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MINISTER DESIGNATE BUT RECORDING TELLS DIFFERENT STORY

CAUGHT ON TAPE

Your article quoted some statements attributed

to me. At no time during the hearing did I ever
make any of these statement attributed to
me. I appeal to you please make the necessary
clarification. - Kindest regards, Senator Dr.
Coleman, In a text message to FPA

"The fact of the matter is that if you are to be the head of this big, very big and very
large sector of this country you are to pull, keep your staff together, keep quiet tune
in that sector because if there is no quiet tune you will not sleep at night madam
minister designate because I know even if you think you are doing well as minister
when you wake up in the morning you will see all sort of things in the newspaper and
if you mind it, you will get frustrated " Senator Dr. Coleman at confirmation hearing

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CENTRAL BANK OF LIBERIA

MARKET BUYING AND SELLING RATES

LIBERIAN DOLLARS PER US DOLLAR

BUYING

SELLING

L$84.00/US$1

L$85.00/US$1

TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2015

L$84.00/US$1

L$85.00/US$1

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commercials banks. The rates are not set by the Central Bank of Liberia.
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Monroviahooting to kill due to disagreements over business,

politics and other deals is not common in Liberia like
other African countries including Kenya, Nigeria, South
Africa and others but recently what appears to be a
shoot to kill took place in Monrovia, nearly killing a prominent
local businessman.
In many other countries dispute over lucrative contracts
and other transactions between individuals turn deadly but
Liberia has no recent history of such dangerous practice.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PEALAT Construction
Company, Praise Tony Lawal was on Tuesday arrested by
officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) for his alleged
link to the assassination attempt on the life of Liberian
businessman, Samuel Benedict Cooper,III.
Mr. Lawa said to be a former Nigerian ECOMOG Soldier who
came on a peacekeeping mission to Liberia and subsequently
integrated, according to police spokesman, Sam Collins
spent Wednesday night behind bars at the Headquarters
of the Liberian National Police and would be questioned in
connection to the alleged assassination plot.
Unknown gunmen last Saturday morning opened fired at Mr.
Coopers vehicle while he was returning to his Fish Market
Communitys residence, during the early morning hours,
police sources have indicated.
Mr. Cooper, owner of Westwood Construction Company
accordingly narrowly survived death after the bullets that
riddled the front windshield of his car didnt hit him.
Eric L. Bracewell an associate of Mr. Cooper told journalists
Wednesday that Cooper was fired at twice by the unknown
men, while returning home on Saturday morning.
According to him, Mr. Coopers vehicle windshield was
damaged by shots fired at him, noting that we have been
assured that the perpetrators of this barbaric act will be
brought to justice.
Bracewell, owner of another construction Company, Mandee
Construction Company disclosed that prior to the incident,
Mr. Cooper, received threats on his life from through a text
message from an anonymous individual.
POLICE QUESTIONS LAWAL

Late Wednesday, the suspect Mr. Lawal was seen in the Crime
Services Department interview room with investigators
undergoing police questioning along with his lawyer.
Cllr. Theophilus Gould of Kemp and Associates dressed
in a silver coat suit was seen parading the hall of the CSD
floor awaiting the call of his client who was undergoing

investigation.
Both Cooper and the accused Lawal are owners of construction
companies and have been embroiled in competition along
with other construction companies over contracts from the
Ministry of Public Works for roads construction projects.
Lawal have reportedly previously issued threats to Cooper
and downplaying road projects performed by Westwood
suggesting that those projects were not performing up to
contracts specifications.
With Liberia currently carrying out roads construction
throughout the country, there is massive competition between
local construction companies for big contracts.
The owner of one local construction company confirmed to
FrontPageAfrica that there is disagreement between local
contractors who are struggling to win contracts against bigger
foreign-owned companies with big capacity believed to be
favored by government in getting contracts.
Two big Chinese companies China Chongqing International
Construction Corporation (CICO) and China Henan
International Cooperation Group Co., Ltd (CHICO) are usually
the winners of the bigger contracts from the Ministry of Public
Works leaving local contractors to fight over smaller contracts.
Pealat is accused of being favored by the Ministry of Public
Works for major projects based on an alleged connection by
the companys owner, Lawal with senior government officials.
FPA investigation has established that in one instance Pealat
had a road construction contract changed on more than two
occasions with the price of the contract increasing on each
occasion despite the alleged failure of the company to perform
as expected.
Pealat and Belle Yallah Road

