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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>In an official press release, the Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Finance, has addressed a circulating Facebook post claiming that Minister of Finance Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura announced an application for SME grants.<\/p>\n

The press release emphatically declares the post as fake, cautioning the public against engaging with any fraudulent individuals or groups related to this purported SME support.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Finance urges the public not to give credence to the misleading social media post.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. In an official press release, the Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Finance, has addressed a circulating Facebook post claiming that Minister of Finance Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura announced an application for SME grants. 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