LADY GAGA SCHOOLED!!!

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From all indications, the recent letter signed by both the Director General of Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) and the Chairman of the Public Service Commission has exposed the inexperience and lack of managerial skills exhibited  by President Koroma’s  Gender Minister over issues of alleged misconduct and corruption  in the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children Affairs. 

The letter, titled, “RE: RECOMMENDATION FOR THE IMMEDIATE  SUSPENSION OF FOUR OFFICERS OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE, GENDER AND CHILDREN AFFAIR,” which was a response to Social Welfare Minister’s earlier letter,  revealed that the action of Minister Sylvia Blyden to order the police to arrest civil servant was procedurally wrong.
The Letter which was also copied to His Excellency the President for his high attention, referred the Minister to Rule 11.8 which talked about  Procedure to Prove Misconduct  and Rule 11.11 of the Civil Service Code, Regulation and Rules  which talked about preliminary investigation of Suspected Misconduct  clearly depicts that if there is any case of criminal misconduct, the  Head of Ministry or Department  shall refer the matter to the Director General  who shall referred the case to Attorney General For Prosecution.
Sylvia Blyden, who most of the Civil Servants at the Ministry of Social Welfare refer to as Lady Gaga clearly violated both Rule 11.8 and Rule 11.11 of the Civil Service Code, Regulations and Rules by ordering the Criminal Investigation Department of the Sierra Leone Police to arrest four civil servants.
   
The Heads of the Civil Service also drew the attention of Sylvia to Rule 11.21 which talked about  inquiry into the acts of misconduct by the Commission and which states explicitly about the procedures for the Conduct of Administrative Inquiry by the Public Service Commission.
Having schooled Minister Sylvia Blyden, they conclude, “ In view of the foregoing, coupled with the fact at your request, the four senior professional staff of your Ministry mentioned in your memorandum under reference are currently under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Sierra Leone Police, we do not consider it prudent to mount a parallel inquiry into the conduct of these officers whilst a criminal investigation is being conducted by the Police on the same matter.”

Both the head of the HRMO and the head of the Public Service Commission advised Minister Blyden  that the matter be left in the hands of the Police until they conclude their investigation and established a prima facie case by the conduct of the officers, adding that if and when the police established a case of  criminal conspiracy to defraud the state against the officers under investigation the matter will be referred to the Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice or the Anti Corruption Commission. Sylvia Blyden last  Friday told AWARENESS TIMES that she will not be diverted as she has reported the Civil Servants for Criminal Conspiracy to Defraud the State to the Sierra Leone Police.

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