According to investigation PEALAT Construction Company in

December 2009 signed a contract with the Ministry of Public
Works for the construction of a forty-five miles road from
Bopolu to Belle Yallah for the amount of US$2,875,000.00.
On January 2011, there was an addendum to the contract for
additional works increasing the cost of materials and fuel in
which the Ministry agreed to pay an additional amount of
US$2,064,052.17 thereby resulting into a total project cost of
US$4,939,052.17.
In April 2012, a second addendum to the same contract was
done increasing the contract cost to US$14,308,668.45.
Sources at the Ministry of Finance confirmed to FPA that the
company was paid the amount of US$13,371,759.70 with the
Belle Yallah road not done to specification with commuters
still complaining about the deplorable nature of the road.

Westwood on the other hand has been awarded several

contracts from the Ministry of Public works including the
Zorzor to Voinjama City Road, Voinjama to Banzenwein and
Fissibu to Zorzor Road.
FPA have reliably learnt that the Pealat Construction boss has
been linked to maltreatment against some of his employees of
his company.
GHANAIANS EMPLOYEES ORDEAL

According reports on December 4, and 5 2014, the CEO

of PEALAT & PGL Construction Companies, ordered the
Inspector-General of Police, Col. Chris Massaquoi, who is
reportedly a friend of Lawal, to allegedly arrest five of his
workers, all Ghanaians for destroying his yellow machine.
A source noted that the guys were arrested because they
allegedly took the yellow machine belonging to the company
on a gold mine because their boss had gone to Ghana during
the height of the Ebola outbreak and had not paid them about
six months salaries; thereby making them run out of food and
rent, thus prompting them to use the machine on the gold
mine to sustain themselves.
The source further informed the FPA of the alleged handcuffing
of the workers from Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County up to
Monrovia and subsequent incarceration at the Center Street
Police Depot for more than three days without preliminary
investigation.
Accordingly, as a result of the alleged maltreatment meted
against the workers by the police upon their arrest, the then
Chief Engineer of the company felt very ill while in jail and
started dehydrating, which subsequently led to his release so
as to enable him seek medical treatment.
The information further revealed that since the alleged arrest
and incarceration of the workers, the complainant, Lawal,
reportedly refused to reach the police depot so as to enable
the police carry out preliminary investigation
Mr. Lawal has come under criticisms from several members of
the public and the Liberian Contractor Association for being
awarded four lucrative contracts without completing any road
contract in the country.
One high profile source hinted FPA that Lawal is highly
connected and might walk free.
The current shoot to kill incident will raise fear amongst
Liberians, a country where only common criminals are
prevalent as compared to broad day attempt to take away the
life of another.

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FrontPage COMMENTARY
EDITORIAL CELEBRATING WORLD
TIME TO ENVIRONMENTAL DAYINSIGHTS FOR LIBERIAS EPA
STEP-UP
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Commentary

P. Emmanuel Munyeneh, Contributing Writer

Liberian Taxes Must

Build More Roads

FOR THE LAST at least 10 years donor nations including

the European Union and the governments of Great Britain
(DFID), Sweden (Sida), Ireland (Irish Aid), Norway
and Germany (KfW) and the World Bank have been
carrying out major interventions in the infrastructural
development of Liberia by financing the construction of
roads and bridges.
SWEDEN through Sida has done a remarkable work with
feeder roads in Nimba, Lofa and other places, helping the
locals to move about easily.
THROUGH THE Liberia Reconstruction Trust Fund
(LRTF), a multi-donor trust fund for infrastructure setup
for Liberia and managed by the World Bank; the funding
has been able to finance up to eight major essential
roads construction around Liberia with the latest being
the Monrovia Ganta to Guinea border road.
A KEY OFFICIAL of one of the donors, the World Bank has
disclosed that the funding generated by the LRTF have
all been committed, a statement that means, Liberia and
the donors need to design new mechanisms in sourcing
new funding to continue the construction of more roads.
ALL THE FUNDS in the Liberia Reconstruction Trust
Fund have been committed, so the government of Liberia
has to be clear what the needs are to enable donors find
the way out for further interventions, Inguna Dobraja,
Country Manager, World Bank Liberia Country Office
told journalists Tuesday.
THE DONORS HAVE and continue to do well in helping
Liberia find solution to the road woes and all the projects
financed by the donors including the rehabilitation of
specified Monrovia city streets, Cotton Tree to Buchanan
Road, Demolition, Removal of the Debris of the Collapsed
Vai Town Bridge, the Construction of a New Vai Town
Bridge, the Monrovia Ganta to Guinea Border and
others are all very important to the people of Liberia.
BUT AS A COUNTRY, it is time for the Government to
step-up by ensuring that taxes collected are used to
build some of these roads instead of waiting for donors
to do it all.
THE FAILED JALLAH Town Road project where millions
of dollars were wasted to construct a short length road
with the same road getting rehabilitation more than
one time is a classic example of the inability of the
Government to help itself amid the support from donors.
DURING THE REHABILITATION of the Jallah Town road,
it was visible how materials meant for the construction
work ended up being sold to community dwellers with
no good result. The Belleh Yallah road project and
several other failed projects around the country are
some of the examples of how the government must take
responsibility and properly manage projects financed
with tax payers money.
DONORS-FINANCED PROJECTS have gone well over the
period which indicates that government is more careful
in managing donors funded projects while projects
financed using poor Liberian tax payers money end up
in fiasco.
WHILE THE GOVERNMENT is taking the glory for all
the donor-funded projects, it is a disservice to not boast

