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By Abubakarr Jalloh in Dakar

There has been an angry reaction to the manner and scope of celebrations marking Sierra Leone’s 51^st independence anniversary in Dakar on 27 April.

Some Sierra Leoneans living in the Senegalese capital, who had clamoured for the opening of the embassy there, have even suggested that it be closed.

They accused the ambassador, Khadi Bassir, of running the mission like “a private organization and not in the interest of Sierra Leoneans”.

A 30-member United Nations Security Council delegation arrives in Freetown this morning for a 1-day official working visit. The delegation will leave tonight. However, according to the US embassy in Freetown, the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Susan Rice, will not be with the team and will leave Abidjan for New York. The embassy information officer, Mark Carr, would not give any reasons for this.

A public lecture on the topic: “From the Classroom to Entrepreneurial Through the Application of Industry Property Systems” has been delivered by Dr. Isaac Palmer at the Mary Kinglsey Auditorium at Fourah Bay College.  

Anti-Corruption Commission, ACCnorthern region has held a routine “customised meeting” with staff of Plan-SL in the region at their 63 Magburaka Road office in Makeni.

Programme Coordinator Plan, Abdulai Jalloh who chaired the meeting, expressed delight and maintained that they were willing at all times to receive ACC and therefore pledged their support to eradicating corruption.

Anti-Corruption Commission chief in Makeni has called on the Inter Religious Council gathering to include anti-corruption messages in their sermons when he recently addressed torchbearers at the Wesleyan Regional Headquarters in Makeni.

Patrick Sandi noted that it was very important for them to take a strong position and stance in the fight against corruption by preaching against it to their congregations.

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Family and party sources have confirmed to Politico that the Minority Leader in Sierra Leone’s Parliament, Momoh Pujeh died last night after a long illness. Details are still sketchy.

The leader of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party in Parliament was Minister of Transport under the Tejan Kabbah administration until he was indicted and convicted for corruption. He later won on appeal.

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