The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor A. Bah, has described 2025 as a big year for the Ministry.
He was speaking during a two-day retreat held by the Ministry at the Country Lodge Hotel in Freetown on the 23rd and 24th, January 2025.
“This year is a very important year for us. We have the Census, Constitutional Review and a possible referendum. All of these are going to need serious communication work,” Minister Bah said.
He praised all staff of the Ministry for their dedication and hard work last year, underlining that the Ministry is presently regarded as the best because of the contributions of all staff members.
Deputy Information Minister, Abdel Aziz Bawoh, urged all staff to rise to future challenges.
“I am very pleased that in the midst of all these resource challenges we still managed to do so well. We should all rise to the challenges, those challenges which will bring the best out of us. I am proud of everything we have achieved together and I pray we continue to deliver on the President’s agenda,” the Deputy Minister said.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Civic Education, Andrew Sannie Kamara, expressed excitement about what the Ministry has accomplished and said he was hopeful for a bright future.
“Planning is the bedrock of success, the reward for good work is more work and this year we have to do more. I am happy that we are here to plan for the year,” PS Kamara said.
Minister Chernor Bah said the Ministry will follow President Bio’s bold action plans. “We will make a big statement regarding policy transformation in the Ministry.”
Looking forward to 2025, he said the Ministry will traverse the length and breadth of the country, reaching out to rural areas with government information and presence.
“This year we won’t be based in Freetown. Every month we will be in the provinces. We will host Civic Days that will comprise press conference, radio discussion, community engagement, edutainment, among others, in every district. We are taking this entire infrastructure on the road,” he said.
Minister Bah added that there are also big plans for the roll-out of the Civic Education Strategy. In spite of all what the Ministry achieved last year, Minister Bah said its work will just be accelerated.
“The good news is that we achieved a lot last year. The bad news is that the reward for good work is more work. So if you think because we achieved so much last year therefore we should relax a bit this year, I am afraid you are in the wrong place. This year we are going to blow people away with how much we will do,” Minister Bah stated.
