Genuine Concerns Regarding the Unethical Partisan Role and Conduct of the Presidential Historian, Professor Joe A.D. Alie.
Author: Dr. John Idriss Lahai
Date: 20 November 2025
The following message is formally presented to address serious concerns regarding the role and conduct of Professor Joe A.D. Alie, who currently serves as the official Presidential Historian at State House.
The Nature of the Appointment and its Implication
Professor Alie's appointment and direct employment by State House as the Presidential Historian fundamentally compromise the impartiality required for this critical national function. The principal aim of a Presidential Historian should be to compile and preserve an objective, lie-free, accurate, comprehensive, and academically sound record of the administration for future generations.
However, it is evident that Professor Alie's efforts are overwhelmingly directed towards the protection and promotion of President Maada Bio’s legacy, rather than fulfilling the mandate of genuine historical inquiry. This partisan focus reduces the utility of his work, transforming it into an exercise in political advocacy. Such an output, financed by public funds, is rendered practically without value, as it serves only a narrow political interest rather than the broader public good or the integrity of the historical record.
The Overreach into Legislative Policy
Furthermore, it is imperative to note the recent, inappropriate expansion of Professor Alie's activities into the legislative domain. It is unequivocally not the duty of the Presidential Historian to publicly lobby or call upon Parliament to adopt specific legislation, particularly a bill that seeks to enshrine the "Free Quality Education" agenda of the current administration into law.
This attempt to influence the legislative process demonstrates a profound misunderstanding or disregard for the boundaries of his role and further solidifies his status as a political operative.
Call for Parliamentary Action and Investigation
Honorable Members of Parliament, as the legislative body entrusted with oversight and the safeguarding of national interests, you are respectfully urged to disregard and discount the pronouncements and historical interpretations offered by Professor Alie.
His close affiliation and salaried position within the current administration strongly suggest that he operates not as an independent academic, but as an integral component of the political machinery—specifically, as a loyal member of the Mende-cratic cohort of the Paopa administration. To rely on his narratives would be to sanction a politically skewed account of recent national history.
Crucially, rather than adopting a bill based on political lobbying, Parliament must initiate a thorough investigation into the implementation and financial oversight of the "Free Quality Education" agenda. There are grave, outstanding concerns that hundreds of millions of dollars were misappropriated by the current government in the name of this agenda, which many observers believe has failed to deliver its intended benefits effectively. Accountability for the use of public funds must precede the legalization of any policy.
We call upon Parliament to acknowledge the partisan nature of this role, treat any 'historical' documentation produced by the Presidential Historian with the utmost skepticism, and prioritize a full financial and performance investigation of the education program before considering its status as law.
In disbelief,
Dr John Idriss Lahai
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