The President and entourage left Freetown for Magburaka, via Makeni, to attend the Speech Day, Award and Prize-Giving ceremony of the Magburaka Boys Secondary School, his alma mater. Delivering his keynote address as Grand Chief Celebrant, President Koroma expressed his delight to be back to the place where, apart from parental care, "the foundation of what I am today was solidly laid… by a dint of hard work, dedication, and the help of the Almighty." After revealing that he was school prefect in 1972/73, the President shared his experiences with pupils regarding his approach to life. He said it was at Boys School that he learnt that friendship should cut across tribe, religion and region: "our school mates became our brothers, and that relationship became more durable than blood or tribe".

President Koroma also appealed to pupils to imbibe gentlemanly comportment, for which the school (along with other Government schools in Bo and Kenema) was founded, and not to engage in despicable acts of vandalism and violence. "I am concerned about the level of violence, particularly in schools. There’s hardly any sport or academic institutional meeting that will end without violent confrontation. This must stop," the President insisted. On the secret of success, President Koroma told the pupils that they must have confidence in themselves, and then hard work and dedication will take them to the top. He said bad habits learnt in school could be taken to the university, as ``there appears now to be a mutual confederation of bad behaviour between school and university. ``

The President revealed that his government is now taking measures to fully engage the youths in activities that will benefit them. He urged them to change their attitudes as the future is in their hands. He disclosed what he learnt from his own role models, particularly the Reverend J.E.M. Taylor-Pearce, who, as Principal, taught him the value of discipline and dedication to duty together with physical exercise, prayer and worship. The President said Taylor-Pearce taught him that ``success is sweeter when achieved in difficult circumstances``, and that this might have informed his own new slogan of ``failure is not an option``.

The President appealed to all to join him in the attitudinal change train, which he said will move the country forward to a promising future. He particularly appealed to students of Boys School to be at the forefront of fostering peace and friendship with other schools, work harder than others, respect elders, and be law-abiding. He ended by thanking members of Kenema Old Schoolboys Association (KOSA) for cutting across regional barriers to attend the occasion. He also paid tribute to the Old Makeni Franciscans Association (OMFA). To the members of the nearby Mathora Old Girls Association (MOGA), the President said, ``MOGA, MOBA has had you`` to a rousing applause.

In the night, the President attended the annual re-union ceremony held in the school hall.

The President launched a twin agricultural programme. First, at Rolakoh in the Makarie Gbanti Chiefdom, Bombali District, the President was joined by Vice President Sam Sumana launch what has been dubbed the `tractorization`` plan. Speaking at the ceremony, the President said the programme is very important to the government, as the future of the country`s economy lies in agriculture. He said government is committed to doing all that it can to make adequate provision for the success of the programme, while revealing that this same activity will be done in eight other districts, so that by 2010 Sierra Leone would not only feed itself but would export rice. After formally declaring the programme open, the President and his Vice each drove a tractor, tilling the land, to the cheers of onlookers.

The second agricultural activity that the President was engaged in was the launching of the first national livestock trade fair at Teko in the same chiefdom. He said this showed the county is moving in the direction that would soon make it different, stating that ``no nation can develop if her people don’t go out and work for themselves.`` He said livestock is very important in the agricultural activity of Sierra Leone, while revealing that Njala University would have to go back to its original function of giving priority to agriculture. The President recognized the efforts of international agencies like FAO, UNDP, and Action Aid for taking the right steps to develop agriculture.

The President said when the programme would have gone full-fledge, he would be spending most of his time upcountry, working with farmers. He said the time for laziness is over, declaring that `the future of the country is in agriculture, because even minerals will pass away. ``

Later in the day,` in a pronounced commitment to his electrification project, the President went to Fadugu, in the Koinadugu District, to formally commission the first set of the new homes of the people relocated from the Bumbuna Hydro site in Tonkolili. The President said the people have made a great national sacrifice that would eventually benefit the whole nation, as his government is committed to providing 24-hour electricity to the whole country.

The President attended church service at the `Our Lady` Catholic Church in Makeni, where, as a Christian, he celebrated the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. In the afternoon, President Koroma went back to Magburaka to join the old boys in a ``march pass` ceremony.

The President formally opened the Holy Spirit hospital in Makeni. It has ultra-modern facilities that will greatly help not only the township, but the country as a whole. The President underlined his government’s commitment to the improvement of the health sector, as it is very vital to the nation’s development, especially in sustaining its human resource. He said the medical sector is in dire need of personnel, and government would do its utmost to train and retain them within the country. While thanking donors and the Catholic Church for constructing and equipping the hospital, President Koroma revealed government plans to open a post-graduate training centre for medical practitioners in Sierra Leone. During a conducted tour of the hospital, the President was made honorary Chief Surgeon.

President Koroma and entourage returned to Freetown in the afternoon.