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CHIEF SIDIKIE IN KONOLAND: BUT ISN'T HE TOO LATE?

So chief Sidikie has finally broken out of his cocoon overlooking IMATT in the mountain area of Freetown to visit Konoland. Well, our dear chief come from that district that has attracted so much political attention since he became the principal adviser to De Pa.

THE EBOLA WAR: THE NEXT STEPS

Well, well, well, look what we have – an official government report on the use of huge amounts of money in the fight against the deadly Ebola disease that has claimed the lives of thousands of our compatriots. In this situation, the last thing anybody wants is to open big arguments about possible corruption in the management of those funds. But the nation has been alerted to a coming washing of dirty linens on the streets. State House says those found to have cooked the books will pay for their iniquity. Good talk.

POLICE WAITING ROOM NEEDS URGENT ATTENTION PLEASE

SALONE MINISTERS: EVERYTHING COMES "IN THE WISDOM" OF DE PA

One thing De Pa will be remembered for once he leaves office in 2017 is the fact that all his ministers had no ideas of their own. For them, everything is De Pa's vision, initiative, agenda, foresight or endeavour. This is an interesting country. All our ministers are so scared of being sacked that they spend all their time worshipping De Pa.

THE HIGH COMMISSIONER AND RIGHT-HAND DRIVE VEHICLES

Politicians have always accused the media of quoting them out of context, being sensational, accentuating the negative and all that. Here is a classic case of a politician abandoning his own public position on a matter as simple as banning right-hand drive vehicles from the streets of Sierra Leone. We all saw the TV programme in which the High Commissioner made his views known to the country. His views were widely reported in the local press.

GREEN MOVEMENT VIOLENCE BEGINS IN THE EAST 

The combat headquarters of the Green Movement has been moved to the east of the country. In the week when they 'quietly' turned the sod for the construction of their party office, partisans put on their boxing gloves and attacked each other in the most disgraceful of fashion. It seems now that every little disagreement in that movement ends in a fight.

THE CLUELESS OPPOSITION AND THE IGR REPORT

Look at the way the main opposition party, the SLPP, has been playing around with the IGR report on the coming census. In fact, it's their attitude to the report that has created some good drama for us apart from that disastrous radio appearance by a guy from Statistics Sierra Leone. He was totally unable to land any significant punch on the IGR document. IGR is a credible institution that should be a pride to Sierra Leone. Well done!