45 delegates to UN summit: Full list, CSO says “wasteful”

A document leaked to Politico shows that President Ernest Bai Koroma will lead a 45-member Sierra Leone delegation to the United Nations General Assembly meeting next week. State House sources say he leaves over the weekend despite initial scare that an injury picked up when playing squash might stop him from making it to the 68^th session of the annual GA meeting. Sources at the finance ministry say that per diem for the trip is anywhere between $450 and $ 500 per day, per delegate. Excepting those delegates who work at the UN Mission in New York, 11 of them, all other members of the delegation are entitled to this amount. The sources say that ticket cost for State House delegates alone is around Le 500 million.  For delegates from other ministries and departments, finance ministry sources say ticket for each of them could have cost around US$ 3,000. A source at the Sierra Leone Mission in New York says instructions were received last week for 11 suites to be booked ahead of the visit and for food to be prepared for the delegation. It is not immediately how much the entire trip will cost. But the Executive Director of the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law says it is a “classic demonstration of a wasteful government”. Ibrahim Tommy told Politico that if the government was serious about rolling out the agenda for prosperity so that it would benefit everyone it must “ensure that it manages its resources well” which he said this was not. He lamented that the lack of a Freedom of Information Law meant that the total cost of the trip, however exorbitant, might not be known. Tommy said this called into question President Koroma’s transparency credentials. An official in the ministry of information, Abdulai Bayraytay confirmed to Politico that it was difficult to ascertain the true cost of the trip since the ticket prices varied and the delegates would be spending different number of days and were from different cities and countries. Contrary to what he told Radio Democracy, the following list of the delegation proves that the Millennium Challenge Corporation team is separate from this trip. MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION 1. HIS EXCELLENCY DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE 2.      MRS. SIA NYAMA KOROMA FIRST LADY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE 3.      DR. SAMURA MATHEW WILSON KAMARA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 4.      DR. KELFALA MARAH MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 5.      MR.ALHAJI ALPHA KANU MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 6.      DR. MRS. EBUN A. JUSU DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL 7.      MR. CHERNOR BAH DEPUTY SPEAKER, HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT 8.      MR. AUGUSTINE B. TORTO MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS 9.      MS. PATRICIA BROWNE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT 10.  DR. RICHARD KONTEH CHIEF OF STAFF, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 11.  MR. EMMANUEL OSHO-COKER SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT 12.  AMB. MR.. SOULAY B. DARAMY STATE CHIEF OF PROTOCOL (SCOP) 13.  AMB. MRS. RASIE B. KARGBO DIRECTOR-GENERAL, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 14.  AMB. MR. ANDREW G. BANGALI AMBASSADOR/ PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SIERRA LEONE TO THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA AND THE AU/ECA 15..  MR. JAMES T.A. SAWI DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 16.  MR. BRIAN GILPIN PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO H.E. THE PRESIDENT 17.  DR. SYLVIA BLYDEN SPECIAL EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 18.  MR.DUWAI S. LUNGAY DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & LEGAL AFFAIRS DIVISION, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 19.  MR. SULLAY-MANNAH KPUKUMU DIRECTOR, POLICY, PLANNING AND RESEARCH DIVISION, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 20.   DR. MOHAMED GIBRIL SESAY SPECIAL ASSISTANT IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 21.  MAJOR S.T. SESAY A.D.C TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT 22.  MRS. ISHA SILLAH COUNSELLOR, EMBASSAY OF SIERRA LEONE, WASHINGTON DC 23.  MR. EDWARD KAWA FIRST SECRETARY, EMBASSY OF SIERRA LEONE, WASHINGTON DC 24.  MR. AJIBU TEJAN- JALLOH SPECIAL ASSISTANT IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 25.  MR. FODAY MANSARAY SPECIAL ASSISTANT IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 26.  MR. JARRAH KAWUSU KONTEH PRESS COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 27.  MS. RAZIA BASH KAMARA PRESS, SNR. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 28.  MR. ABDULAI TARAWALLY PRESS, CAMERAMAN, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 29. MRS. FATMATA DAO 2ND SECRETARY, EMBASSY OF SIERRA LEONE, WASHINGTON DC 30.  MR. IBRAHIM SESAY SECURITY/VALET, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 31.  MS. MEMUNATU SESAY SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 32.  MR. ALEX ALIM BANGURA SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. 33.  AMB. MR. BOCKARIE STEVENS AMBASSADOR OF SIERRA LEONE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 34.  DEPUTY AMB. MR. IBRAHIM SORIE CONTEH DEPUTY AMBASSADOR OF SIERRA LEONE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED NATIONS STAFF 35.  AMB./PR DESIGNATE MR. VANDI CHIDI MINAH, PERMANENT MISSION OF SIERRA LEONE TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK 36.  DEPUTY AMB/DPR. MR. OSMAN KEH KAMARA DEPUTY AMB/DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTTAIVE/LEGAL, SIERRA LEONE MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK 37.  DEPUTY AMB/DPR. MR. AMADU KOROMA DEPUTY AMB/DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE/POLITICAL, SIERRA LEONE MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK 38.  MR. LEROY KABS-KANU MINISTER COUNSELOR, PERMANENT MISSION OF SIERRA LEONE TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK 39.  MR. ALHUSINE M. SESAY MINISTER COUNSELOR/HEAD OF CHANCERY, PERMANENT MISSION OF SIERRA LEONE TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK 40.  MR. SAIFU GEORGE 3RD SECRETARY, SIERRA LEONE MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK 41.  MR.SHEKU MESALI COUNSELLOR, SIERRA LEONE MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK 42.  MR. SAIDU B. NALLO COUNSELLOR, SIERRA LEONE MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK 43.  MR. FRANKLYN B. FAWUNDU COUNSELLOR, SIERRA LEONE MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK 44.  MR. RONIE HARLESTON MILITARY ATTACHE, SIERRA LEONE MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK 45.  MR. MOHAMED KHAN 2ND SECRETARY, SIERRA LEONE MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK (C) Politico 17/09/13