Ibrahim Ben Kargbo

Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo
Sierra Leone Minister of Information and Communication
Assumed office
14 October 2007
Preceded by Septimus Kaikai
Sierra Leone Government Spokesman
Assumed office
17 September 2007
Preceded by Alhaji Kanji Daramy
Personal details
Born (1944-10-18) October 18, 1944
Makeni, Bombali District, Sierra Leone
Nationality Sierra Leonean
Political party All People's Congress (APC)
Residence Freetown, Sierra Leone
Alma mater Fourah Bay College
Profession Journalist
Religion Islam

Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo (born October 18, 1944), commonly known as I.B. Kargbo, is a Sierra Leonean journalist and politician.[1] He is currently the Sierra Leone Government official spokesman and Sierra Leone's Minister of Information and Communication since October 2007 in the government of Ernest Bai Koroma. I.B Kargbo is a close personal friend of president Ernest Bai Koroma and former president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.[2] I.B. Kargbo is one of the most trusted aides to president Koroma. He has a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Fourah Bay College and a Diploma in Journalism from John New Homes School of Journalism, 1979.

I.B. Kargbo is the owner of one of Sierra Leone's most read newspapers, The New Citizen. Until his appointment as Minister, he was a regular columnist in his own newspaper.[2] As a journalist, he publicly opposed the Public Order Act of 1965.[2]

Early life and education

Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo was born on October 18, 1944 in Makeni, Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.[1] He is a member of the Limba ethnic group and he is a descendant of Biriwa Limba Chiefdom, Bombali District in Northern Sierra Leone. I.B. Kargbo attended Model Primary School of Kissy Dockyard in Freetown and proceeded to St. Andrew's Secondary School in Bo.

He graduated from Fourah Bay College in 1969 with a Bachelor's degree in journalism. He also has a Diploma in Journalism from John New Homes School of Journalism in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 profile (1944-10-18). "Ibrahim Ben Kargbo | Who's Who Profile". Africa Confidential. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  2. 1 2 3 Sesay, John (7 May 2009). "IB Kargbo, Between Politics And Journalism". Concord Times. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
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