Deepest condolences to David Tam-Baryoh on the loss of his father in Sierra Leone
I would like to pay tribute to my friend and brother, Mr David Tam-Baryoh, the Director of Citizen Radio and Managing Editor of the Punch Newspaper in Sierra Leone, for the loss of his father. David is not only a friend, he has now become a brother and a confidant of mine and this sad [...]
October 16, 2011No CommentRead More
Who Will Tell The President The Truth?
When Ernest Bai Koroma was campaigning for the Presidency in April 2007, he said in Makeni, Bombali district that he hated senior civil servants in Sierra Leone getting heavily involved in national politics. He, actually, was criticizing the heavily banded drones of civil servants that used to constitute the campaign trails of then vice president [...]
This Leader: Flying on the wings of luck
Life has taught some to believe that luck is tied around age. When an air craft takes a deadly crash and a two-year old hapless boy survives, some would say his sheer innocence and age, have found favour with the goddess of survival; while the survival of an 86 year old under same circumstances might [...]
Politicized security forces or tribalized national politics; which is which?
Two serious historical blames have often been dished out by several of Sierra Leone’s political discussants against, Siaka Probyn Stevens and Sir Albert Margai; two prominent political leaders of Sierra Leone. While some have accused Siaka Stevens of having militarized the politics of Sierra Leone, others have accused Sir Albert Margai of ever investing in [...]
May 6, 2009Comments OffRead More