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Bombali District Council IEC Raises Eyebrows on its Monthly Saturday Cleaning…

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson - (AR-Wilson)

After several Months since the reinstitution of the regular Monthly First Saturday cleaning exercise that is observed nationwide as instituted by the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio, Bombali District Council’s (BDC) Information Education and Communications Officer (IEC) Alusine Bangura has raised eyebrows on the councils successes and challenges faced so far.


Mr. Bangura made this revelation to Northern Times in an exclusive interview few days after the cleaning exercise for the Month of July, he described the just concluded general cleaning exercise in the Bombali District as a very successful one noting that there was huge citizens turnouts and participation in the whole process despite it was raining cats an dog at some point in time. Before now, this has been one amongst the many challenges that has been poised to the council but the inclusion on the monitoring and the entire process of the Republic of Sierra Leone Arm Forces, the Sierra Leone Police, Media Houses, Youth groups, and other stakeholders within the district has been of help in curbing this abnormality from some residents of the District.

As I speak, the Environment and Social Officer (ESO), has confirmed to us at a stakeholders meeting that there are no more illegal dumpsites within and around the Peri-Urbarn areas of the District as it used to be in previous Months, an accomplishment that was gingered up by our Chief Administrator: Mr. Bockarie Bournie with support from Staff of the council Bangura Emphasized.

The Bombali District Council IEC further explained that despite the little delay that occurred at the NP fuel station in the early hours of the cleaning exercise, which was as a result of the shift of the our sister council MCC from its previous suppliers to ours on that very day, the stakeholders through the council leadership were able to maintain a balance that paved way for one hour extension in the process in ensuring that all waste that was piled on that day was duly collected and deposited at the dumpsite.


So in a whole, I want to commend the people of Bombali District and its environs for their cooperation in the cleaning exercise a spirit I wish they could replicate soon in paying their Taxes and Dues to the council, for these home source revenues backed up with government grants and collaboration with partners.





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