Lofa County Senator Momo T. Cyrus, has unveiled what he describes as the ugly face of the Senate, the Upper House of the Legislature, an institution expected to shine like gold in its commitment to transparency, accountability, and the protection of the Liberian people’s interests.
Senator Cyrus Has made a startling allegation against members of the Legislature, accusing lawmakers of receiving kickbacks in exchange for ratifying concession agreements.
In His Own words, he stated: “Most of the agreements that are ratified, Legislators get kickbacks. People get kickbacks. Let’s be brutally honest.” He further questioned whether concession agreements approved by the Legislature genuinely serve national interest.
Cyrus’s Remarks Raise a fundamental question that every Liberian deserves an answer to: Which concession agreements are truly beneficial to Liberia and its people?
Essentially, Senator Cyrus is suggesting that personal financial interests may be influencing legislative decisions on agreements involving the country’s natural resources, economic opportunities, and national development.
We Consider These allegations extremely serious. They must not be treated as ordinary political rhetoric, or allowed to disappear into the corridors of legislative silence. They demand credible evidence, public clarification, and, where necessary, an independent investigation. If substantiated, such conduct would represent a grave betrayal of public trust, and a direct assault on national interest.
It Is Unfortunate that individuals entrusted with the responsibility of protecting the state can allegedly turn public institutions into avenues for personal enrichment.
Instead Of Nurturing the nation’s economic growth, they risk withering its national flowers, deepening poverty, undermining economic stability, and weakening the very foundations of national development.
How Can A country make meaningful progress when those entrusted with negotiating, and approving agreements for its future are accused of placing personal interests above the collective welfare of its people?
Lawmakers Are Elected to protect the people’s interests, not to auction the nation’s future for personal gain. They are expected to be guardians of public resources, not beneficiaries of questionable transactions.
Liberia Has Endured too much suffering to tolerate another cycle of institutional betrayal. Our country needs lawmakers who will defend its resources, strengthen public confidence, and serve as vanguards of national unity and development—not individuals who, if these allegations prove true, could become agents of national disintegration.
Liberia Is Bleeding. The question is whether those entrusted with stopping the bleeding are instead contributing to it.
The Liberian People deserve answers. The nation deserves accountability. And public office must never become a private business.
