Sierra Leone News:Eastern Province gets new resident State Counsel

Politics

The Principal State Counsel-South, Monfred Sesay has formerly introduced the newly resident State Counsel and Acting Customary Law Officer, Mrs. Umu Sumaray to stakeholders in the eastern region. The ceremony took place at the Kenema District Council conference hall and was attended by Paramount Chiefs and other stakeholders from Kono and Kailahun districts. He called on the chiefs and the other stakeholders to take good care of Ms. Sumaray in the course of her tour of duty in the region. Paramount Chief Konobundor of Nimiyama Chiefdom in Kono district welcomed the new State Counsel and assured her of the full cooperation of the people in the region and encouraged her to consult with stakeholders especially the traditional rulers in her dealings with customary issues as a way to consolidate and maintenance peace and stability. In her statement, the new State Counsel thanked her audience for accepting her with open hands, describing them as modern paramount chiefs. She promised to work with all and sundry in a fair and transparent manner in dispensing justice. She called on all to put hands on deck in ensuring success of the President’s agenda to dispense justice and peace for all in the country. She noted that no country will develop without the goodwill of the President. She promised to live up to the expectation of the public. Umu Sumaray maintained that she volunteered to come and serve his people in the eastern region, adding that people come to the east and go but she have come to stay. Speaking to Awoko on why she chose to come to the province, she said it is because she has spent all her life in Freetown and wanted to experience life in the provinces. She pointed out that she was mostly moved by her quest to serve her people and the state. Umu Sumaray is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Sierra Leone with BA, L.L.B, B.L, L.L.M (UK), and she was called to the Bar in 2009. By Saffa B. Moriba Wednesday March 16, 2016

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