
This recent debacle between Sengeh and Blyden is as a result of the former tagging the APC (Blyden’s party) as being ‘unprgressive’ in a TV interview. The comments received public outcry from both members of the APC and other political commentators last week.
Abdul Kargbo, leader of the Opposition in Parliament was swift to respond to Sengeh on X where he compared the current state of the economy under the APC and now (under the SLPP).
“This was how APC handled critisisms to the extent that inflation never went up to 54% under our watch,” Kargbo said. “The cost of a bag of rice only moved from Le 60 to Le 200 in 10 years.”He also added that his party ensured all salaries were paid before Christmas and minimum wage used to afford three bags of rice.
There have been requests for Chief Minister Sengeh to clarify or rephrase his statement following a recent TV interview. However, he has not yet issued any comments on the matter, even several days after the interview aired.
Sylvia if you said the APC was un progressive tell us what is progressing now under this SLPP Paopa regime. I support the CM when he said you are not a good example for our society. Even if the now CM beg for job under the APC regime he is a Sierra Leonean 🇸🇱 so just shout the hell up. I am not a fan of the CM but we are tired of your dirty politics Sylvia. You was sacked.
For correction, the “unprogressive” word was altered by the CM not Sylvia if you could understand the article.
Mr Joseph read the article very carefully and always learn to watch TV interviews
Thank you
Be careful of what comes out of your mouth stop insulting her by saying just shout the hell up, is that what they taught you at home or in school, please be professional and mature in write ups.
My advice .
Sylvia Blyden is one of the most rubbish politicians presently in Sierra Leone
Actually it’s good for every responsible person for lobbing for a job so I don’t think if it’s was crime for Chief Minister to look for a job through the Former President EBK.
It’s not a crime, But if you can beg someone to give you your leaving . And now you are criticising them that’s makes it a crime sir
I don’t want to agree with your opinion because Sengeh has grown beyond what he must’ve been begging for ( allegedly )
Is the current APC the same as EBK’s APC? Which of the two APCs can described as progressive and unproductive? Sylvia which of these factions are u a member and on whose behalf u are alluding?
Chief minister should quiet and focus on national issues we don’t need any criticism right now all we need is solution towards national problems
That is why some of us we are very much Happy for the president for the smart move he made some of these ministers are just there to criticize others while they are turning back on national issues
For correction, the “unprogressive” word was altered by the CM not Sylvia if you could understand the article.
That led to the exposure of the CM begging for job in 2015 by Sylvia and you know Sylvia is an APC member trying to defend her party along with Abdul Kargbo.
Can Sylvia provide video evidence of David begging EBK for job?! So of someone is pictured sitting with your president means the person is begging for a job? Let’s say he asked EBK for a job, what crime is that? Pa Kabbah gave EBK job of selling rice to set up Nassit, he did.
Does the act of David if indeed he did ask for job, contradicts APC being unprogressive today? Of course not. So David’s asking for job then doesn’t make APC today not being unprogressive. Is he still asking them for job? No!
He was desperate to enter into government to redeem the people of this country. So stop this ordeal for God sake.
Well, if his audience was there and accepted I think the SLPP shouldn’t have won the past elections too easily. His digital skills are helping immensely and will pay off for years even though he still has some political rough edges.
We are fastly heading to the era of political empathy, because I can’t keep employing my oppressors.
We the masses are the problems of Sierra Leone.
This is time to request for sustainable developments from our leaders, can’t we be ashame
Other African countries are far ahead of us in terms of development.
We have nothing to point at as a country.
How wi leaders dem nor serious na so wi sef nor serious.
Sylvia Blyden is indeed not a good example of a patriotic Sierra Leonean. Soso negative energy, pa all the years way u don spend na government, whose mark way you don make na the lives of the youth of this Nation. Na for cuss Mami cuss e Sabi. Even we national pledge e nor Sabi wen e na bin dae sware in as minister of social welfare.