Samoko Construction and General Services Collaborates with SLIEPA to Facilitate Investors' Arrival

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22 Jul 2020


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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Samoko Construction and General Services, Dr. Samouka Traore’ today 21st July 2020, engaged the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) in respect of working with the Agency to facilitate the arrival of investors who want to invest in different sectors in the country.

When making his submission, Dr. Traore’ explained that his Company has been operating in Sierra Leone for some years now. He said that they are working with investors abroad that are desirable to construct thirty-five thousand units of affordable houses across the country, revamp railway transport system to facilitate movement of goods and persons from Kailahun, Kono and Kurubola to Freetown and also to invest in air transport in order to boost the county’s aviation industry. He counted on SLIEPA and the line Ministries, Departments and Agencies to materialize the actualization of such a huge investment.

The CEO of SLIEPA, Mr. Sheku Lexmond Koroma, welcomed the request with thanks and appreciation for the strides being made by Samoko Construction and General Services to bring development that will reflect on the social and economic livelihood of Sierra Leoneans. He told the visitor that the services of SLIEPA are free of cost; saying that the three investments are germane to the successes of other priority sectors as prescribed by the New Direction Government under the leadership of the President, Brigadier (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio.

He assured working with Dr. Traore’ to facilitate the investments with an Aftercare Services upon their establishment. However, Mr. Koroma, concluded with an emphasis on request for documents useful for due diligence on the said investors.