AYV News, July 11, 2023
His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has made a partial Cabinet reshuffle, with a percentage of 41% women representation in replacing some ministers who served in his first term governance with new people.
Seven women have been appointed into substantive and deputy ministerial positions, out of a total of seventeen.
This puts the percentage of female representatives of the President’s first appointment at 41%, a fulfillment of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) quota of 30% of women in appointed positions for public office.
One of the two substantive ministers is Dr. Ramatulai Wurie, appointed as the Minister of Higher and Technical Education. She was serving as the Senior Lecturer and Multi-disciplinary researcher at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone.
Another substantive minister is Manti Tarawalli, appointed as a Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office. She was serving as the Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs and a pioneer of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Law.
Jeneba Bangura, former Commissioner General of the National Revenue Authority has been appointed as Deputy Minister 1 of the Ministry of Finance.
Francess Paigie Alghali who has been appointed as the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs was serving as a Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office.
Emily K. Gogra and Madam Mamusu Massaquoi maintained their position as Deputy Minister one and two of the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education.
Fatmata Wurie who has been appointed as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry is the current Chairperson for the Washington Chapter of the Sierra Leone People’s Party.
A State House press statement said former Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education and Chief Innovation Officer for the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh is now Chief Minister replacing Jacob Jusu Saffa.
Former Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Timothy Musa Kabba is now Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, replacing Professor Dr. David John Francis.
Mohamed Lamin Tarawally is retained as Attorney General and Justice Minister.
Haja Ramatulaye Wurie is now Minister of Technical and Higher Education, replacing Dr. Alpha T. Wurie and Conrad Sackey replacing Dr. David Moinina Sengeh as Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education.
Ibrahim Alpha Sesay is now Minister of Trade and Industry, replacing Ing Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy.
Julius Mattai is now Minister of Mine and Mineral Resources, replacing Timothy Musa Kabba who is now Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Manty Tarawalie has been moved from Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs to Minister of State, Office of Vice President, replacing Peagie Alghali who is now Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation.
Umaru Napoleon Koroma has been moved from Deputy Minister of Justice to Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, replacing Ann Marie Baby Harding who is now Deputy Commissioner General at the National Revenue Authority (NRA).
President Bio made other changes at the National Revenue Authority, Sierra Leone Ports Authority and also the National Communications Authority formerly National Telecommunication Commission (NaTCom). All new appointments are subject to parliamentary approval.
