A UK Lawmaker Urges Investigation After Sierra Leone’s First Lady Admits Continued Use of Subsidized Housing

**Executive Summary:** A South London MP has asked Southwark Council to investigate whether Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Bio, is improperly retaining a taxpayer-subsidized two-bedroom council flat while owning luxury properties abroad; OCCRP and The Times reported that Bio and relatives spent over $2.1 million on at least 10 properties, Bio confirmed she kept the flat and said her children live there, and the council noted it routinely probes whether tenants meet primary-residence requirements amid a severe local social housing shortage.