Issa Oye Koroma - 2407

Hon. Issa Oye Koroma is born of Koyain the the Port Loko District of North-Western Region in Sierra Leone on the 1^stJanuary, 1978.

He attended the Government Rokel Secondary School and St. Edwards Secondary School in Freetown. He obtained his tertiary education at the Dilingua Italiano Milino University in Italy with a Diploma in Informatic. Prior to entering into mainstream politics, as an entrepreneur, Hon. Issa Oye Koroma owned and manages several business entities across the country. This include: Heritage General Services; Oyeram Enterprise, Robiya Agricultural Venture; and Krosic Construction Company.

In the field of football and entertainment, Hon. Oye has served and participated in several sporting activities both nationally and internationally. At the moment, he is the Match Commissioner for Premier League Board Sierra Leone. He is the Chairman Stationery F.C Division One. On his own, he is the Manager Koya United FC. While for several years, the Hon. Member has been serving as a head Coach-Unmatched.

He is passionate about developing Sports and Education for his constituents at community level for which he has invested so much in that direction.

At the moment Hon. Issa Oye Koroma is a member of the following Parliamentary Committees in Parliament:

Fisheries and Marine Resources

Transparency and Accountability

Gender and Children’s Affairs

NGOs/NaCSA

Sports

Professional Summary

A Practitioner in the career enriching assignments as: Politician, Administrative Planner; Entrepreneurship; Sports; Development Strategist; Political Analyst in Development Management.

Hon. Issa Oye Koroma is a goal-driven, service oriented professional with 20 years’ experience in Politics, office Management, Administration, Sports Entertainment, entrepreneurship and program implementation. The positions that compose his recent career history as the Opposition Member of Parliament (APC) in parliament, member of a number of Parliamentary Committees in Parliament such as: Transparency and Accountability, Fisheries and Marine Resources, NGO/NaCSA, Sports Committees and his formal education have exposed him to many key facets of running and working in a healthy, prospering political leadership environment. In return it has made him knowledgeable in the areas, but not limited to: Administration; entrepreneurship; hiring; performance management; operations; employee relations; quality customer service and management. He holds excellent interpersonal communication &organizational skills with abilities in Leadership, coaching, Training, Research, Team Management, Strategic Planner and Customer Relationship Management.

He can also manage time, information and workload effectively in order to achieve project objectives within budget constraints.

He is a team playerand can relate effectively with people from various background by exhibitinggood command of English and a good knowledge of journalistic and politicalanalysis. He is also a hard worker with a strong motivation to be part of a fast-paced environment aiming to strengthen the position of any management system within the private or public sector he is opportune to serve, within or outside of Sierra Leone.

Hon. Issa Oye Koroma is Proficient at arranging sport exposure as an International coach, educating the public on a cause and rallying support from the proper entities. He has first-hand experience of working in remote field sites, challenging environments, working in multicultural teams and line management. He has significant working knowledge of participatory, rights-based programming with children, women, adolescents, young people, disability rights and partnership working. Has successfully collaborated with government entities to influence and interpret policies.

He has a proficient and exceptional understanding of, working knowledge and experience with Computer software application skills, including Adobe and Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint),Internet Search & Browsing and other online communications tools, with the ability to create visually appealing and professional documents.

He is a holder of a Diploma in Informatics from Dilingua Italiano Milino Italy

Finally, as a male MP of the Opposition APC, that contested and won by-elections in 2022, he is presently serving as C.E.O of a number of business entities.