State House & State Lodge Expenses -Le377,170 B
Expenses Office of The President-Le 404.787 B
Special Warrant Office of President-Le 50,918 B
As the President of neighbouring Liberia Joseph Boakai took a 40% pay cut, President Julius Maada Bio is seen spending money for fun.
Liberian President cuts down his salary in solidarity with the Liberian Populace while his Sierra Leonean Counterpart keeps spending money just like that.
Sierra Leoneans don’t exactly know what their President is earning but publication of expenses by the Office of the President in the Annual Financial Statement of the government of Sierra Leone has seen several expenses of President Bio in three different names for the past five years.
Under the name “State House and State Lodge Expenses”, 11.185 Billion was spent 2019, 5.035 Billion in 2020, 125.278 Billion in 2021 and 236,671 Billion in 2022 which bring it to a total of 377, 170 Billion for four years
Under “Expenses Office of President” 52, 846 Billion was dished in 2019, 63,241Billion in 2020, 56,028 Billion in 2021 and 232, 672 Billion in 2022 which brings it to a total 404,787 Billion Leones
Under the rubric “Special Warrant” to Office of President, in 2019 Office of President Bio received 331 Million, in 2020, 2,156 Billion, 2021, 14, 739 Billion and for 2022, 23, 672 Billion was dished to the President amounting to 50,918 Billion.
The concern is why is so much money being disbursed to the President of Sierra Leone and for what purpose while majority of the people are leaving in penury.
