OMBUDSMAN PAYS COURTESY CALL ON THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND HIS MANAGEMENT TEAM

The Ombudsman Tejan Ahmed Israel Jah Esq. has paid a courtesy call on the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and his Management Team at their Offices at Wilkinson Road.

Explaining his mandate and functions, the Ombudsman states that his Office was established by the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone, Act No.6 of 1991 and the Ombudsman Act No.2 of 1997. He noted that the issues of injustices and Maladministration should be a thing of the past if His Excellency the President's, manifesto promise of revamping the Civil and Public Service architecture is to be realized. He noted that the reason for the courtesy call was to build a cordial working relationship between his office and the various MDAs.

Thanking the Ombudsman and Team for the visit, the Minister Dr. Jiwoh Abdulai stated that the Ombudsman has a huge and important task ahead to rid the Civil and Public Service of injustices and Maladministration. He notes that the workers should feel welcomed in their own Institutions to ensure that service delivery is effective. He maintained that it is important for people to know where to seek redress when they suffer from injustices in their workplaces.

He pledged his Ministry’s support to the Office of the Ombudsman.

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