APC Propagandists and apologists are shamed

One of the criticisms that I levy on President Ernest Bai Koroma is that he appears to be carried away by flattery and affectations. Or, it may be that he loathes to take needed drastic action because of a soft heart for people. I have often wondered about his feelings towards those who specialize in putting across what they would like his Excellency to hear rather than what he ought to hear and perhaps take corrective action.

From the outset the leadership of the opposition SLPP had called attention to the divisive way in which the President continues to make public appointments. His flatterers tell him that we complain because we have been left out of government and bla, bla, bla. Some have said that we are clamouring to be included in the APC cabinet. We have denied religiously that such was our intention or ambition.

We have said repeatedly that THERE IS NO REGIONAL BALANCE in the President’s appointments, either in cabinet or more especially in the public sector like heads of parastal boards. We have never asked that they must include members of the opposition.

We continue to insist on a regional balance, but our concerns have always been treated with scorn by those around the President and more especially in pro APC newspapers. In its Wednesday June 23 edition the opposition Unity newspaper published a list of heads of public bodies under the APC with a corresponding list under the SLPP government of President Tejan-Kabbah. I reproduce it here for the benefit of readers and the public at large to see that we are a responsible opposition which bases it’s criticisms on facts.

SLPP BOARD CHAIRMEN

NAMES	DEPARTMENT	REGION
Mr. Y.T Sesay	Rokel Commercial Bank	North
Dr. A.K Turay	SIERRATEL	North
Mr. Kandeh Yilla	Airport Authority	North
Mr. Kanji Daramy	NATCOM	North
Mr. A.R Turay	National Commission for Privatization	North
Mr. Kabonko Sankoh	Statistics Sierra Leone	North
Gen. Tarawallie	N.P.A	North
Chief Somano kapen	LOTTO	North
Mr. S.L Deen	Road Transport Authority	North
Dr. Fadlu-Deen	Shipping Agency	West
Mr. F.C Bright	Asset Commission	West
Mr. Prince Forde	Sierra Leone Ports Authority	West
Mr. Peter Kuyembeh	National Insurance Co.	East
Mr. Andrew Kellie	NASSIT	East
Mr. Eddie Banya	M.A.G.S	East
Mr. F.M.B Sawi	Guma Valley Water Company	East
Dr. Joe Allie	NACSA	South
Mr. Julius Bawn	National Revenue Authority	South
Â	Monuments And Relics	Â
Dr. A.K lavalie	Anti Corruption Commission	South
Mr. John L. Massaquoi	Maritime Authority	South
Mr. B.M Koroma	Road Transport Corporation	South
Mr. J.A Tommy	Sierra Leone Roads Authority	South
Mr. Patrick Sannoh	Sierra Leone Commercial Bank	South

North  =          9

West   =          3

East    =          4

South =          7

A.P.C BOARD CHAIRMEN

NAMES	DEPARTMENTS	REGION
Mr. Sheke Bangura	Sierra Leone Commercial Bank	North
Mr. Birch Conteh	Rokel commercial bank	North
Mr. Tom Obaleh Kargbo	SIERRATEL	North
Mr. Hassan Kamara	Airport Authority	North
Prof. H. TTuray	Road Transport Authority	North
Alhaji Manso Kamara	Road Transport Corporation	North
Mr. Ahamed Dumbuya	Sierra Leone Roads Authority	North
Mr. Sannie Sesay	Sierra Leone Ports Authority	North
Mr. S.B Willams	National Insurance co.	North
Mr. Jacob Kanu	NASSIT	North
Mr. Seray Timbo	NATCOM	North
Mr. Abu Bangura	National commission for privatization	North
Alhaji Unisa Sesay	Asset Commission	North
Mr. Osman Sankoh	Statistics Sierra Leone	North
Mr. Ballah Kamara	Maritime Authority	North
Mr. Alie Forna	NACSA	North
Mrs. Maude peacock	N.P.A	West
Mrs. Nana Pratt	Guma Valley Water Company	West
Mr. Charles Campbell	National Revenue Authority	West
Mr. Charles Hughes	Monuments And Relics	West
Dr. Fawundu	Anti Corruption Commission	South
Mr. Songu Briwah	LOTTO	East
Mrs. Diana Konomani	Shipping Agency	East
Mr. Foyah	M.A.G.S	East

North  =          16

West   =          4

South =          1

East    =          3

It could be seen that under the SLPP of 24 chairmen 9 or just over a third of them were northerners; in comparison with the SLPP no less than 16 or two-thirds of the chairmen are northerners. Such is the glaring disparity between the two. So who is refusing to join his Excellency for development?

Yet the APC apologists keep fooling the public about how the President has embraced the whole country for development. I have repeatedly challenged the Director of the office of Diasporas affairs in vain to publish a list of those he has placed in employment with their regional backgrounds since the office was established. Others of the President’s men keep drumming it in our ears how since assuming office the President had transformed the lives of the people of this country for the better as evidenced by the smiling faces in the streets.

My goodness! When fuel price was raised by a thousand Leones per gallon, the public was told that there would be no increase in transport fares. As of today commuters are paying Le1,000 from Le900 before the increase, no smiling faces there!

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