Liberia: CPP Chairman Cummings Mocks President Weah’s ‘Take Note’ Warning to Officials, Says No Political Will to Fight Corruption
Liberia: CPP Chairman Cummings Mocks President Weah’s ‘Take Note’ Warning to Officials, Says No Political Will to Fight Corruption
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Monrovia – Tough-talking opposition leader Alexander Cummings says President George Weah’s pledge to fight corruption in his State of the Nation Address was just another long list of broken promises he keeps making to the Liberian people.
Taking a deep swipe at President Weah’s pledge to fight corruption during his inauguration in 2018, Mr. Cummings said three years later, the Weah-led government has not only failed to fight corruption, his “administration has embraced the menace and surrendered to it.”
Liberia: Millions Spent at Ministry Of Finance & Development Planning Without Supporting Documents – General Auditing Commission Audit Report
Liberia: Millions Spent at Ministry Of Finance & Development Planning Without Supporting Documents – General Auditing Commission Audit Report
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MONROVIA – The General Auditing Commission audit of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning Special Accounts at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) for the fiscal periods 2012/2013 to 2017/2018 released to the National Legislature December 31, 2020 shows that millions of United States and Liberian dollars were deposited in the special accounts established by Government to serve as Macroeconomic intervention tools for settlement of Government’s outstanding commitments, and the fiscal stabilization of the Liberian Economy was withdrawn at different time intervals without supporting documents.
President George Manneh Weah
President George Manneh Weah has announced the submission of Bills to amend certain restrictive judiciary laws, that he said his government has realized that there are processes which, not only require the actions of the Legislative branch but also the cooperation agreement with the judiciary branch, mainly the Supreme Court of Liberia.
In an effort to upgrade the national anti- corruption framework, President Weah announced that broad consultations are ongoing with stakeholders such as the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, the General Auditing Commission, Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary branch of government.
Deliverirng his 4th Legislative Agenda to the Legislature in the Joint Chamber of the Capitol Building yesterday, President Weah announced that to adequately address corruption cases, laws providing for the terms of court were being amended to allow for extended terms and for the grand jury to be seated for the full term of court.
Liberia: President George Weah’s Fourth Annual Message to the 54th Legislature
Liberia: President George Weah’s Fourth Annual Message to the 54th Legislature
Mr. Speaker;
Honorable Members of the Legislature;
Your Honor the Chief Justice, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and Members of the Judiciary;
The Dean and Members of the Cabinet and other Government Officials;
The Doyen, Excellencies and Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps;
His Excellency, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Liberia;
The Officers and Staff of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL);
The Chief of Staff and Men and Women of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL);