12/01/2022
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President Bio Appoints Main Opposition Strongman To Ministerial Position
By TV-News24
FREETOWN (TV-News24) - President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has appointed a former flagbearer aspirant of the main opposition All People’s Congress to a ministerial position, a press statement from the president’s office said Tuesday.
Alpha Kanu takes over as Northwest Region Resident Minister, replacing Haja Isata Abdulia-Kamara, also a former member of another opposition party.
Kamara will now serve as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, according to the statement.
Kanu is still a member of APC, and there’s been no official correspondence available to suggest he’s resigned from the party.
TV-News24 hasn’t been able to get a response from APC authorities.
Regardless, Kanu’s relationship with the party isn’t smooth - as it was prior to the 2018 presidential election.
And TV-News24 senior reporter in Kambia district Alusine Babah Kamara, said: “When APC decided not to attend Bintumani III, but Kanu attended the conference on his own, some people said he’s joined the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party.”
Aside from Kanu’s appointment, the president also made several key changes within his government.
Former Minister of Transport and Aviation, Sadiq Sillah, is now Sierra Leone’s ambassador to Egypt.
Also, suspended Executive Director of Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority Ibrahim Sannoh, has now been sacked and replaced with Rev. Smart Senesie.
More details to follow…
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