{"id":346194,"date":"2017-08-19T13:35:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T13:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=346194"},"modified":"2017-08-19T13:35:49","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T13:35:49","slug":"youve-always-been-there-for-us-sierra-leone-thanks-ghana-for-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/youve-always-been-there-for-us-sierra-leone-thanks-ghana-for-support\/","title":{"rendered":"You’ve always been there for us – Sierra Leone thanks Ghana for support"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sierra Leone\u2019s High Commissioner to Ghana, Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh has expressed gratitude to Ghana for its support following the\u00a0mudslide that killed about 400 people and displaced thousands.<\/p>\n
Government\u00a0airlifted relief items worth GHc 1 million on Friday after various corporate bodies and individuals contributed to support Sierra Leone, which is contending with a humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”8Fph3TPmY4bNvYhH6YmR9YxC7CePkTzB”]The relief items consisted of food, medicines, clothing, and logistics.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the presentation of relief items to her country, Madam Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh, who was fighting back the tears, said her country was overwhelmed by the gesture.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the President, Dr. Ernest Koroma, the government and people of Sierra Leone, thank you all very much for this assistance you have given us at a time like this, by not only expressing your condolences but to be here at this moment to assist us in every way possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026 throughout the years, Ghana has always been there for us and Ghana has always helped us; during the Ebola crisis, during the fire and during several disasters that have taken place in Sierra Leone, not to talk of the 10-year war \u2013 Ghana has always been there for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
NADMO mobilising support<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to the relief\u00a0items, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) is also sending a technical team together with some volunteers to Sierra Leone to help with the rescue mission.<\/p>\n Seji Saji, the Deputy Director-General, Technical and Reforms, at NADMO\u00a0explained to Citi News<\/strong> that, when these things happen in our sister countries, we try and mobilize our staff.<\/p>\n Already, our director of disease and epidemics is already there helping the UMT and the Director-General himself is helping with a team of about 20 staff.<\/p>\n “Because of the situation there, we are going with both technical staff and some people to help with the search and rescue efforts that are going on,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n About 600 persons are unaccounted for, after the mudslide and flooding hit a town on the outskirts of Sierra Leone\u2019s capital, Freetown on Monday.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Felicia Osei\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sierra Leone\u2019s High Commissioner to Ghana, Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh has expressed gratitude to Ghana for its support following the\u00a0mudslide that killed about 400 people and displaced thousands. Government\u00a0airlifted relief items worth GHc 1 million on Friday after various corporate bodies and individuals contributed to support Sierra Leone, which is contending with a humanitarian crisis. [contextly_sidebar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[3,10314,5142],"yoast_head":"\n