{"id":2170,"date":"2025-08-02T17:10:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/?p=2170"},"modified":"2025-08-02T17:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:11:12","slug":"new-slaj-executive-meets-information-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/?p=2170","title":{"rendered":"New SLAJ Executive Meets Information Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WERTY.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WERTY.jpg 890w, https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WERTY-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WERTY-768x377.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sierra Leone\u2019s Minister of Information and Civic Education, <strong>Chernor Bah<\/strong>, has warmly welcomed the newly elected executive of the <strong>Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ)<\/strong> during a courtesy visit focused on deepening collaboration between the government and the country\u2019s foremost media body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delegation, led by outgoing SLAJ President <strong>Ahmed Sahid Nasralla<\/strong> and incoming President <strong>Alhaji Manika Kamara<\/strong>, used the occasion to formally introduce the new leadership and present a <strong>position paper advocating for constitutional reforms<\/strong>. Central to the proposal is the call for the inclusion of a dedicated <strong>Chapter 12 on press freedom<\/strong> in the national constitution\u2014aimed at strengthening legal protections for journalists and independent media institutions in Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a symbolic gesture of mutual respect, <strong>SLAJ presented awards and commendations<\/strong> to Minister Bah and the Ministry of Information and Civic Education for their continued support in promoting a free, open, and democratic media environment. The association praised the Minister\u2019s role in <strong>expanding civic space<\/strong>, encouraging open dialogue between the state and the press, and promoting <strong>access to information as a cornerstone of democratic governance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Bah congratulated the new SLAJ executive and commended the outgoing leadership for their professionalism, dedication, and partnership over the years. He reaffirmed the government\u2019s <strong>unwavering commitment to press freedom<\/strong>, civic engagement, and journalistic integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe believe that a free press is essential to our democracy,\u201d said Minister Bah. \u201cWe will continue to engage SLAJ as a partner\u2014not just in defending freedom of expression, but in strengthening the quality of public discourse and empowering citizens to make informed decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting is a continuation of the evolving and productive relationship between the Ministry and Sierra Leone\u2019s media community. With constitutional reform processes currently underway, both parties expressed <strong>optimism about enshrining media freedom<\/strong> as a permanent feature of Sierra Leone\u2019s democratic future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit concluded with a strong mutual commitment to maintain <strong>regular dialogue<\/strong>, support <strong>capacity-building initiatives for journalists<\/strong>, and collaborate in combating misinformation while <strong>promoting responsible journalism<\/strong> across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sierra Leone\u2019s Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has warmly welcomed the newly&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2172,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170\/revisions\/2172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}