Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Wednesday, 20/12/2023 unanimously approved the Eleventh Report of the Committee on Appointments and the Public Service, chaired by the Leader of Government, Hon. Mathew Sahr Nyuma.
The Following Presidential Nominees were approved by Parliament :
Mrs. Kadiatu Alie, Deputy Minister 1 – Ministry of Finance.
Mrs. Jeneba J Bangura, Commissioner General – National Revenue Authority
Ms. Susan Mamatormah Rogers, Deputy Commissioner General – National Land Commission.
Mr. David Wayland Sinford Banya, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Wages and Compensation Commission
Md. Martyna Nyagua Cecila Foday, Board of Directors – National Mineral Agency(NMA)
Alpha Osman Timbo Esq, Chairman – Wages and Compensation Commission
Mr. Tejan Ahmed Isreal Jah Esq, Ombudsman
Mr Mohamed Lamin Janneh, Member – National Drugs Laws
Enforcement Agency
Dr. Joseph Ansu Tucker, Deputy Bank Governors-Monetary Stability Bank of Sierra Leone and
Mr Thomas Fayia Kamara, Executive Director – National Protected Area Authority ( NPAA)
Seconding the motion, Deputy Opposition Leader 2, Hon Aaron Aruna Koroma from Tonkolili District said the nominees are eminently qualified and went on to praise the new Deputy Minister of Finance.
He encouraged the nominees especially the Deputy Minister of Finance to step up to address overspending on the National Budget and went on to reference the Public Financial Management Act and the Constitution for such. “It is only Parliament that approves budgetary allocation to MDA’s and not Finance Ministry”, he said. He called for the timely disbursement of funds to MDAs.
On the Audit Report, he advised that the needful had to be accomplished for defaulting MDAs and went on to call on Parliament for the enactment of penalties for that.
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