Where on earth will somebody utter the Charles Margai-type dangerous and threatening remarks against the President and the state and not be brought to account? May be, in LEYVUMA VILLAGE, where beasts of nature prevail and where jungle law rules. But Sierra Leone is not Levuma Beach or Village. Sierra Leone is a country governed by law and civilized conduct.
However, another school of thought might say that President Koroma deserves a third term because he has performed better than most other presidents we have had in this country. This school of thought might further argue that President Koroma has reasonably been developmental in all aspects of our country’s aspirations to higher heights.
In the first place, the position of President of a country the world over is a position of honor, respect, wealth, dignity and most importantly, it is a position which posits the status of any country. This is the reason why in our own case we refer to our president as the Fountain of Honor, Chancellor of the University, Commander of the Armed Forces and other honorary titles; because the position of president is sacrosanct, respected, valuable and one which overrides all other positions or titles in the country.
We have had commissions of inquiry in this country before and we are sure the one looking into the AML affair in Bumbuna would not be the last.
Our concern in this however is due to the fact that tongues have started wagging about the credentials of at least one of the members of the commission, and the conduct of the hearing itself.
The release from the Lands Ministry is equivocal and unambiguous and we hereby reproduce it verbatim below:
“The Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment has observed with grave concern assertions made by Mr. Charles Margai on right of ownership of State Land situate lying and being at off Cape Road, Aberdeen, Freetown. Mr. Margai has been misinforming the public about his right of ownership through some media houses and making inciting statements and utterances thereby undermining state security.
“According to Dr. Sarian Kamara, the status of teenage pregnancy in the country is alarming, adding that it is one of the factors responsible for high maternal mortality and asserted that if concerted efforts are not put in place to curtail the issue, it would lead to a high rate of mortality.
We hold no brief for Dr. Williams L. Farmer. In fact we want to see him investigated by the Police and the Anti-Corruption Commission and if found wanting, prosecuted and sentenced to a very long jail term. Perhaps by so doing, those in the habit of grabbing State lands, embezzling or misappropriating public funds and committing other brazen crimes to the detriment of the suffering and impoverished masses would rethink about committing what one speaker put plainly as “acts of tyranny.”
The information is that Paul Kamara when he was being sworn-in as Minister of Sports was instructed by President Koroma to ensure that he straightaway deal with the impasse and other problems affecting the smooth running of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) and to further ensure that he do everything in his power to improve football and other sports in the country.
We hold no brief for Dr. Williams L. Farmer. In fact we want to see him investigated by the Police and the Anti-Corruption Commission and if found wanting, prosecuted and sentenced to a very long jail term. Perhaps by so doing, those in the habit of grabbing State lands, embezzling or misappropriating public funds and committing other brazen crimes to the detriment of the suffering and impoverished masses would rethink about committing what one speaker put plainly as “acts of tyranny.”
In fact, our history books for generations to come would speak of President Ernest Bai Koroma as the one Sierra Leone President who in less than one year in his second five year term in office; he is selected among four African Presidents to receive high commendations from President Barack Obama. This is not to say that Barack Obama’s commendation is all an African leader needs for that leader to be described as successful and development-oriented; rather it is to point out that they are considered unique and befitting the status of ‘world statesmen and women.’
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