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 2026 Census Preparations Advance, Statistics Sierra Leone's Council Chairman Williams pinpoint patriotism, political neutrality...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson 

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The Chairman of Statistics Sierra Leone Council, Mr. Moses Williams, has emphasized the agency’s independence from political influence, urging staff and trainees to uphold neutrality,  professionalism be patriotic in the lead-up to the country’s 2026 national census.
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As part of his ongoing nationwide monitoring visits to cartographic mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) training centers, Chairman Williams on Thursday, September 25, addressed census trainees from Bombali, Falaba, Koinadugu, and Tonkolili districts at the Garden State training hall in Makeni noting that there is no room for politics in the work of Statistics Sierra Leone.
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"Our work is entirely apolitical,” he said. “Statistics Sierra Leone is committed to credible, unbiased data collection, and we cannot allow politics to interfere with the integrity of our mission to deliver for national good.”

Joined by two of the Statistics Sierra Leone Council Members Mr. Sahr James Bangah and Mr. Kalie S. Samura, along with senior Statistics Sierra Leone officials including the  Director of Statistical Systems, Mr. Francis Tommy, the Principal Statistician Mr. Amadu Sheriff and the training facilitators, Chairman Williams encouraged trainees to take the 10-day national training seriously, noting that the cartographic mapping phase is essential to the success of the 2026 Population and Housing Census. 
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In addition, the council chairman stressed that selection for field roles from the ongoing 10-day cartographic mapping training would be strictly merit-based.

"Only those who qualify on the basis of competence will be considered,” he warned. “Attempts to use political connections to influence recruitment will not be entertained.”

Mr. Williams also highlighted Sierra Leone’s ambition to be the first West African nation to conduct a census aligned with the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. 
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He lauded the support of the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in moving the process forward, and called on other international partners to join the wagon in which,  "We are collaboratively working to produce data that is clean, credible, and globally useful, not just for our country, but for international development partners and policymakers around the world,” he said.

The Chairman later visited participants undergoing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) training at Buyas Hotel, where he echoed his message of professionalism and neutrality.
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Trainees across the region welcomed his visit and pledged their commitment to quality and ethical conduct throughout the census preparation process.

Meanwhile, the national population and housing census in Sierra Leone, scheduled for December 2026, is expected to provide critical data to support evidence-based planning, development programs, and international reporting for both the government of Sierra Leone and its partners across the globe.
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