Bo immigration moves from 'Death Trap' office

Staff members at the Immigration Department in the country's second city of Bo south of Sierra Leone have vacated their dillapidated office and relocated to the Permanent Secretary's building.
Their relocation came about as a result of series of publications by SALONE TIMES on the state of the building they occupied which was described as a death trap, to say the least, unbefitting such a reputable institution.
Speaking to the Public Relations Manager of that Department Michael M. Bassie but for the timely intervention of the Internal Affairs Minister Musa Tarawallie who was resident Minister South they would have still been in that deadly building.
“The new office is fully equipped with constant electricity,” he said.
Despite the billions of Leones generated Immigration Department is denied access to utilize it to transform their Department to a modern one and they have to rent a few of their departments .
“We are generating the money but all what we are generating is collected by the National Revenue Authority (NRA) and this goes to the government consolidated fund,” Mr. Bassie said.
He went on to say that they are working hard for the Department to be autonomous. He said only autonomy will empower them to transform the department to a modern one and of international standard.
“With the Autonomy, we will be working under specified terms and conditions from the central government which will give us conditions and time to address and improve the Department and the welfare of our staff,”
The Public Relations Manager of that Department Michael M. Bassie went on to say that the department is moving forwards despite its constraints. “We are moving in the right direction and we are living up to our vision. Our main focus now is a new headquarters and our autonomy,” He went on.