ew days from now, June 5th, the Environmental

Protection Agency, the entity mandated by law to
protect the human health and well-being of the
nation will be celebrating World Environment Day

(WED).
WED for short, is a United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP) activity that is celebrated every year on June 5 to
raise global awareness to take positive action to protect
nature and the planet earth. The global theme for this year
is: Sustainable consumption and production. The slogan for
the theme is "Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume
with Care." For the EPA, the domestic theme for this years
celebration is Protect the Environment, enjoy nature.
Seriously, global environmental challenges continue to plague
mankind, especially in least developing countries. From the
impact of climate change on the agriculture, forestry and the
health sectors, to sea erosion and displacement of groups
of mainly poor people, especially those living along coastal
belts. These attending issues can be seriously overwhelming
for a country whose development agenda is characterized
by excessive budgetary shortfalls.
Subsequently, in the design and allocation of limited
resources to ministries and agencies, institutions such as
the EPA is left with nothing short of gathering the leftovers
from the tables of important ministries such as Health,
Education, Agriculture etc. But seriously again, it doesnt
seem, but rather it is grimacing to place the EPA in the
category of an orphaned or abandoned child during these
national exercises. I need not tell you about the role of the
EPA during the Ebola crisis.
Importantly, one can argue that the three named ministries
are cardinal to the existence of the nation such that without
a better education, not enough food to feed itself and
poor health care, the nation could sink into the dungeon
of increased and poverty. This analysis from a one sided
perspective can be absolutely right. However, the wrong
in it can be manifested by asking the tricky question: The
environment and the economy which comes first?
There may likely be no straight answer to this reverberating
and rhetorical question simply because an answer to
one could lead to the answer of the other. The difficulty
in answering yes or no has given rise to the concept of
sustainable development- the process of creating a balance
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of that many successful projects financed, monitored and

implemented by the government from taxes raised locally.
LIBERIA NOW HAS A GOOD highway from Cotton Tree
to Buchannan; the Vai Town Bridge is perfect and now
Monrovia to Ganta is nearing a super highway, the African
development Bank is now financing the Fish Town to
harper road, so where are the success stories with tax
payers money?
THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS to take on major project
besides the smaller ones, for example, the Gbarnga to Ganta
and Guinea border financed by donors is being constructed
for a little over $70 million, a figure that is not big for the
government that has operated a budget of more than $500
million for more than six years.
WHY NOT PUT ASIDE funding to for example to construct
Ganta to Tappita or Tappita to Zwedru to show how serious
the country is for its own development rather than begging
donors to do it all.
IT WAS RIGHTLY STATED by Finance and Development
Planning Minister, Amara Konneh while visiting the United
States, when he disclosed that the country collected

