March 11, 2021
By: Joseph Tengbeh (Moyamba)
The Honorable Member of Parliament for Constituency 096 Hon. Simon Fefegula has officially complained the Regent Chief of Fakunya chiefdom Chief Junisa Ngola to senior stakeholders in the district for misappropriation of the chiefdom’s funds and for treating his life.
Hon. Fefegula in an interview with this medium disclosed that the Regent Chief has misappropriated over 400,000,000 Leones. He further disclosed that the chiefdom has many ways of generating revenue. He made mention of the following: the 2019 money that was allotted to the Chiefdom Development Committee for the demolition of the community center at the tune of Le130,000,000; in 2018, local tax 34 million Leones; Moyamba junction canteen 21,600,000 and many other funds that he alleged the Regent Chief and the Chiefdom Development Committee has misappropriated.
He further stated that after asking the Chiefdom Development Committee and the Regent Chief to give account of how they have spent the money; the Regent Chief threatened to send him down six feet.
He informed this medium that since his life has been threatened he has decided to make a public complaint. He also recalled that this was the similar manner his predecessors (MPs) died mysteriously.
The Regent Chief Junisa Ngola denied all allegations leveled against him by the MP. He however disclosed that he cannot withdraw monies from the chiefdom account unbeknown to the chiefdom Treasury Clerk and the District Officer. He added that it was the Honorable Member that insulted him in front of his subordinates.
While this rift continues, the resident in the chiefdom and the district have called on relevant stakeholders to investigate and to bring unity between both men and the Chiefdom as a whole.