“Promotion Comes With Responsibility”
...Brigadier General Sulaiman Massaquoi
By Mohamed Konneh
The Acting Director General of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service, Brigadier General, Suliaman Sheikh Massaquoi has said in Freetown that promotion comes with responsibility. Brigadier Massaquoi was speaking during the promotion ceremony of officers by the correctional council recently.
While addressing the newly promoted officers, the Acting Director General noted that to whom much is given much is expected. Continue doing what is right and as a leader you have to be firm, fair and strong and excursive your duty diligently.
“We need the Correctional Service to be strong and the more reason why you have to be united. As officers, you are trained to do things the right way. You have to work as a united force, stay focus and be who you are, he told the newly promoted officers.
Brigadier Massaquoi said the Sierra Leone Correction Service is a very important institution.
Brigadier General Sulaiman Sheikh Massaquoi, praised the promoted officers for their dedication, hard work and commitment to excellence. He highlighted the critical role their leadership will play in maintaining the standards of the Correctional Service, ensuring the safety, reformation and reintegration of inmates.
The Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) on Friday, July 5, 2024, celebrated the promotion of its senior officers with a grand Dressing and Decoration Ceremony held at the Peace Museum, Special Court, Jomo Kenyatta Road in Freetown.
The event witnessed four officers elevated from Assistant Directors to Directors including, Tommy Bull, Lamin Bangura, James E.K. Tarawallie, and Ashratu V. Turay. Additionally, six officers were promoted from Chief Superintendents to Assistant Directors: Joseph Senesie, John Pessima, Elizabeth S. Samura, George R. Coker, Susan B. K. Koker and Foday I. Kamara.
While addressing the newly promoted officers the Minister of Internal Affairs, Major General (Rtd.) David T.O. Taluva, reminded the newly promoted officers that their promotions were not solely based on merit but also on the belief that leadership is a divine calling.
He urged them to remain humble, not to consider themselves superior to their colleagues who were not promoted and to prioritize the interests of the institution and the country over politics.
Rtd. Deputy Director General, Dennis Kofi Harman, also addressed the officers, urging them to see their promotions as a new beginning and a national responsibility to deliver exceptional service. He advised them to end internal conflicts and reminded them that the future of the institution now rests in their hands.
