It is indeed a moment of great joy and celebration to me particularly and the Public Education and External Outreach Department on the very BOLD and GIGANTIC decision to get wedded and receive the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony.
This comes with a lot of commitment and expectation. A lot has been said on this. So it warrants no additional elaboration.
Sir, this decision assuredly is another mark of acceptance of huge responsibility, probably, compared to the herculean task of leading the charge to control corruption in Sierra Leone, to which you have conspicuously carved a niche and distinguished yourself excellently. Save for skeptics, cynics and pessimists, but so far the records regarding the fight against corruption in Sierra Leone have changed for the better. They have improved significantly, agreeing though that corruption is yet to be eradicated in Sierra Leone.
Nonetheless, TODAY we confidently speak of Sierra Leone’s Remarkable signing of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) multi-million dollar Grant, where the Control of Corruption is mandatory and pivotal, in the midst of other indicators. Additionally, Sierra Leone is now the hub for other anti-graft agencies in Africa to visit, conduct study tours and do benchmarking - the Cameroonians, Ugandans, Liberians, Guineans, the Gambians, to name but a few.
Undoubtedly, Your leadership accounts for these monumental gains and achievements.
Permit me to add the Hundreds of accolades and laurels bagged by the Commission and also by you Personally, as you lead the anti-graft crusade. The positions you have held internationally as a result of the strides made in the fight are also quite Distinguished.
Firstly, you are the International Anti-Corruption Champion awarded by the United States Government. Secondly, you were overwhelmingly Elected Member of the African Union Board on Corruption. Thirdly, you had landslide victory to be elected the West African Regional Representative of the Association of African Anti-Corruption Authorities and many more-all speaking and pointing to your overly determination and drive to see that Sierra Leone leads and gets the best.
As you take up this responsibility, I wholeheartedly and unreservedly congratulate you and the wife, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sonia Ben Kaifala with further supplications to God that you will accept a much bigger responsibility that God has ordained you for.
Continue to be at peace with all in service and love.
We are in this Together. Together as One. We are better Together, Stronger Together and Together we will build a better and glamorous future for Sierra Leone.
Once again, hearty congratulations and best wishes and prayers of a peaceful and tranquil Marital Life.
©️ Patrick Sandi, Director, PEOD.
