Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, on Friday 26th April, 2019 motivated the youths of Port Loko District by donating ten million Leones for them to organize an inter-town athletic sports meeting. He told the organizers that, of the ten million Leones, five million Leones is for the organizers and the other Le5M for transport fare for the athletes.
Vice President Jalloh commended the organizers for the initiative to bring together youths from across the district to participate in such an event. He noted that the Sports Meeting was a positive move that added value to the April 27th 58th Independence celebration in Port Loko City.
The Vice President assured the sport organizers of his continued support. “I will continue to support you by doubling, if not tripling my contributions, and making sure I participate in any program from now onwards,” Dr. Jalloh promised.
The Vice President assured young people of Port Loko of prioritizing youth affairs in terms of employment. He promised to engage the Youth Ministry and other institutions to prioritize young people whenever employment opportunities are available. He thanked and encouraged the youths for the fantastic initiative to organize the Sports Meeting.
