Freetown – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday formally presented its 2025 Annual Report to President Julius Maada Bio at State House, highlighting stronger enforcement results, near-universal asset declaration compliance and continued gains on key international governance indicators.
ACC Commissioner Francis Ben Kaifala Esq. handed over the report during a brief ceremony attended by senior officials.
He outlined the Commission’s major activities for the year, noting the full rollout of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) 2024–2028 and firm action against public officers who failed to declare their assets for 2024. A total of 1,541 officers were sanctioned for non-compliance. The measures helped push the overall asset declaration compliance rate to an unprecedented 99.54 percent.
On the enforcement side, Kaifala reported that 12 of the 13 corruption cases concluded before the High Court ended in convictions, giving the Commission a 92 percent success rate. Recoveries from corruption-related matters totalled NLe23,556,597. Convicted persons also paid NLe1,394,491 in restitution and NLe1,460,000 in fines.
The Commissioner further pointed to Sierra Leone’s sustained progress on global scorecards. The country recorded its eighth consecutive year of strong performance on the Millennium Challenge Corporation scorecard and improved its ranking on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index from 114th in 2024 to 109th in 2025.
President Bio congratulated the Commissioner, management and staff of the ACC for their work in promoting accountability.
He restated the Government’s commitment to backing the Commission and other oversight institutions so they can carry out their mandates effectively.
Deputy Commissioner Augustine Foday Ngobie explained that the presentation fulfils the statutory requirement under Section 19(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act No. 12 of 2008 (as amended in 2019).
He said the report gives a full account of the activities of the Commission’s various departments during the year under review.
The ceremony marked another step in the ACC’s regular reporting to the Head of State on its efforts to reduce corruption and strengthen public integrity in Sierra Leone.
