ORBANGU SHIFTING TO THE LEFT: HAS DE PA BLOCKED HIS MOBILE PHONE NUMBER?
We finally found reason to, for once, agree with OrBangu on some points he made in an interview on 98.1 FM last week. He didn't say anything new but the fact that those words were falling from his lips on the most popular breakfast radio programme in Freetown, says a lot about how far he's travelled from his uncritical support for everything De Pa even thinks about to his self-ascribed role as a national political leader.
CHARLES MARGAI SCANS SALONE JUSTICE SYSTEM FROM THE BACKDOOR
Every time Charles Margai appears on radio he turns his fire on his own territory – the justice system in Sierra Leone. On Monday, Margai told the whole country something which, on the face of it, looks funny. But we saw a lot of symbolism in it in relation to the effectiveness and fairness, or otherwise, of the justice system. Margai told us that the main door leading to the Law Courts building is reserved for only the privileged. He said he couldn't understand why that was so.
KAN KAN KAN FIGHTS TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
We know the people of this country are now familiar with the way Kan Kan Kan goes about his job as spokesman for the government. His position is to publicly deny any negative statement about the government while blowing out of proportion things as little as salaries being paid on time.
PREPARING FOR STATE HOUSE NEWS CONFERENCE THIS JULY
Once again we applaud De Pa for agreeing to adopt Advisory Note number 8 - Regular Meetings with the media. We are already looking forward eagerly for July's edition of the presidential news conference. We have very important questions to put to De Pa.
WHAT IS GOOD FOR CHINA SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AMERICA
It was very refreshing to hear directly from De Pa last Friday as he addressed the media on the outcome of his recent visit to China. The news conference answered a few questions but as is always the case, a lot more questions are crying for answers. Someday we shall evaluate the impact of this renewed Chinese push into Sierra Leone. For now we congratulate De Pa for meeting the media and for promising to do so every month.
CHIEF SIDIKIE MAKES U-TURN ON ROAD TO MIATTA HALL
There's no doubt that the more Chief Sidikie is marginalised by De Pa, the more the Chief gains public sympathy and begins to win more and more friends. So a man who only a year or two ago was all over the papers associated with allegations of one scandal or the other, is beginning to look like a man being bullied and persecuted by his boss. And it's natural that Sierra Leoneans, like their Colonial Masters, always sympathise with underdogs and the victimised.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
