The Vice-President of Sierra Leone is the second most senior government official in the
executive branch
The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a State (polity), state.
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of the Republic of Sierra Leone government after the president. The Vice-President's only constitutional power is to be the immediate successor to the president of Sierra Leone if the president resigned or is removed from office by the Sierra Leone parliament. Other than that the power of the vice president depends on the role delegated to the office by the president.
The Vice-President of Sierra Leone is the second most influential position in the government of Sierra Leone, after the president. The current Vice-President of Sierra Leone is Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, a member of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party; he was sworn in as vice president on April 4, 2018, after the victory of Jalloh's and Julius Maada Bio's presidential ticket in the
2018 Sierra Leone presidential election
General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 7 March 2018 to elect the President, Parliament and local councils.Prime Minister Siaka Stevens, the position of Vice-President was created. The first Vice-President was
Sorie Ibrahim Koroma
Sorie Ibrahim Koroma (April 14, 1927 – April 30, 1994) commonly known as S.I. Koroma was a Sierra Leonean politician, labor activist, and one of the founding members of the All People's Congress political party. He served as first Vice Preside ...
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Functions
The functions of the Vice-President are:
*Principal assistant to the President of Sierra Leone,
*To act in the President's stead when he is out of Sierra Leone or incapacitated,
*Control the movements of the people in the diamond-protected areas,
*Permit Boards,
*Various involvements with non-citizens of the Republic,
*Monitor the Cabinet,
*Any other duty that the President desires.