​“NaCCED is addressing the elements of ignorance because We need to have a sense of responsibility as Sierra Leoneans” – N/E Region Coordinator Reveals

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson 

Mr. Ibrahim Jalloh, the North East Region Coordinator of the newly transformed National Commission for Civic Education and Development – (NaCCED) has revealed that the commission's primary aim at the moment is “to partner to address the elements of ignorance in the country because we need to have a sense of responsibility as Sierra Leoneans.”

He says the Commission is using multiple approaches to addressing the underlying problem, ranging from entering into partnerships for the reintroduction of Civics as a general subject to be taught at schools, investing in human capital development through capacity trainings for specifically Teachers across all levels as well as other key players in the education sector at community, chiefdom, district, regional and national level plus embarking on continued  sensitization.

"You know Sierra Leone was glorified as the Anthems of West Africa but that glory today has been reduced to a bag of memory based on the sad occurrences fueled by ignorance, the ways we have carried ourselves over the years as a people. This is why we’re staying vigilant to monitor and guide the process of reintroducing Civics as a school subject while extending the partnership umbrella to all and sundry by way of rekindling the lost glory of our moral values."

He also said from his observation as an experienced civil servant, “we’ve since got it wrong at some point as a nation when we neglected human capital development,  a very key aspect that needed attention should every nation  wants to develop, credits to the present government that are making human capital development, and as a commission we see everybody, the parents, the community, the school authorities, their management boards as vital in our efforts to reconnect to our glorious past.

With the current speed of happenings, there are open signs of ignorance that has led mainly youth to becoming the most vulnerable group being brainwashed, used and dumped for mere wages, and this why we are still where we are a country but NaCCED has been doing a lot since it inception in 2018 and we will stay committed to rekindle our sense of national identity that will help us to be more cohesive people, collectively addressing the elements of ignorance in our nation which has led to a lot of happenings because of ignorance.”

He recalled that “on August 10, the nation saw a group of young boys crushing the head of a serving police officer , that is “Ignorance” although that ignorance now is transmitted to a criminal activity, it has a criminal liability and is going to be prosecuted and somebody is going to be punished. So we want to arrest those elements of ignorance that will potentially lead especially young people into community erroneous crimes, we are tired of this we need to comeback as people  because we are one people and one country, we should move on and to do so all us should come together on the wheel of  development,” he urged.