Whole citizens are engaged, active, and objective when it comes to governance and participation in nation-building, regardless of their individual, social, political, or tribal affiliations. Citizens’ apathy or their lack of interest in governance presents a real challenge to our developmental aspirations. I am confident that by empowering a responsible, whole citizenry, we can nurture pathways and provide opportunities for citizens to discharge their civic rights and responsibilities confidently and productively.

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What should the government of Sierra Leone (state, local and municipal level) be doing to keep the Coronavirus from reaching and spreading in Sierra Leone? Less than 72 hours ago, the President of Sierra Leone empathized and warned all Sierra Leoneans, saying, “It is no longer a question of whether the Coronavirus will come to Sierra Leone, it is a question of when”? In his nationwide broadcast speech, President Bio further urged all Sierra Leoneans to respect the protocol, including social distancing and personal hygiene.

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The queues are long
and their hopes are high
with the nation’s economy on its knees to foreign agencies
and unemployment of its population sky high
we should all be wary; we should all be alert.

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