Independent Management and Functional Review of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) – 2025

This Functional Review was commissioned by the Chief Minister, Dr. David
Moinina Sengeh, in his capacity as Chair of the Steering Committee for the
Implementation of the Tripartite Recommendations. The report was developed by
a core technical team led by Mr. Sulaiman Phoray-Musa, Director of the Public
Sector Reform Unit, with technical support from the International Foundation
for Electoral Systems (IFES). A full list of the core technical team members is
provided in Annex 1.
The team extends its sincere gratitude to all government officials who
contributed to this effort, in particular the Chairman, Commissioners, and staff
of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone, whose cooperation was vital to the
successful completion of the Independent Management and Functional Review
(IMFR).
We express our deepest appreciation to His Excellency, President (Ret.) Brigadier
Julius Maada Bio, for his demonstrated political will in supporting this important
initiative. We are also especially grateful to the Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina
Sengeh, for his strategic leadership throughout the process. Further thanks are
due to the Minister of Public Administration and Political Affairs, Hon. Amara
Kallon, for his committed leadership in advancing the “Revamp of the Public
Service Architecture.”
Finally, we acknowledge with thanks the financial support provided by the
Ministry of Finance and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral
Assistance (International IDEA), which made this review possible.