APPENDIX A
LIST OF PEOPLE CONSULTED
(FEBRUARY 2003 AND SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2004)
MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Administration & Support Services (HQ)
Mr. S. Brima – Minister of Local Government and Community Development
Mr. R.S. Freeman – Permanent Secretary
Mr. P. M. Sandi – Deputy Secretary
Mr. A. Samura – Senior Assistant Secretary
Accounts Section
Mr. K. W. Y. Saakomboh – Accountant
Mrs. W. M. Bangura – Sub-Accountant
Directorate of Local Government
Mr. A. J. P. Lebbie – Ag. Director of Local Government
Mr. D. M. Kamara – Ag. Deputy Director of Local Government
Mr. J. E. L. Kpanga – Local Government Inspector
Mr. M. A. Lansana – Local Government Inspector
Mr. F. K. Tarawalie – District Officer, Kambia
Directorate of Community Development
Mr. P. S. Bockarie – Director of Rural Development
Mr. S. Fatoma – Rural Development Officer
Mr. A. T. A. Rhodes – Rural Development Assistant-II
Ms. A. L. Kandeh – Rural Development Assistant-I
Ms. M. A. Kamara – Rural Development Officer
Mr. S. A. M. Gibril – Rural Development Assistant-I
DECSEC
Mr. E. Gaima – Coordinator
Mr.F. Davis – Legal Adviser
Mr. E. Mugabi – DFID, Consultant
Southern Province
Dr. S. U. M. Jah – Resident Minister, Southern Province
Mr. S. E. Magona – Provincial Secretary, Southern Province
Bo District
Mr. M. Koroma – Senior Assistant Secretary/Ag. Senior District Officer
Mr. J. E. Bangali – Assistant Secretary/Assistant District Office
Mr. M. Lansana – Finance Clerk, Bo District Office
Pujehun District
Mr. A. B. S. Kanneh – District Officer
Mr. M. B. Musa – Assistant District Officer
Eastern Province
Mr. K. M. Kpakiwa – Provincial Secretary Eastern Province
Kailahun District
Mr. S. S. Koroma – District Officer
Kenema District
Mr. L. M. Caulker – Senior District Officer
Mr. M. G. Kamara – Assistant District Officer-I
Mr. A. A. Sam – Assistant District Officer-II
Regional and District Police Officers
Mr. P.E.B. Wellington – L.U.C. ‘l’ Division Kenema
Mr. A.B. Kandeh – L.U.C. ‘G’ Division Koinadugu
Mr. A.E.P. Kaikai – Regional Commissioner of Police, Southern Province
Southern Province, Bo District
Mr. S.E. Magona – Provincial Secretary
Mr. E.H. Vandi – Deputy Secretary Provincial Secretary Office
Doctor Jah – Resident Minister
Mr. L.M Caulker – Chief Administrator Bo town Council
Mr. M. Koroma – Chief Administrator
Mr. A. Mansary –Deputy Chief Administrator
Mr. A. H. Coker – Treasurer
Mr. D. J. Kobby – Counsellor Chairman
Mr. B. K. Mannah – Deputy Chairman
Mr. R. B. Katta - Counsellor
Eastern Province, Kenema District
Mr. S.P. Kamara – Chief Administrator Kenema District Council
Mr. S.B. Musa – Counsellor
Mr. A.M. Moriba – Treasurer Kenema District Council
Mr. L.B. Koroma – Provincial Secretary Eastern Province
Mr. A.B.S. Kenneh – Deputy Secretary Ι Provincial Secretary
Northern Province
Koinadugu District
Mr. D F. Turay - Counsellor
Mr. E. L. Marah - Counsellor
Mr. M W. Jalloh - Counsellor
Mr. M M. Kamara - Counsellor
Mr. A. J. Nieni - Counsellor
Mr. M. K. Turay - Counsellor
