Sierra Leone’s President His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio has announced new ministers and other appointments as he carries on assembling his ministerial team to work in the “Right Direction” government. A State House press statement states that it has pleased His Excellency the President to make the following appointments subject to Parliamentary approval:MINISTERSDr. Austin H. Demby- Minister of HealthMr. Amara Kallon- Minister of Public Administration and Political AffairsMr. Jiwoh Abdulai- Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Minister of Youth AffairsMr. Mohamed Orman Bangura – Minister of Youth AffairsMr. Mohamed R. Swaray – Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security Minister of Internal AffairsMajor-General (Rtd.) David T.O. Taluva – Minister of Internal AffairsDr. Henry M. Kpaka – Minister of Agriculture and Food SecurityMr. Chernor Bah – Minister of Information and Civic EducationAlhaji Kanja Sesay – Minister of EnergyAmb. Alhaji Fanday Turay – Minister of Transport and AviationAmb. Tamba Lamina – Minister of Local Government and Community AffairsDr. Sao-Kpato Hannah Max- Kyne – Minister of Water Resources and SanitationMrs. Princess Dugba – Minister of Fisheries andMarine ResourcesMrs. Nabeela F. TunisMinister of Tourism and Cultural AffairsDr. Turad Senesie – Minister of Lands, Housing and Country Planning Minister of PlanningMs. Kenyeh Ballay – Minister of Planning and Economic DevelopmentMrs. Melrose Karminty – Minister of Social WelfareDr. Isata Mahoi – Minister of Gender and Children’s AffairsDr. Denis Sandy- Minister of Works and Public AssetsAugusta James Teima – Minister of SportsMs. Haja Salimatu Bah – Minister of Communication, Technology and InnovationMr. Adekunle King – Minister of the Western regionMr. Abu Abu Abdulai Koroma- Resident Minister, NorthMr. Mohamed E.K. Alie – Resident Minister, SouthAmb. Umaru B. Wurie- Resident Minister, North-WestMr. Gbessay Jusu Ngobeh – Resident Minister, East DEPUTY MINISTERSCol (Rtd.) Muana Brima Massaquoi – Deputy Minister of DefenceMr. Alpha Sesay – Deputy Minister of JusticeDr. Charles Senesie – Deputy Minister of Health 1Dr. Jalikatu Mustapha – Deputy Minister of Health 2Mr. Philip Tetema Tondoneh – Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Political AffairsMr. Patrick M. Gibrilla – Deputy Minister of Youth AffairsMr. Mohamed Lansana Dumbuya – Deputy Minister of Employment, Labour and Social SecurityDr. Theresa T. Dick – Deputy Minister (1) of Agriculture and Food SecurityMr. Sahr Hemore – Deputy Minister (2) of Agriculture and Food SecurityDr. Eldred Tunde Taylor – Deputy Minister of EnergyMr. Yusuf Keketoma Sandi – Deputy Minister of Information and Civic EducationMr. Rex Bhonapha – Deputy Minister of Transport and AviatioMr. Alfred Jamiru – Deputy Minister of Local Government and Community AffairsIng. Francis A. Kallon – Deputy Minister of Water Resources and SanitationMrs. Haja isata Abdulai Kamara – Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine ResourcesMrs. Kadiatu G.A. Kamara – Deputy Minister of Tourism and Cultural AffairsMs. Phylis Kapu – Deputy Minister of Lands, Housing and Country PlanningRev. Dr. Jonathan Titus Williams – Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic DevelopmentMr. Hindowa Buakai Bindi – Deputy Minister of Gender and Children’s AffairsMrs. Queen Fofana – Deputy Minister of Works and Public AssetsMr. Ibrahim Sannoh – Deputy Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation OTHER APPOINTMENTSHon. Alhaji Dr. Alpha Bakarr Sahid Kanu – Presidential SpokesmanMr. Solomon Jamiru – Press SecretaryDr. Kandeh Yumkella – Chairman, Presidential Initiative for Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food SecurityAmb. Michael Imran Kanu – Ambassador and Permanent Representative for Sierra Leone to the United NationsAmb. Amara Sowa – Deputy Permanent Representative for Sierra Leone to the United NationsBrigadier-General (Rtd.) Kellie Conteh – National Security AdviserMr. Ernest Ndomahina – Commissioner, National Commission for Social ActionMr. Lamina P. Vamboi – State Chief of ProtocolMr. Abdul Kpakra – Executive Officer 1, Office of the PresidentMr. Karmoh K. Conteh – Executive officer 2, Office of the President.