At a presentation ceremony of the reconstituted African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) National Governing Council at State House, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has stated that Sierra Leone has in a way succeeded in its APRM commitments.
The APRM is a good governance monitoring instrument described as an 'African solution to Africa's problems', which committed African leaders to promoting and holding one another accountable for the quality of governance in their respective countries, through a process of peer review and experience-sharing.
Addressing the reconstituted council, President Koroma said the comments following the submission of the first and second reports of the country's review were laudable particularly so when Sierra Leone decided to take a review of its governance process at an unusual period prior to the 2012 national elections. This, he said, was a demonstration of the government's commitment to openness and transparency even as the country is gearing towards the presentation of its 3rd and 4th reports. He urged the APRM to sustain the momentum, ensure transparency and inclusiveness and to ensure the populace is fully knowledgeable about the process.
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