Mr. M. J. Kamara - Counsellor
Mr. A. G. H. Jalloh - Counsellor
Mr. D. M. Kondeh - Counsellor
Mr. A. S. Kondeh - Counsellor
Mr. Y. S. Mansaray - Counsellor
Paramount Chief B. B. Marah 111 - Ex-Officio member
Mr. A. P. Kamara - Counsellor
Mr. A. P. Sesay - Counsellor
Mr. S. Mansaray - Counsellor
Mr. N. M. Kamara - Counsellor
Mr. S. K. Marah - Counsellor
Mr. I. S Tuuray - Counsellor
Mr. S. M. Kargbo - Treasurer KDC
Mr. I. S. Sesay - Observer
Mr. L. K. Conteh - ASP (SLP)
Mr. M. Mansaray - Observer SLRA
Mr. M. Turay - Observer CHRA
Mr. R. K. M. Bindi - Chief Administrator
Bombali District
Mr. G. A. Penyikie – District Officer, Magburaka
Mr. A. B. Mansaray - Counsellor
Mr. H. M. Bah - Chief Administrator District Council
Mr. E. D. Sesay - Chairman District Council
Mr M. S. Koroma - Deputy Secretary Provincial Secretary’s Office
Tonkolili District
Mr. A.R. Dumbuya - Chief Administrator Tonkolili District Council
Mr. A. P. Lakoh - Counsellor
Mr. M. M. Kargbo - Counsellor
Mr. D. D. Thullah - Counsellor
Mr. A. S. F. Sankoh - Counsellor
Mr. S. S. Lamin - Counsellor
Mr. A. A. R. Koroma - Counsellor
Mr. U. A. Koroma - Counsellor
Mr. J. S. Tholley - Counsellor
Mr. O. K. Jalloh - Counsellor
Ms. A. Conteh - Counsellor
Mr. S. B. Kamara - Counsellor
Mr. J. S. B Turay - Counsellor
Mr. A. Allieu - Counsellor
Mr. A. K. Kamara - Counsellor
Port Loko District
Mr. M. S. Koroma – Senior District Officer, Port Loko
DISTRICT, TOWN & RURAL AREA COUNCILS CONTACTED BEFORE
THE 2004 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT WAS PASSED.
City Council of Freetown
Mr. H. N. Fergusson – Chairman, Committee of Management
Mr. Y. M. Kallon – Ag. Town Clerk
Mountain Rural District Council
Mr. E. G. Caesar – Chairman
Rural Area Council
Mr. S. Leigh – Chairman
Rev. S. B. Hanciles – Councillor
Bo District Council
Mr. D. G. Ngaiteh Aruna – Chairman, District Council Management Committee
Bo Town Council
Mrs. I. V. Aruna – Town Clerk
Mr. F. J. N. Foray – Deputy Town Clerk
Bombali District Council
Mr. H. A. Palmer – Chairman, District Council
Tonkolili District Council
Mr. I. M. Kamara – Chairman, District Council
STAKEHOLDERS EXTERNAL TO THE MINISTRY
Ms. S. Fletcher – Senior Governance Advisor, UNDP
Ms. E. Morley – DFID Social Development Officer, Freetown
Mr. C. Adusei – Attorney General’s Office – Task Force on Local Govt. Legislation
Mr. M. Katta – Accountant General
Mr. D. Murphy – Consultant, Social Development Department. World Bank
Mr. I. Shapiro – Social Development Adviser, West Africa Department
Mr. Pessima – Establishment Secretary
Mr. Syl Baun – Provincial Deputy Auditor General
Paramount Chief A. L. Foray-I, Gbo Chiefdom, Bo District
Dr. J. N. Lappia – Coordinator, Local Government & Decentralization Project
Mr. N. Devas – DFID Consultant on Local Government Reform & Decentralization,
University of Birmingham
Mr. A. Nickson - DFID Consultant on Local Government Reform & Decentralization,
University of Birmingham
Ms. F. Fortune – Country Director, Search for Common Ground
Mr. Seth Anipa – Budget Adviser, MOF