
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2018:
President Julius Maada Bio and his ministers last weekend – Friday 22nd – Saturday 23rd June 2018, were at the popular Freetown tourist resort village of Tokeh, for a strategy delivery planning meeting.
The weekend retreat was sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the British Department for International Development (DFID).
The aim of the retreat was to help ministers map out their respective strategic plans for the delivery of the government’s New Direction Agenda.
Speaking at the meeting, president Julius Maada Bio called on his ministers to carry out their duties professionally and to lead by example.
The President reminded ministers that they are the primary agents of the change he has been preaching for Sierra Leone. He said that he cannot do it alone and is therefore relying on his ministers and deputies to implement the goals and objectives outlined in his New Direction Programme document.
“As you all know, I have been at the helm of affairs before and I know that to deliver in governance we must always conduct ourselves in a professional manner. We must lead by example and I will always be there to provide you with the disciplined leadership and support.
“Again, we must practice teamwork because every sector in governance is important. We have to be together with the right mentality to deliver on our promises,” he said.
He added that it is the responsibility of his ministers to ensure the collective delivery of the promises he had made to Sierra Leoneans.
“Let us collectively make use of this opportunity and once again make our country an enviable place to leave,” he concluded.
You can watch a video of the retreat here:
I want to find out whether the strategic document developed from the two days retreat, will be in the public domain.
This is an excellent beginning for a good government. No government has ever done this type of venture in the history of Sierra Leone.
All the money dissipated by the old politicians through corrupt deals, should be recovered in order to reduce the external debt.