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A Holiday of Presidential Activities |
 Col. Ghaddaffi and Pres. Koroma
witness a near-cessation of government activities, as functionaries usually go to their hometowns.
Even newspapers take a break. And it was already a Cabinet decision for ministers to officially go
on recess this year. However, unforeseen events, mainly from the international front, kept
President Ernest Bai Koroma and government officials busy during the holiday period in the
national interest. |
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Guinean junta leaders visit Freetown |
Members of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD), the name for the new junta that took
over in neighbouring Guinea following the death of President Lansana Conte, yesterday paid a late-evening visit
to Sierra Leone to further explain to President Ernest Bai Koroma the reasons for their take-over after he visited
Conakry last week for the funeral of the late Guinean leader. |
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President Koroma Visits Guinea, Pays Tribute To Late President |
 Pres. Koroma pays tribute to Conte
funeral ceremonies for late Guinean President Lansana Conte in Conakry. “We are here to give the
late man a fitting and befitting farewell,” he told journalists at the presidential lounge of the Aerogare
International Airport shortly after landing from a UN helicopter. The President paid glowing tributes to
the deceased: “As a nation, and personally, we are saddened by the passing away of late President
Conte, a senior colleague and someone we have worked with,” he lamented. “As Sierra Leoneans, if he is no more, as brothers and sisters, whatever affects one country affects the other ...it’s also our loss.” |
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GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE PRESS RELEASE |
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 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
STATE AVENU
TOWER HILL
REETOWN
24TH December, 2008
IT HAS COME TO THE ATTENTION OF GOVERNMENT THAT A STUDENT OF FOURAH BAY COLLEGE MET
HIS UNTIMELY DEATH AFTER UNDERGOING INITIATION RITES TO BECOME A MEMBER OF TWO OF THE
SOCIAL CLUBS IN THE COLLEGE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE FBC CAMPUS.
THE SAD DEMISE OF THIS YOUNG MAN IS A LOSS NOT ONLY TO HIS FAMILY BUT TO THE NATION AT
LARGE. GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY FOR THIS
IRREPARABLE LOSS. |
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Monday, 22 December 2008/Charles Margai galvanizes SLPP to rally behind President Ernest Koroma |
 President Koroma and Mr. Margai
used the occasion of the funeral of his mother, Musu Fanny Momoh (85), at his Gbangbatoke
hometown to call on the SLPP to rally round President Ernest Koroma, “the people’s choice”, to
demonstarte real love of country. Delivering the vote of thanks yesterday at the jam-packed Sir
Albert Margai Memorial United Methodist Church, the presidential run-off decider, said his resolve
to have supported President Koroma to clinch the presidency was “wise” and an “inspiration from
God”, and that “from this day, I’ll not rest until the APC, the PMDC, and the SLPP come together to
give His Excellency support to build this nation.” “Leadership comes from God, and if you love your
country, you would support the one who has undoudtedly been chosen by God,” he maintained,
amidst cheers from he congregation. |
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