Profession Journalist | Nationality Sierra Leonean Role Journalist Name Ibrahim Kargbo | |
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Political party All People's Congress (APC) Education Njala University, Fourah Bay College | ||
Ayo Johnson - United Nations Radio - Corruption in Sierra Leone - Part 2
Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo (born October 18, 1944), commonly known as I.B. Kargbo, is a Sierra Leonean journalist and politician. He currently the MP of constituency 030(Bombali District) Ernest Bai Koroma. I.B Kargbo is a close personal friend of president Ernest Bai Koroma and former president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. 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.
Contents
- Ayo Johnson United Nations Radio Corruption in Sierra Leone Part 2
- Ayo Johnson United Nations Radio Corruption in Sierra Leone Part 1
- Early life and education
- References
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. As a journalist, he publicly opposed the Public Order Act of 1965.
Ayo Johnson - United Nations Radio - Corruption in Sierra Leone - Part 1
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. 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 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.