The Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL) has strongly expressed opposition to the appointment of Mr. Amos Gborie, as Acting Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL). Recently, the Chairman of the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Gborie to temporarily head the NPHIL until a new Director General is appointed. In a release, the CSNL its disagreement stems from a report by New Dawn Newspaper on August 10, 2020, in an article titled “Test Scandal Busted at NPHIL,” which highlighted serious concerns about Mr. Gborie’s character, making him morally unfit and lacking the integrity and credibility to serve as Director General. CSNL furthered that documents in its possession reveal that, as Director for Environmental Occupational Health at NPHIL, Mr. Gborie forged the signature of his former boss, Dr. Mosoka Fallah, in 2020 to issue a fraudulent certificate to Ms. Skeeter T. Wilson, a patient diagnosed with COVID-19. Despite being informed by Dr. Fallah on August 8, 2020, that Ms. Wilson’s result was positive, Mr. Gborie conspired with two other employees to issue a certificate with negative results for her. This was one of several instances where Mr. Gborie changed positive test results to negative, endangering lives. Due to this serious ethical breach, Mr. Gborie was suspended, investigated, found guilty, and in fact jailed for his criminal actions. This level of unprincipled and dishonest behavior renders him unfit and unreliable to head the NPHIL, the release went on. The CSNL strongly believes that the Minister of Health and the Chairman of the Board of NPHIL may have been misled or failed to perform due diligence by thoroughly investigating Mr. Gborie’s character and performance history before the appointment As a donor-supported institution, those appointed to lead the NPHIL should be beyond reproach and possess high degrees of integrity, honesty, reliability, and credibility, all of which Mr. Gborie lacks. The CSNL said its investigation has also uncovered that Mr. Gborie has applied to be appointed as the Director General proper of NPHIL. This information is not only troubling, but its greatly ridiculous and has the propensity to taint the image of NPHIL. We therefore call on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai not to be misled into considering Mr. Gborie for the position of Director General proper at NPHIL any attempt to appoint Mr. Gborie would be disastrous and not in the best interest of the Liberian people, who seek a credible and reliable public health institution to safeguard their health. Meanwhile, the Civil Society Network of Liberia has called for the immediate removal of Mr. Gborie as Acting Director General of NPHIL as there are several qualified and experienced public health practitioners who can lead the NPHIL effectively. “We hope that the Minister of Health and the Board of Directors will do a thorough search for a new Director General with no consideration to Mr. Gborie. This action will restore respect and confidence in the NPHIL from its donor partners, ensuring continued support for the institution,” the group said.