By: Thaimu Bai Sesay
Scoring impressively in 10 out of 20 indicators in the 2024 Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone Bryan Hunts has on Monday 6th November 2023 at the handing over of the scorecard to His Excellency Presdent Julius Madda Bio expressed that Sierra Leone did well and might be selected again for the MCC Compact.
Handing over the 2024 MCC Scorecard to President Julius Maada Bio, Ambassador Hunt said he was pleased to let the President know that in the 2024 MCC scorecard, Sierra Leone did very well in the control of corruption and democratic rights, which was good news for the government, adding that Sierra Leone passed 10 out of the 20 indicators.
“This is an excellent way to assess government’s progress. This government has consistently continued to improve on the various scores in the MCC Scorecard,” he told President Bio, noting that in December this year the MCC Board would meet and take a decision on whether to re-select Sierra Leone for the MCC Compact again.
Responding to the US Ambassador, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio thanked the Ambassador for bringing the good news to him, stating that his government had consistently done good things, which continues to attract high scores in the MCC assessments.
“From the MCC scorecard, I have seen that my government has consistently made progress in the area of gender, control of corruption, regulatory policies, and health expenditure, employment opportunity, among others. Apart from the MCC compact that we will eventually have to benefit from, it is good for us to know what progress we are making,” he said.
President Bio expressed that he was so happy to have continuously passed the MCC scorecard and promised to continue to work harder for his people, noting that it was good to have the result of an assessment from such an internationally respected and independent organization about his government.
