{"id":39023,"date":"2024-10-30T16:26:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/immigration-department-should-be-independent-says-deputy-speaker"},"modified":"2024-10-30T17:46:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:46:57","slug":"immigration-department-should-be-independent-says-deputy-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/immigration-department-should-be-independent-says-deputy-speaker","title":{"rendered":"Immigration Department Should Be Independent, Says Deputy Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, Deputy Speaker of Sierra Leone\u2019s sixth Parliament and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has called for the Immigration Department to become an autonomous body.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the review of the 2021\/2022 audit report on October 29, 2024, Conteh argued that autonomy would enhance the department\u2019s ability to manage identity security and border control independently.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the Immigration Department had no issues with the audit report but emphasized the importance of managing identity documents, a critical aspect of national security.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on religious teachings, he underscored the sacredness of identity and encouraged the department to present legislative proposals to Parliament for ratification.<\/p>\n<p>Conteh stressed that granting autonomy would allow the department to take full control of essential functions like issuing passports and residency permits.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted the need to separate the department\u2019s work from private partners like NETPAGE, ensuring a clear legal framework for its operations.<\/p>\n<p>If Parliament approves, the department will manage all key identity documents and border security responsibilities, reinforcing its role in national governance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Sierra-Leone Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, Deputy Speaker of Sierra Leone\u2019s sixth Parliament and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has called for the Immigration Department to become an autonomous body. Speaking during the review of the 2021\/2022 audit report on October 29, 2024, Conteh argued that autonomy would enhance the department\u2019s ability [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":39021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[292],"class_list":["post-39023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-sierra-leone"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Immigration Department Should Be Independent, Says Deputy Speaker - Sierra Leone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hon. 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