Random Musing is a column dedicated to one of our greatest contributors, Raymond dele Awoonor-Gordon, who discusses mainly issues that are relevant to the sociopolitical and economic development of Sierra Leone.
An Orchestra conductor does not face the crowd. President Koroma’s insistence on doing just that, more than leading the country in getting our national priorities right and championing pivotal points [Read more]
I’m aware that most readers are busy recovering from the weekend’s festivities and thinking of the merriment to usher out our annus horribilis – 2015. Either in marking the two [Read more]
Regardless of our political stripes or lack thereof, I still believe we need to ask ourselves some hard questions. One of which is: how many of us truly love Sierra [Read more]
So Ebola has taken a bow. Thank God for that. I must however also thank the dreaded virus for bringing home to us, the sorry state of our nation and [Read more]
To put it rather indelicately, it has become imperative that collectively as a people, we need to pull our fingers out and bring the head, off the navel and out [Read more]
No single individual is a paragon of perfection… Not even President Koroma who seem to be behaving not only like Emperor Nero but is also hiding his head under the [Read more]
It is not for God to help our country, but for us as Sierra Leoneans to resolve to have a new society. One of the worst problems facing the nation [Read more]
I have passed the age of playing peacock for anybody or ideal. So I’m going to simply say that every Sierra Leonean who reads this piece and does not get [Read more]
Circumstances, it is said, are like a mattress, if you are on top, you rest easy; but if you are underneath, you suffocate. The other day, our president was begging [Read more]
The subtleties and entrenched values of limp-wristed political office holders which have morphed into superficial, amoral, yet seemingly desirable offering of today, never ceases to amaze me. It is these [Read more]
………was the day hope died. It was the day that national aspirations for a true and decent society where justice and equity reigns, became less a hope and more a [Read more]
I’m taking a break from my letter to the President, as a result of a few responses and comments on the two I have written. I promise to continue later. [Read more]
For Truth Sake – Let’s Stop The Narrow-Minded Deception Because Our Rottenness is on the Inside. Sir, I did promise to get back to you. Because I have [Read more]
Mr. President, You may not know or remember me but that is of no consequence as I would not like you to think that I am also looking for [Read more]
Oh! My God. The power play towards 2017 is in full swing, albeit in hushed tones. But looking at the emerging signs, the political configurations that define success and loss [Read more]
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