Sierra Leone Government (Freetown)

Sierra Leone: 'I Won't Take the Auditor General's Report Lightly' President Koroma Vows

1 February 2013

President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has on 31st January 2013 said that he will not take the Auditor General's Report lightly. He dropped this bombshell during the swearing-in-ceremony at State House of another batch of newly approved ministers and deputy ministers by the Appointments Committee of the noble House of Parliament.

The President urged the newly sworn ministers and deputy ministers, especially those joining the cabinet for the first time to read the document properly, as public servants must be accountable for their reckless financial indiscipline. "We must sanitize the system; we must kick lawlessness out of our offices and in our fiscal operations".

The Chief Executive was very much determined about this; "You have to ensure that you restore law and order in your various ministries, as Operation W.I.D. is not only going to be limited to the streets but will also be in full operation in all government offices in order to ensure the full enforcement of law and order in this country".

He disclosed that the 2007-2010 Auditor General's Report uncovered the irresponsible manner in which public servants handled financial matters in the public service, to which he vowed, "I am not going to take lightly as the Secretary to the President is presently under instructions to react".

Amongst the ministers that were sworn-in were the Minister of Energy, Oluniyi Robin Coker, Minister of Transport and Aviation, Vandi Chidi Minah, the Deputy Minister of Education Science and Technology, Osmond Hanciles and Martin Bash Kamara, Deputy Minister of Energy.

The Vice President Alhaji Chief Sam Sumana, cabinet ministers, senior government officials and family members of the new ministers were in attendance.

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  • TAMBA KORGBA-FAIDUWOH
    Feb 1 2013, 16:57
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    SIERRA LEONE IS NOT MAKING GOOD NEWS IN THE DIASPORA. THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN RUN, FOR THE PAST 51 YEARS, BY A GROUP OF POLITICAL THUGS WHOSE CHILDREN AND RELATIONS ARE CURRENTLY PROMOTING THE EVIL AGANDA OF THE PAST. THESE SONS OF CRIMINALS ARE DOING THE SAME TO MAINTAIN THEIR SWORN-IN ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION OF THE TAX PAYERS. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT A GOOD NUMBER OF THEM IS OPERATING WITH MANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS TO HELP ACHIEVE THEIR SATANIC GOALS. OUR PRESIDENT KNOWS VERY WELL THAT THE SYSTEM UNDER HIS REIGN HAS BEEN AND IS CORRUPT TO THE TEETH. EMPTY WORDS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE POLITICAL COVER-UP OF OUR RULERS WHOSE IMPOTENCE STANDS TO BE JUDGED AND PUT ON TRIAL.

    THERE IS GREAT FEAR FOR THE LIFE OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL. MANY POLITICAL PRAISE-SINGERS, HAVING SOLID CONNECTION WITH THE POWERS OF THE DAY, WILL GO ALL OUT TO ELEMINATE THE ABOVE SUBJECT IN A BID TO EVADE ANY ACT OF INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION IS ANOTHER TOOTHLESS BULLDOG SERVING THE INTEREST OF THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS AND CIVIL SERVANTS. IF THE ACC WANTS TO RETAIN ITS TRUE NATURE OF NEUTRALITY AND INDEPENDENCE, IT PAYS IT WELL TO PROSECUTE THE VERY PRESIDENT, HIS PAST MINISTERS AND CIVIL SERVANTS FOR THE FINANCIAL EVILS COMMITTED IN THE NAME OF "RULING SIERRA LEONE AS A BUSINESS" ENSHRINED IN THE AGENDA OF PROSPERITY. THE SAME ECONOMIC MESS WILL CONTINUE TO BEFALL THE SUFFERING POOR FOR DECADES TO COME. GOD SAVE SIERRA LEONE. TAMBA KORGBA-FAIDUWOH