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The Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, has announced three major contributions he made to the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) during the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, describing them as gifts rooted in the party’s long-standing principle of Radical Inclusion.
In a statement titled “The Chief’s Diary: 3 Gifts to the SLPP through Radical Inclusion at NEC,” Dr. Sengeh said the contributions were formally received and commissioned at the NEC meeting held on the same day.
He congratulated SLPP National Chairman, Sir Jimmy Batilo Songa, for what he described as a successful NEC session, and expressed gratitude to President Julius Maada Bio for his leadership and direction, as well as to Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh.
According to Dr. Sengeh, the first contribution was the construction and commissioning of an elevator at the SLPP National Headquarters. He said President Bio officially commissioned the elevator, named “Radical Inclusion,” ahead of the NEC meeting.
Dr. Sengeh explained that earlier this year, he and his wife, Kate Krontiris, pledged at an NEC meeting to build the elevator to improve access to Unity Hall on the fourth floor of the building.
He said the elevator is intended to support elderly party members and persons living with disabilities. Dr. Sengeh added that each floor accessed by the elevator has been named after notable individuals, including his mother, Mamala; Dr. Sama Banya, known as Puawei; the late Dr. Kadie Sesay; and the late mother of President Bio, Yea Amie.
The second contribution, according to the Chief Minister, was the payment of a fine imposed on the SLPP by the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC). He said the party acknowledged receipt of the payment and expressed appreciation for his intervention.
Sengeh explained that the fine was related to an incident involving a party member who was found guilty of making inciteful comments, and that settling the fine was necessary to ensure the party’s compliance with PPRC regulations.
He said the third contribution focused on welfare and job creation within the party. He disclosed that he donated ten motorbikes to support an employment initiative proposed by Chairman Songa following his election victory earlier this year. According to him, the motorbikes are intended to help create jobs for grassroots members and party supporters. He also encouraged other stakeholders across the country to support similar initiatives.
In his statement, Dr. Sengeh noted that the SLPP, founded in 1951, is the second oldest functioning political party in sub-Saharan Africa after South Africa’s African National Congress. He described the party as a progressive social democratic institution built on the principles of Radical Inclusion, with the motto “One Country, One People.”
Sengeh said his contributions were inspired by those founding values and reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the party and its members as part of broader efforts to deliver on Sierra Leone’s National Development Plan.
