Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. In what can only be described as a national disgrace, the SLPP-led government has thrown Sierra Leone’s security forces under the bus, abandoning over 25,000 men and women in uniform to hunger and frustration, after failing to supply their monthly rice rations for a staggering four months.
This is not just a delay—it’s an orchestrated betrayal.
Soldiers, police officers, and correctional staff—those sworn to defend the nation—are now the latest victims of the government’s chronic mismanagement and shameless indifference. The Ministry of Finance, under the SLPP’s watch, has failed to pay rice suppliers, accumulating over 300 billion old Leones in arrears. The result: a total suspension of food deliveries to the country’s most vital workforce.
Sources say the Ministry has done nothing but peddle empty promises—lies wrapped in delays—with not a single concrete action taken to resolve the crisis.
“We are being starved by the same government we risk our lives for,” a furious officer told this outlet. “It feels like punishment for our loyalty.”
Meanwhile, the same government that can’t feed its protectors continues to blow millions on foreign travel, luxury convoys, and wasteful projects. The contrast is as cruel as it is revealing: gluttony for the elite, starvation for the defenders of the republic.
Morale in the ranks has hit rock bottom. Across the barracks and stations, frustration is boiling over. Officers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), and the Sierra Leone Correctional Services (SLCS) are speaking out—angry, tired, and betrayed.
The Ministry of Finance has maintained a shameful silence. No explanation. No apology. No accountability. Just quiet contempt for those who wear the uniform.
This failure is not a policy error—it’s a national security risk. It raises one burning question:
What kind of government lets its guardians go hungry?
The SLPP government must be held to account. The Ministry of Finance must be forced to answer. And those who protect Sierra Leone must not be made to beg for what they are owed.
This is more than a scandal. It’s a stain on the conscience of the state.
Source: Sierraloaded
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