In a recent announcement, His Excellency, President Brig. (Rtd.) Julius Maada Bio, has appointed Former Minister of Labour, Alpha Osman Timbo as the Chairman of the Wages and Compensation Commission.
This decision, in accordance with Section 4 of the Wages and Compensation Commission Act, 2023, marks a significant development in the leadership of the commission.
Timbo, who will assume his responsibilities effective from the date of reporting for duty, is expected to play a crucial role in shaping the policies and decisions related to wages and compensation in the country. The Terms and Conditions of Service for his appointment will be communicated to him in the near future.
The Secretary to the President, Julius F. Sandy, PhD, officially conveyed the news in a letter dated 20 November 2023, superseding a previous communication from November 14, 2023.
Alhaji Alpha Osman Timbo (born on April 27, 1961 is a Sierra Leonean politician, educationist, lecturer and trade unionist. He was Sierra Leone Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations from 2001-2007 under president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.
He unsuccessfully ran for the presidential candidate of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) ahead of the 2012 Sierra Leone presidential elections. He finished in fourth place at the July 31, 2011 SLPP convention held at the Miata Hall in Freetown, behind Julius Maada Bio, Usman Boie Kamara and Andrew Keili.
Timbo had served as the Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Teachers’ Union. He had also served as the chairman of the Sierra Leone National Premier League. He was also the chairman of Sierra Leone Premier League club Mighty Blackpool.
