What ‘lies’ did I peddle? I simply asked him how many civilians have been killed in Gaza, and he couldn’t answer.
Your own response is almost as embarrassing.
What a busy week @ the ICAO Facilitation Conference in Qatar. During the sidelines we had successful meetings with the President of the ICAO Council, The SG and the head of the ATB. We were proud to share the news about the Air Sierra Leone London route.@FANDAYTURAY@Cee_Bah
ACC INDICTMENT UPDATE: In a bid to curtail the persistent lack of controls in banks that have led to loss of Billions of Leones to GOVERNMENT, the ACC has INDICTED ABDUL SALIM MANSARAY, ECOBANK (SL) LIMITED, TALLU JALLOH AND MAGNUS VALENTINE COLE ON 147 COUNTS OF CORRUPTION AND RELATED OFFENCES
The charges are against ABDUL SALIM MANSARAY, former Head of Retail Operations at ECOBANK (SL) Limited, ECOBANK (SL) Limited of No. 7 Lightfoot Boston Street, Freetown (the institution is itself indicted as a legal person), TALLU JALLOH, a resident of 18 Alpha Terrace, Calaba Town, Freetown, and MAGNUS SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE of 12 Lewis Street, Kenema, Eastern Region on a total of 147 Counts of corruption offences.
In this UNPRECEDENTED move by ACC, ECOBANK (SL) LIMITED is DIRECTLY/VICARIOUSLY indicted on 142 Counts of corruption offences; 57 Counts of Misappropriation of Public Revenue contrary to Section 36 (1) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 12 of 2008 as amended by the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act No. 9 of 2019, Fifty Seven (57) Counts of Failure to Report a Suspicious Transaction contrary to Section 156 (2), Eighteen (18) Counts of Failure to conduct Due Diligence with Respect to a Customer’s Transaction contrary to Section 92 (2) as read with Section 107 (1) and Section 170 (2), and Ten (10) Counts of Providing Misleading Information contrary to Section 95(2) as read with Section 107 (1) and Section 170 (2) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism and Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act No. 4, 2024.
According to the Particulars of Offence, ABDUL SALIM MANSARAY and ECOBANK (SL) Limited, through the conduct of its former Head of Retail Operations, on diverse dates between March 2022 and October 2023, diverted tax revenues for the National Revenue Authority (NRA) to the Bank Accounts of MAGNUS VINCENT COLE and TALLU JALLOH totaling SEVENTEEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE (NEW) LEONES (LE 17, 453, 863.35). The said taxes were paid in by certain companies, including OXFAM, FG Gold Ltd., Clearing and Suspense, Meya Mining, Casila Educational Company, Atlantic Lumley Hotel, the Hub Hotel, A. Yazbeck Global Services, Wongor Investment and Mining, CICA Motors, N.P. (SL) Limited and CONEX Energy.
The savings accounts of both TALLU JALLOH and MAGNUS SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE were credited with unusually high amounts of funds that qualified as suspicious transactions for which ECOBANK (SL) LIMITED failed to report as suspicious transactions to the Financial Intelligence Agency in accordance with Section 107 (1) and Section 170 (2) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism and Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act No. 4, 2024.
Today, I received the great entertainer and Brand Ambassador for Sierra Leone, @Idriselba, who led a team of investors, including Zoisa North-Bond, CEO, @OctopusEnergy and Tamar Pashtan, Head of ESG & Impact, @Vital_Capital.
The delegation is in #SierraLeone to leverage our nation’s unique investment offerings, including Renewable #Energy and #Agriculture, as well as the ongoing Sherbro Island City (@ThisIsSIC) project - a Special Economic Zone designated to building a world-class Afro-dynamic Eco-city for #WestAfrica.
Idris has continued to lend his voice and support to our Government’s economic development priorities, and we remain committed to working with him towards promoting Sierra Leone as a prime investment destination for discerning investors.
It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I extend my deepest condolences to the people of Namibia, Africa and the family of the late President Hage Geingob.
The passing of President Geingob is not only a loss for #Namibia but also a great loss for the entire African continent.
President Geingob was a visionary leader, an apostle of good governance and Pan-Africanism, who dedicated his life to the service of his country and the advancement of the African people.
His legacy of leadership, integrity, and commitment to the well-being of his citizens will be remembered and cherished.
The Government and people of #SierraLeone stand in solidarity with Namibia in this difficult time of national mourning.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all Namibians as you navigate through this challenging period of grief. We pray that you find solace and comfort in the cherished legacies of the great African Statesman.
May God Grant you Eternal Rest, my dear brother and friend, @hagegeingob.
@NamPresidency
From my desk at Youyi Building, I joined the high level policy panel on “Development in policy making for Global Citizenship Education in the age of climate change and AI” organized by the Ban Ki Moon Center for Global Citizens in Salzburg, Austria. I spoke about the opportunities in deconstructing global citizenship and our vision to reimagine and rethink our past and progressively articulate our values from our culture and a decolonized view of our #SierraLeone history. President Bio’s vision for civic education is a national version of global citizenship education.
🚨 Leandro Trossard limped out of Arsenal training complaining of muscle tightness towards the bottom of the hamstring/back of the knee. He has undergone scans, but the severity of the injury is still unclear. [Mail] #afc
Thank you, @PresidentBio for continuing to invite us to strengthen our democratic state institutions through full participation of all. Thank you for continuing to be gracious to all. Together, #WeWillDeliver
I look forward to the upcoming dialogue, with national and international arbiters, between GoSL and the APC (currently scheduled for Sept 7-9th). Peace is fought for. Governance must involve everyone. I'm happy that the APC leadership itself is looking forward to it. Let's Talk!
Over the wkend, I read the Public Health Act passed in Parliament earlier this year, which repealed the 1960 law. It's truly remarkable & sets our country on a strong footing. We each have a role to play to prevent and respond to our national health issues. Know the law, read it.
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The European Union 🇪🇺 funded the construction of the 100km road with 3 major bridges from Bandajuma 🇸🇱 to the Liberian 🇱🇷 Border, making it safer, smoother and faster to travel. #EUnaSalone supports Salone 🇸🇱infrastructure development for #Globalgateway regional integration and socio-economic benefits for all. #EUstandswithSalone
The woman who deceived the nation with fake blood is the same woman who has an imaginary projection of 66.5% from the same Party which deceived the nation about new data from ECSL......Elections are now over, stop the drama and focus on addressing the challenges in our city.
The @ECsalone will use mobile application to transmit polling data to expedite the processing of results in line with Section7(2) of the PEA 2022 contrary to #disinformation on social media.
The bogus demands and unacceptable deadline by the APC Presidential Candidate are merely characteristic shenanigans by a political party desperately seeking a postponement of the 24/6/2023 multi-tier elections that has the tendency to create a constitutional crisis in our country