The Sierra Leone Ports Authority (SLPA) is currently undergoing registration process of its staff for the commencement of the Biometrics System.

According to the Head of the Management Information Technology (MIT) Division, Mr. Brima Bainda, the Biometrics System is a computerized data-base collection of information. "The electronics system is to collate detail of staff and their functions at various departments at the SLPA" he said.

SLPA General Manager, Captain Benjamin O.N Davies said: "The initiative is part of its administrative drive to ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency at the Port. This is part of the reformation process supported by the World Bank and graced by the National Commission for Privatization (NCP) and the Government of Sierra Leone."

Mr. Davies emphasized that if the institution is to embark on employees’ verification exercise, "based on it experience and determination, the best way is to implement Biometric Computerized data base."

This, according to Captain Davies, would create added advantage and leverage in bringing onboard other critical objectives of the reformation process. He said upon completion of a database computerized depository of staff at various departments, "it is then easier for us to link it with personnel carrying out functions including to link up with attendance system that would ease the pressure of pay roll."

Stressing on the significance of Biometric System, Mr. Davies said the system, apart from minimizing corruption, would be used to leverage security issues as passes would be produced from the same data.