Ibrahim Ben Kargbo
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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 | October 18, 1944 |
| Party | All People's Congress (APC) |
| Alma mater | Fourah Bay College |
| Profession | Journalist |
Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo (born October 18, 1944), commonly known as I.B. Kargbo, is a Sierra Leonean journalist and politician.[1] 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.[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]