Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu

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Full Name	Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	Mar 7, 1954(1954-03-07)
Age	70
Birthplace	Freetown
Country	Sierra Leone
Horoscope	Pisces

Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu Biography

Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on March 7, 1954 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The Conference was attended by diplomats and ambassadors from the UN and journalists and political leaders from Africa It was held through the new York-based Center For Media and Peace Initiatives to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the African Union (AU) which was founded in an Organization of African Unity (OAU).”

University of Sierra Leone former students, including Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma had admitted it was the case that Cocorioko Newspaper was first published in 1973, when Kabs Kanu was studying in the University. Certain Sierra Leonean newspaper publishers had stated that the first newspaper was founded by an unpopular students’ union government that was headed by one named Boubacar Najai-Bahled. an influential student on the university. Others have confirmed they believe that Kabs had been the Propaganda Minister within the student government. For the students, Ccocorioko Newspaper was the representative of the students’ union, when they were involved in what they called an “battle of wits and supremacy with the college administration and political powers in the country.”

Many believe that it was that student government that “set the stage for the student revolution in 1977 headed by Hindolo Trye and that the massive students’ action against the lethargic political powers forced the government to make wholesale reforms in governance which led to a snap General Elections that brought intellectuals into the national government for the first time.” In an “About Cocorioke” article Kabs stated that the paper folded up in 1976 when the main publishers graduated from college. It attests that the newspaper was influential on the college campus, attracting the attention of senior government officials and the media of Sierra Leone. However, upon graduating, Kabs Kanu discontinued the paper.

While living in Kakata, he became a born-again Christian and enrolled at the “Life Bible School” where he studied Theology and was ordained a Reverend. In 1988, Rev. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu suffered from severe shortness of breath and myocardial infarction. He traveled to the United States seeking an urgent life-saving treatment of the condition joining his elder brother Togbangay Max Kanu, a well-known former radio Producer from the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Station. In the United States, he received treatment for his illness but doctors also warned him not to return to Africa or his condition may become critical once more.

The students from 1973 – 1977 graduates had said Cocorioko’s editor-in-chief is Ben Ikeakor, a Nigerian student. They’ve also stated that the editorial board members included Florence Iscandri, Millicent Macauley, Mohamed Lamin, Anthony Brewah, Princetta Godwin, Joan Mundoma, and Jaiah Kallon, who were students activists. The newspaper was believed to focus on entertainment news on campus, in addition to their hopes and goals. They assert that the student government was aiming to make a difference regarding the wellbeing of the students at the campus.

Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu Net Worth

Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu is one of the richest Writer from Sierra Leone. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rev. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs Kanu, Esq. (born on the 7th of March, 1954) is also called Kabs Kanu also known as Kabs is an Sierra Leonean American Christian Reverend journalist, journalist, and newspaper editor. He was a secondary school English teacher, principal of the school and lecturer in Educational Psychology. Between 2009 until 2018, he worked as Minister Plenipotentiary of the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and Coordinator of the African Union Committee of 10. He served under the leadership of the former president of the United Nations Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone.

There is a time line that shows that Leeroy Wilfred Kabskanu moved from Monrovia, Liberia in the late 1970s. In Liberia Kabs Kanu was the Coordinator of Curriculum at the Ministry of Education in Liberia and was a teacher for The “Monrovia Central High School” from the mid-80s to. Kabs Kanu is also an sports correspondent for WE YONE Newspaper (another prominent publication at the at the time) He continued writing articles in THE TABLET Newspaper. Kabs was a columnist for Liberian newspapers, including the “Daily Observer” and “The New Liberian.” The timeline indicates that from 1985 until 1990, he taught at Kakata Rural Teacher Training Institute (K.R.T.T.I.) which was an University of Liberia /World Bank supported teacher training course situated in Kakata, Liberia. His area of expertise included Educational Psychology.

After graduating from college, Kabs worked for THE TABLET newspaper in Freetown in 1977 -1978, before leaving for Liberia where he was Sports Correspondent for WE YONE and continued to work for THE TABLET. He also contributed articles to the Liberian newspapers, DAILY OBSERVER and THE NEW LIBERIAN.”

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In 2009, the President of Sierra Leone, HE Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma appointed Rev. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu as his Minister Plenipotentiary to the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone at the United Nations in New York City. He also appointed him as the Coordinator of the Africa Union Committee of 10. Kabs Kanu received his appointment letter from Sierra Leone Foreign Ministry, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. In his new capacity as Minister Plenipotentiary, he inherited some socio-economic and political problems and worked diligently to change those conditions. He represented President Ernest Koroma in the UN Security Council and co-chaired the African Union Committee of 10 ( C-10), which has the primary responsibility to canvass support for the African Common Position, as encapsulated in the Elzuwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.

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