By KEMO CHAMMore by this AuthorSIERRA LEONE,New Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has sacked all political appointees in the country’s diplomatic missions abroad. President Bio, who has embarked on various measures to reduce government expenditure, also put a freeze on hiring of new employees and purchase of vehicles. “During my swearing-in on April 4, 2018 as president of the Republic, I said that my election and my new administration is the dawn of a new era to change and transform Sierra Leone. As a nation, we must resolve to use this opportunity to change and transform our beloved Sierra Leone,” he stated. For the first time, Sierra Leone has an opposition-dominated parliament, but APC does not have an absolute majority.

Source: Daily Nation April 29, 2018 14:48 UTC