Sierra Leone: Lands Minister unveils & addresses Complaints Committee

_MLHCP, PR007, Tuesday, March 9, 2021:-_ The Minister of Lands, Housing and Country Planning, Dr. Turad Senesie has officially unveiled and met with members of a Lands Complaints Committee.

At an orientation ceremony in the Conference Room of the Ministry on Tuesday March 9 2021, the Committee members were congratulated and appreciated for taking up the responsibility to look into land disputes that occurred between April 2018 and January 2021 as mandated by the Ministry.

“The New Direction Government is grateful to you all for accepting to serve the nation in this capacity,” the Minister noted, while reminding the committee members that the entire nation is looking forward to the outcome of the process aimed at enhancing peace and justice in the land sector.

Minister Senesie urged the Committee to do an independent, impartial and professional job in the interest of the country and its citizens.

While he addressed members of the Committee he emphasized that appointees into the Committee are expected to display high degree of integrity and urged them to speedily look into the complaints and submit findings and recommendations to the Government of Sierra Leone for prompt action.

Committee Chairman Alhaji Murtada Sesay assured the Minister that they will live up to the trust and responsibility bestowed on them.

The Committee has already started receiving complaints from the general public at its Bank Complex Secretariat in Kingtom and via Email.

Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Lands Housing and Country Planning

12/03/2021. ISSUE NO: 8019