In a dramatic announcement just after midnight on Friday, President Ernest Bai Koroma revealed the rest of his cabinet. As Newstime Africa predicted, the Agriculture, Defence, Transport and Aviation ministers all retained their portfolios.
The eloquent Alpha Kanu – New Minister of Information and Communication
Diana Konomanyi is the new Local Government Minister, and Richard Konteh is moved from Trade and Industry to become the new Chief of Staff at State House. The eloquent and formidable Alpha Kanu becomes the new Information Minister after serving as Political and Public Affairs Minister for sometime. The new minister of Health is Miatta Kargbo, while Pat Sowe is now the new man at Fisheries and Marine Resources.
The newly appointed Ministers are still subject to parliamentary scrutiny and approval. The full list of cabinet is below:
THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT IT HAS PLEASED HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT DR ERNEST BAI KOROMA TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING MINISTERIAL AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS:
MINISTERS
Ms DIANA KONOMANI - MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
MR. J.B. DAUDA – MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
ALHAJI A.B.S. KANU - MINISTER OF INFORMATION
AND COMMUNICATIONS
ALHAJI OSMAN BOIE KAMARA – MINISTER OF TRADE AND
INDUSTRY
MAJOR (RTD) A.P. CONTEH - MINISTER OF DEFENCE
DR. MINKAILU BAH - MINISTER OF EDUCATION,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Ms MIATTA KARGBO - MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SANITATION
DR. J. SAM SESAY - MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE,
FOOD SECURITY, AND FORESTRY
MR. A. P. KOROMA - MINISTER OF WORKS,
HOUSING, AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
MR. OLUNIYI ROBBIN-COKER – MINISTER OF ENERGY
MR. MOMODU MALIGI - MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES
ALHAJI MINKAILU MANSARAY – MINISTER OF MINES AND MINERAL
RESOURCES
MR. V. C. MINAH - MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
AND AVIATION
MR MUSA TARAWALLY - MINISTER OF LANDS, COUNTRY
PLANNING, AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
MR MOIJUEH KAIKAI – MINISTER OF SOCIAL WELFARE,
GENDER AND CHILDREN’S AFFAIRS
CAPT. M.A. PAT-SOWE - MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES
MINISTERS OF STATE
MR. MOMODU KARGBO - MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ALHAJI F.B.L.MANSARAY – MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DEPUTY MINISTERS
Ms MABINTY DARAMY - DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DR. EBUN JUSU - DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
MR. ARROW BOCKARIE - DEPUTY MINISTER OF JUSTICE
MR. IBRAHIM H. KALOKOH - DEPUTY MINISTER OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
MR. SHEKA TARAWALIE – DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERNAL
AFFAIRS
MR. THEO NICOL – DEPUTY MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
MR. ALI B. MANSARAY - DEPUTY MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
MR.SYLVESTER O. HANCILES – DEPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MR. MAMOUD TARAWALI - DEPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DR. ABUBAKARR FOFANAH – DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH AND
SANITATION
MR.FODAY SAWI – DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH AND
SANITATION
MRS MARIE JALLOH - DEPUTY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE,
FOOD SECURITY AND FORESTRY
MR. LOVELL THOMAS - DEPUTY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE,
FOOD SECURITY AND FORESTRY
MR. A.B. BARRIE - DEPUTY MINISTER OF WORKS, HOUSING
AND INFRASTRUCTURE
MR. M. BASH-KAMARA - DEPUTY MINISTER OF ENERGY
MR. RANDOLPH FODAY BAYOH - DEPUTY MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES
MR. ABDUL IGNOSIS KOROMA - DEPUTY MINISTER OF MINES AND
MINERAL RESOURCES
MR.IBRAHIM MANSARAY - DEPUTY MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
AND AVIATION
MR. AHMED KANU - DEPUTY MINISTER OF LANDS,
COUNTRY PLANNING, AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
MR. MUSTAPHA BAI ATTILA - DEPUTY MINISTER OF SOCIAL WELFARE,
GENDER AND CHILDREN’S AFFAIRS
MR. CHARLES ROGERS - DEPUTY MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND
MARINE RESOURCES
RESIDENT MINISTERS
MR. ALIE D. KAMARA - RESIDENT MINISTER, NORTH
MR. MUCTARR CONTEH - RESIDENT MINISTER, SOUTH
MR. WILLIAM SMITH - RESIDENT MINISTER, EAST
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
MR.E.B.OSHO COKER – SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT
DR. RICHARD KONTEH – CHIEF OF STAFF
THE REST OF MINISTERIAL AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.
END
STATE HOUSE
FREETOWN 4TH JANUARY, 2013
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Alhaji Alpha Kanu is really competent for the new appointed position as a minister of information and communication.because he is a really political animal in the field of politics. he knows how to analys issue genunelly.he is so objective in the media, but my comment is that were did not know were president koroma posted Dr.soccoh kabia position.thank you.
Dear Fellow Sierra Leoneans,
I wish to congratulate you all to the presidential nomination as lieutenant of the state. I pray for God guidance and protection for meaningful towards social and economic transformation of beloved nation to become middle income. Hard work pays!!
Jatta.
Dear my fellow sierra leonean the new minstarial position has been announced by the president. Let forget about the past, it high-time we should think about president Koroma agender for prosperity. I’m much more optimestic that this new cabinet will work with president DR ERNEST BAI KOROMA. In the name of Allha
We pray that allah continue to guide his excellency and his team so that they produce desired results for for mama salone.
i pray that God almighty gives more wisdom an understanding to his excellency and team so that mama salone will repy the benefit of what it has sow for over thousand of years for the average sierra leonean to be happy in the name of jesus amen