By Kemo Cham
APA-Freetown (Sierra Leone) The Board of Trustees of the Sierra
Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) has suspended its Director General and
four other senior officials following strike actions this week which brought
work to a standstill.
The struggling
national broadcaster was paralised on Monday when junior and intermediate staff
decided to stay away from work, citing poor working condition. For the whole
day the routine programs of the broadcaster were interrupted. The aggrieved
workers accused the management of incompetence, which they say has led to the
poor state of affairs, citing frequent lack of electricity supply to run the
corporation’s radio and tv stations. They say poor organizational management,
poor financial management have led to lack of logistics and equipment which has
prevented them from doing their job.
Director
General Dr Elvis Gbanabom Hallowel, alongside the directors of Finance, Administration,
Human Resources, as well as the Finance Manager, were temporarily set aside to
allow for an investigation into the issues raised by the staff, the board said
in a statement on Wednesday. It added that it would set up a seven-man
committee to manage the affairs of the broadcaster until it concludes its
investigation.
The
statement gives no timeline or detail of the composition of the interim
body. The strike has been suspended.
KC/APA
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