The wise bird has been following the activities of government, Civil Society Organizations (CSO), National Revenue Authority (NRA), International Monetary Funds (IMF), Action Aid and the Ministry of Finance under President Julius Maada Bio.
The wise bird has noticed for a very long time that, the government of Sierra Leone is not working in the interest of the people they claim to be governing.
The wise bird is very much surprised to see the President of Sierra Leone flying more than Bra Parrot that has wings.
Some Civil Society Organizations (CSO) knew about that, but because they are operatives of the system, they kept sealed lips. Some are calling for a centralized Travel Management system, digital tax system to be strengthened by NRA and other agencies.
The wise bird was reliably informed that, National Revenue Authority NRA collected a total of NLe1.1bn which is 75% of domestic revenue of the initial target in all the revenue streams.
Bra Parrot also noticed that, in 2020 about 20 largest administrative budget heads accounted for 78.3% of expenditure also several offices are being created by the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) government.
What beats the imagination of the brave bird is that, the Finance Act. Of 2024 that was taken to Parliament on the 10th November 2023 which has proposed a 5% increment on imported rice; 20% on cement, 10% on Iron rods, is a cause for concern for the people of Sierra Leone.
From all indication, the wise bird will say without hesitation that, the government of President Bio did not come to help the people, but to continue to put them in abject poverty.
Bra Parrot is of the view that, any government that, cannot handle the welfare of its people need not exist. Say what you may the welfare of the people of any country is the paramount concern of any serious government.
This is more the reason government should cut-down on its traveling expenses, stop creating new offices and other appointments at the detriment of the economy, if this government continues like this; it will never see the light at the end of the day, meaning more suffering for people waits them.
The question the wise bird is asking is how many percent (%) increase in fuel pump price are the people expecting in the next few months, weeks or days?