Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. The Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs has disclosed at the Ministry of Information and Civic Education weekly press conference that two new districts, Kpanguma and Bandajuma, will be created, with Freetown gaining two administrative councils and the Western Rural three, to enhance effective governance and development in the country.
Minister Tamaba Lamaina further explained the benefits of redistricting under the revised Local Government Act of 2022. He pointed out that while the constitution grants the president the authority to establish new localities and councils, President Bio has initiated a broad stakeholder engagement to foster inclusion.
The government argues that the proposal to increase the number of districts to 18 will pave the way for improved infrastructure, governance, and service delivery. However, this move by the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has been strongly condemned.
In May 2025, the All People’s Congress (APC) released a press statement condemning the creation of new districts, referring to it as politically motivated. The party stated that they will not sit by and allow the government to distort Sierra Leone’s national administrative and electoral systems through illegal and premature actions cloaked as development.
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