Vice President leaves for Freetown

Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Thursday left Accra for Freetwon, Sierra Leone.

The Vice President is attending the inauguration and swearing-in of the President of Sierra Leone, Mr Ernest Bai Koroma, who was successfully re-elected for a second five-year mandate following last year's polls.

A statement issued from the Office of the Vice President said the ceremony would take place on Friday February 22nd in the country's capital, Freetown.

It said the Vice President is expected back home on the same day.