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SUBMITTED BY SLPP TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON 2015 CENSUS

Background:

Following the release of the provisional 2015 census report published by Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL) on March 31, 2016, the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) convened a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday 6th April, 2016 at the Head office, Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown and constituted a Technical Committee to examine the report. The following members were appointed to serve in the Committee.

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