In the biggest reshuffle since he named his first cabinet in 2007, President Ernest Bai Koroma has appointed nine newcomers: Finance, information, sport, local government, internal affairs, tourism, gender, and works and infrastructure all have new ministers. Among them three female ministers bringing the number to four.
His most trusted ally since his opposition days, Alpha Kanu has been replaced as information minister by Mohamed Bangura who recently resigned from his own UDM party to join the ruling APC party.
There is a new head of the army and the AntiCorruption Commission, while the former Chief Electoral Commissioner, Christiana Thorpe who twice declared him winner is a deputy education minister.
Former defence minister who was sent to head the Ebola response, Paolo Conteh is now internal affairs chief while Ebola spokesman, Sidi Tunis is the new tourism minister.
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13 March 2016:
THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT IN REVIEWING THE OVERALL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, IT HAS PLEASED HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING MINISTERIAL, AMBASSADORIAL, STATUTORY AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF PARLIAMENT WHERE NECESSARY:
MINISTERS
MR. MOMODU L. KARGBO - MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MR. MAYA KAIKAI - MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
MAJOR (RTD) ALFRED PALO CONTEH - MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
MR. MOHAMED BANGURA - MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
CAPT. MOMODU ALLIEU PAT-SOWE - MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
ALHAJI IBRAHIM KEMOH SESAY - MINISTER OF WORKS, HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE
MS. DIANA KONOMANYI - MINISTER OF LANDS, COUNTRY PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DR. SYLVIA BLYDEN - MINISTER OF SOCIAL WELFARE, GENDER AND CHILDREN’S AFFAIRS
MS. ELIZABETH MANS - MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES
MR. BAI MAMOUD BANGURA - MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS
MR. SIDI YAHYA TUNIS - MINISTER OF TOURISM
MR. AHMED KHANOU - MINISTER OF SPORTS
MS. NANETTE THOMAS - MINISTER OF POLITICAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
DEPUTY MINISTERS
MR. MOMOH VANDI - DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MAJOR (RTD) ISHMAEL SENGU KOROMA - DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
MR.CORNELIUS DEVEAUX - DEPUTY MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
MR.IBRAHIM MANSARAY - DEPUTY MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
MS. CHRISTIANA THORPE - DEPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1
MR.JAMES MORLAI KAMARA - DEPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 11
MRS. ZULAINATU COOPER - DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SANITATION 11
CAPT (RTD) ABDUL RAHMAN KAMARA - DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE
MR. OSMOND HANCILES - DEPUTY MINISTER OF ENERGY 11
MR. M.A.JALLOH - DEPUTY MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION
MR. BELLA FORNAH - DEPUTY MINISTER OF TOURISM
MR. MAMOUD TARAWALI - DEPUTY MINISTER OF LANDS, HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
MS. KADIJA O. SESAY - DEPUTY MINISTER OF WORKS, HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE
MS.RUGIATU NENEH TURAY - DEPUTY MINISTER OF SOCIAL WELFARE, GENDER AND CHILDREN’S AFFAIRS
MR AKHMED FEMI MANSARAY - DEPUTY MINISTER OF POLITICAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
RESIDENT MINISTER
MR. KARAMOH KABBA - RESIDENT MINISTER, EAST
AMBASSADORIAL APPOINTMENTS
MR. ALIMAMY P. KOROMA - AMBASSADOR TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
AMB.ADIKALIE FODAY SUMA - AMBASSADOR/PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS
MS. MABINTY DARAMY - AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA
MR. ALIMAMY KAMARA - AMBASSADOR TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
MR. FELIX KOROMA - DEPUTY AMBASSADOR/ DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE 11 TO THE UNITED NATIONS
HON. ALIMAMY COULSON TURAY - DEPUTY AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MS. FEREMUSU KONTE - DEPUTY AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA
MS. ROSALINE OYA SANKOH - DEPUTY AMBASSADOR TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
OTHER STATUTORY APPOINTMENTS
DR. KAIFALA MARAH - GOVERNOR, BANK OF SIERRA LEONE
MR. ADI MACAULEY - COMMISSIONER, ANTI- CORRUPTION COMMISSION
BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN MILTON - CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF, REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ARMED FORCES
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
MR. AGIBU TEJAN-JALLOH - NATIONAL PUBLICITY AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
ALHAJI DR.ALPHA KANU - SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT
MR. ABDULAI BAYRAYTAY - PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN
(C) Politico Online 13/03/16
