By Belthan E.K. Tano|LPR News, Gbarnga
The newly elected Bong County legislative caucus chairman, Representative Joseph Papa Kolleh of the county’s seventh district has promised to unite members of the caucus in developing the county.
Kolleh defeated Rep. Moima Briggs-Mensah, who represents the sixth district.
Kolleh has promised to work hard to ensure that members of the caucus are united to forge the collective interest of the county.
Under his leadership, he said he would ensure that institutions included in the national budget get their allotments for effective service delivery to citizens of the county.
Kolleh is taking over the leadership of the caucus at a point where there are many issues to be addressed in Bong.
These include entrenched disunity among leaders of the county, alleged mismanagement of development funds, and limited oversight role from
It can be recalled that recently the medical director of C.B. Dunbar Maternity Hospital, Kour Geah, informed the public that the hospital has not received its allotment in the national budget for 2019/2020, a situation she said hinders the hospital’s ability to cater to patients, especially pregnant women and children.
The government allotted US$350,000 to the C.B. Dunbar Hospital in the current budget.
“As we speak, our allotment is not forthcoming for this budget year. We have to even credit fuel to run our generators to get the hospital running. We are in touch with the lawmakers to help us in this situation,” was quoted by Bush Chicken online as saying Geah said.
