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Vice President Wants More Facilities for Soldiers

The Independent (Freetown)
NEWS
January 18, 2005
Posted to the web January 18, 2005

By Abu Whyte Fofana

As the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces is undergoing transformation in
post-war era, the Vice President Solomon Berewa says more accommodation
facilities would be provided for soldiers.
It has been observed that the lack of accommodation leading to soldiers
dwelling in different parts of the country posed a security threat and
contributed to the nightmarish scenario that characterized Sierra Leone for
eleven years.
Speaking at the 10th Development Partnership Committee meeting (DEPAC) at the
Country Lodge in the west of Freetown on January 13, he outlined government's
resolve in the crusade against poverty that has encumbered the progress of
post-war Sierra Leone. He stressed that provision for soldiers should be part
of the poverty alleviation drive. DEPAC is a meeting of stakeholders with the
Development Assistance Coordinating Office, DACO, which is the agency handling
the poverty alleviation in the country.
Berewa also said there was need for magistrates in all the districts in the
country, adding that training should be provided for the youth
"Also, a disaster management project to detect as well as prevent future crisis
has been established at the Office of National security", he revealed.
Poverty alleviation has become government's major preoccupation in post-war
era.

   

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