Komba Sam is the Mayor of Koidu New Sembehun City Council, a city with over 126,000 inhabitants. He became a mayor since 7^th March 2018 through Sierra Leone’s national local council elections. Komba has served as Mayor for about six years due to his reelection in 2023 national elections, making him the first mayor to have won two elections to serve for 10 years since the establishment of local councils in Sierra Leone.                                                                                               Prior to his coming into national politics, Mayor Sam served as Head Teller and later promoted to a customer service manager and head of operations at Ecobank, Bo branch in Sierra Leone (20142018). In 2013, he was assigned to the council for internship while studying and had the opportunity to serve as a finance clerk.In his academic pursuits, he participated in much student politics, including his district students’ union politics and service provisions as a student body. He is a defined socialite, characterised by a strong sense of leadership. Mayor Sam’s interest in politics started when he was at senior secondary school and was nurtured at university. He served as a school prefect of Bo Government Secondary School in 2007. Students’ Secretary General (2013). Chairman of OBBA at Njala University Bo campus (2012) and National Vice President of OBBA (2012/2013).  As a mayor, he has received several awards in recognition of his commitment to serve and developments achieved. In 2020, “Chief Rider” Commercial Motor Bikes Riders Union Kono, 2021, “Most Influential Politician” Awarded by Sierra Kono Entertainment, 2022, “Peace Ambassador” from Preach Peace Sierra Leone, 2024, Champion for the promotion of societal development from the Kono District most Prestigious male award, and “A all-time contributor towards educational development in Kono, by Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education in Kono District.