The government has strongly denied reports alleging the disappearance of US$48 million.
A group of young people recently announced plans to stage a protest, claiming that the government must return the alleged US$48 million that was supposedly intended for former government employees the current administration laid off.
At a press conference held Tuesday, May 20, at the Ministry of Information in Monrovia, the Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), Josiah Joekai, dismissed the claims.
He said no such amount was ever raised or allocated for former employees of government.
According to Joekai, the confusion stems from a proposal by former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Fonati Koffa, who allegedly added staff to the House’s payroll, “an action that increased the government’s wage bill by US$43,000.
Joekai said the CSA rejected this proposal.
He further accused Koffa of unilaterally placing individuals on government payroll without following proper procedures, leading the CSA to reject over 100 names that were submitted on a supplementary payroll listing.
“Those are the people now talking about protesting. There is no US$48 million issue here. It was a US$43,000 proposal from Koffa that we rejected,” Joekai stated.
Source: DN news