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Reports reaching SALONE TIMES indicate that President Ernest B. Koroma will not later than next month reveal the name of his running -mate. The issue of the President's running mate came into the spotlight after a fracas in Kono when it was alleged that Daina Konomaini invited the Minister of Internal Affairs Musa Tarawallie in order to introduce him to the people of Kono as the next Vice President. Then came the time the Vice President Samuel Sam Sumana was allegedly involved in an illegal timber issues. Now that the rumours are rife it is strongly believed that the president will decide whom he will choose as his running-mate. Many names have surfaced to take up the position. Amongst them are the Information and Communication Minister Ibrahim Ben Kargbo, Honorable Chenor Bah, Foreign Affairs J.B Dauda, Kadi Johnson Cole, Diana Konomani and the controversial Minister of Internal Affairs Musa Tarawallie. SALONE TIMES learnt that while some Kono people want the present

People, the world over are waiting in anticipation for the Christmas holidays which bring fun to families; but not so with the devoted staff members of the Freetown City Council who are in doubt over the payment of their salaries. It is over four months now that salaries of staff of the council have not been paid, a staff disclosed to SALONE TIMES. The devoted FCC staff went on to say that all the departments are in full operation working very hard and there is no need for their salaries to be delayed. "The departments are in full operation but there is no logistics," they say. The workers are calling on the central government to intervene pleading that they should not be punished for the sins of the Mayor. He went on to say they also have their families to take care of and asked how they without can being paid salaries for the past four months" lamented one of the staff member. Most of the staff members SALONE TIMES spoke to were almost in tears. "We did not