Dr. Clarence Moniba, a former presidential candidate of the 2023 legislative and presidential elections has strongly criticized the House of Representatives for approving over $3 million to purchase luxury vehicles for themselves.
Dr. Moniba called the decision a “betrayal of trust,” highlighting the stark contrast between the lavish lifestyle of government officials and the harsh realities endured by ordinary Liberians.
He lamented that while lawmakers, cabinet ministers, and senior officials live like “kings,” more than 5 million Liberians are left to survive like “peasants and strangers in their own home.”
The LINU’s Political Leader also emphasized that parents struggle to send their children to school, classrooms lack basic necessities like electricity and computers, hospitals have no beds or medicine, and roads remain unpaved.
The Liberian politician pointed out that while legislators enjoy salaries and benefits exceeding $10,000 a month, Liberia’s essential workers, including police officers and teachers, struggle to survive on meager salaries. Police officers are paid as little as $150 a month, government teachers earn even less, and civil servants barely make enough to support their families.
He listed several initiatives that the $3 million could have funded, including upgrading 13 clinics and hospitals, purchasing modern ambulances, building a sanitary landfill, improving technical education, and increasing police salaries. He stressed that these projects would have made a significant difference in the lives of ordinary Liberians.
Instead, Moniba noted, the funds were spent on 73 luxury vehicles for 73 lawmakers. He urged Liberians to wake up and hold their leaders accountable, calling for development over personal luxury.
Source: Lib Latest News231