By Hassan Gbassay Koroma
President Julius Maada Bio has promised that collectively together with his Sierra Leone Peoples Get together (SLPP), they are going to work tirelessly to make sure that by the tip of the following 5 years, no household will go to mattress hungry and in addition make sure that each youngster has entry to high quality schooling.
He made the promise in Kenema, japanese Sierra Leone throughout the launch of the SLPP elections manifesto titled ‘New Course: Consolidating Features and Accelerating Transformation.”
“The plans we have now laid out for the following 5 years, promised to deal with probably the most urgent challenges within the nation. The SLPP and its supporters won’t relaxation till they ensure that no household goes to mattress hungry. We won’t relaxation till we ensure that each youngster has entry to free high quality schooling. We won’t relaxation till each youth looking for job get significant employment. I promise to work till meals safety is achieved within the nation and we’ll guarantee there may be sanitation and protected ingesting water in each a part of the nation,” he promised.
In keeping with President Bio, the 5 pillars of the 2023 manifesto consists of feed salone which is an initiative to spice up agricultural productiveness to make sure meals safety, inclusive financial development depends on expert and educated human capital, a presidential initiative to create 500,000 jobs for the youth in 5 years, effectivity and professionalism and pathways for sustained financial development.
He mentioned 5 years in the past in Port Loko he launched his New Course manifesto which enhanced the belief of the folks that elected him into the workplace of the presidency, noting that the brand new path agenda journey they launched into 5 years in the past has been a exceptional journey of transformation in each facet of the lives of the residents.
President Bio mentioned they’ve touched the lives of thousands and thousands of residents from the younger to the outdated, Muslims, Christians, women and men, starting within the south, east, north and western a part of the nation.
He mentioned their developmental programmes should not decided by age, faith, area ethnicity or political affiliation, and that’s as a result of they imagine within the phrases of ‘one nation one individuals.’
He mentioned when he took workplace in 2018, the nation was going through many challenges and the economic system was in shamble, corruption was in all places and the individuals had little belief in authorities and the nation’s infrastructure was crumbling and the human capital area was sluggish.
“Once I took oath of workplace in 2018, I promised all sierra Leoneans that I’ll work tirelessly to result in truthful change and sustainable transformation within the nation which my authorities has ship on that promise,” he mentioned.
He mentioned they took up the massive challenges and succeeds in addressing them below a really difficult state of affairs, and that they handled human capital improvement as a catalyst of sustainable improvement and social progress therefore the free high quality schooling as a flagship program.
He mentioned his authorities improvement initiatives are tangible and their outcomes are laudable and nearly each indicator in schooling type entry.
He mentioned literacy and numeracy charge gender parity and transition charge is healthier immediately than 5 years in the past and it provides him nice pleasure and hope that kids within the nation can afford the chance for a match for goal schooling, to permit them to develop to realize their full potentials and change into productive residents.
He mentioned Sierra Leone has improved and carried out higher in well being indicators than most regional international locations up to now 5 years, with a 60% discount in maternal mortality charge and few girls now die whereas giving delivery and extra kids develop and see their fifth birthdays than in 5 years in the past.
He mentioned as a result of he appreciated and recognised the essential position of the ladies within the society, he has been deliberate in selling the rights of girls and ladies and his authorities has been attempting to make sure that girls have the identical alternatives as males in each facet of life, as he continues to empower them by the Gender Empowerment Act that was enacted just lately.
He additional famous that the Palms-Off Our Ladies Initiative by the First Girl has saved ladies in colleges longer and guarded them from early being pregnant and marriage.
He mentioned by the Monafa Fund, they’ve supported hundreds of girls and confirmed sturdy religion in small, micro and medium enterprises that are the bedrock of the nation’s economic system.
He mentioned they’ve reached many weak individuals in disadvantaged communities by their social safety packages, noting that within the final 5 years his authorities has given a facelift to the nation’s infrastructure together with the development of the Lungi Worldwide Airport which is the primary worldwide of the nation since independence and so they have constructed bridges, roads and extra.
He mentioned his authorities has been probably the most aggressive in tackling corruption within the nation and their effort has been seen and rewarded by a number of respected worldwide establishments the world over, together with Millennium Problem Cooperation and Transparency Worldwide rating his authorities amongst probably the most corrupt free within the area.
He mentioned his authorities had eliminated the loss of life penalty from the legislation books and given the press extra freedom, and for 55 years the place different governments promised and did not repeal the seditious libel legislation he did it.
He mentioned the toughest problem within the nation is the rising price of dwelling ensuing from the a number of international shocks that began from the COVID-19 pandemic in lower than two years of his authorities and that they’ve labored very laborious to make sure to save lots of the individuals from the impact by making certain that important commodities are made out there within the nation.
He mentioned they’ve closely invested in boosting native manufacturing for individuals to feed their households.
He mentioned to maintain livelihood they’ve elevated the salaries of academics, lecturers, nurses, police and the navy and so they have constantly paid salaries on time and that they’ve elevated the minimal wage and in addition elevated pension for retirees and created jobs within the public sector and offered the enabling setting for job creation within the non-public sector.
He mentioned the 2023 manifesto is to proceed the work they’ve began 5 years in the past, noting that the manifesto provides full account of the stewardship within the final 5 years and in addition outlines their plans for the following 5 years and represents a brand new social contract between the SLPP and the individuals of Sierra Leone.
