Sylvia Blyden Challenges Press Secretary Over List of 23 Bridges Allegedly Built by President Bio

Former Minister and political commentator Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden has publicly challenged Presidential Press Secretary Yusuf Keketoma Sandi over his recent claim that the Bio administration has constructed 23 bridges since 2018, surpassing the number built during the 11-year tenure of the previous All People’s Congress (APC).

In a series of social media responses, Dr. Blyden disputed Mr. Sandi’s assertion, arguing that several of the bridges listed were legacy projects initiated under former President Ernest Bai Koroma and funded by the European Union as part of the Trans-West African Coastal Highway.
“The Moa River Bridge is an APC legacy that was part of the major bridges built in the Southern Province as part of the EU-funded Trans-West African Coastal Highway that was granted to Sierra Leone due to the leadership of President Ernest Bai Koroma,” Dr. Blyden wrote. “The current President, H.E. Bio, merely commissioned an APC legacy.”