Taking place in Sierra Leone capital, Freetown, on 12th May 2018, the ceremony was attended by different Heads of State and Government among others, President George Weah of Liberia, First Lady of Gambia, among others.
Via his twitter account, Bernard Makuza announced that he had attended the Inauguration ceremony of the new President of Sierra Leone in Freetown.
“After the inauguration ceremonies, I paid a courtesy visit to the new President of Sierra Leone and delivered a personal message and a gift from his Rwandan counterpart President Paul Kagame.”, reads the tweet.
During the Inauguration Ceremony, President Bio vowed to be president for all Sierra Leoneans, to fight corruption and poverty and run the country in a “disciplined, honest and professional manner.”
Brigadier Julius Maada Bio was declared the winner and proclaimed as the president of the Republic of Sierra Leone, having pollied 1,319,406 – which is 51.82% of the total votes cast.
Rwanda and Sierra Leone enjoy good bilateral relations. Dr. Harebamungu Mathias was the first ambassador to Sierra Leone in October 2017.
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