of power between the environment and the economy or

economic development and transformation.
On our side of the world, the theme of WED looks a bit blurry
and for now one can say partly unachievable. How can we
as a nation protect the environment? How can we enjoy
nature? Conspiracy theorists will argue that for a country
like Liberia, protecting the environment is light years away.
The rationale in their spirits is that a country that relies
primarily on the exploitation of natural resources as a basis
for revenue generation is outside the box of sustainable
development.
How can we protect the environment in light of unsustainable
and illicit logging in the South East, widespread shifting
cultivation, continuous hunting of bush meat in the Gola
Forest, no cap and trade on the rate of pollution from
emission of fossil fuel, lack of an effective early warning
system for farmers and other users of weather information
and coastal defense mechanism to mitigate the rate of sea
erosion in Robertsports, Buchanan, Hotel Africa and other
coastal belts?
Protecting the environment means improving the human and
institutional capacity of the EPA. As it stands, there is need
for serious reform within the EPA to reflect professionalism
in tackling environmental issues.
Besides been in a consistent budgetary dilemma, the EPA is
yet to find a place in the hearts and minds of the Cabinet
to the extent that when the nation was under siege by
the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, the EPA was nowhere to
be found. Or may I say the EPA was no part of the entire
process including the handling, management and disposal
of hazardous wastes, the burial of victims of the EVD and so
forth.
So then, how can we enjoy nature when we have no passion
or desire of protecting our environment in which we live?
We are all called to be custodians and stewards of the
environment and our efforts should be concentrated at
bringing man into harmony with nature. One way of doing
so is to show love to the natural habitats that give us the
shade to rest, a clean air to breath and a soil for food. Hope
this time around, the celebration of World Environment
Day will share new light on how our policymakers view the
environment.

US$3.1billion as revenue since President Sirleaf took

over the leadership of Liberia, but most of the money is
being spent on government's administration and salaries,
consuming 60% of the budget representing only forty
thousand of the four million people in the country.
SO IT IS LIKE RAISING taxes and getting fabulous salaries
as high as US$15,000 per month for one official plus gas
slips and other incentives in some entities while begging
donors for money for development.
WHILE WE APPRECIATE our donor partners, Liberia
must prove its sovereignty by focusing on developmental
projects, reducing the fabulous incentives and undertaking
projects that will benefit the vast majority of the population.
A US$15,000 OR MORE SALARY for one official a month
does not translate into anything that will make impact in
the lives of ordinary Liberians as compared to constructing
a one mile road that will be used by thousands of people.
IT IS TIME for the government to step-up and implement
major infrastructural projects financed by taxes collected
locally.

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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

ABOUT OUR STORIES ON THE
WORLDWIDE WEB

COMMENTS FROM
FPA ONLINE
ROBERT O. DAVIS TOP COMMENTER PRESIDENT & CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT LIBUSA
Veep Boakai for Liberia!

SYLVESTER MOSES TOP COMMENTER WORKS AT SELFEMPLOYED

President Sirleaf is slow to declare for her number two because
she knows that the growing downtrodden who comprise the vast
majority are disgruntled with her ineffective, and unaccountable
governance to give UP a third term. Unfortunately, for him, the
coming presidential election is a referendum on the stewardship of
the country under his party. He has advantages of capacity, likability,
and potential availability of campaign funding sources, but could
lack electability in a peaceful, free, fair, and transparent presidential
election monitored by impartial external observers due to EJSs
negative domestic policy legacy.
Moreover, she would prefer to hitch her wagon to a horse thats a sure
winner for protection from the same corruption investigation and
detention she dished out to President Bryant. The Iron Lady enjoys
international gravitas, but should any new regime have probable
cause, and willing to indict her, there wouldnt be any help. A 2017
presidential hopeful needs across party appeal, not the ruse of a
PYJ coalition she got away with when the electorate was uninformed
about useless promises, and boldface lies. For now, the race is up for
grabs, and Ellen cleverly hedges her bets: dont blame her!
S KANDAKAI MASSALEY II INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
The President had previously suggested in a 2011 FrontPageAfrica
that both she and Boakai would leave the stage after her term is over
in 2017. We will both leave public office and turn it over to the young
people and go and rest ourselves. He will be with me right to the
end. Now if these statements are accurate, then VP Boakai should
get ready to pack his Satokas and leave the scene. The petitioning
ceremonies among his tribesmen was arranged to divert the public's
attention to the statements above. This act is in no way going to get
the endorsement of EJS under the canopy of daylight. It's time for
a change, it time to infuse some new and vibrant young blood into
steering the state of affairs of Mama Liberia. Right now VP sits at the
capitol that has no sanitary facilities, oh well!

ELIJAH BARNARD TOP COMMENTER UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA

Montgomery Tamba Saah: From your post it looks like you know
many good things Boakai did during his years as a public servant.
Maybe it will be in Boakai best interest were you to tell us some of
the achievements of this nobel man. You might be able to change the
minds of many Liberians who believe this guy could be worst that
Ellen.
MAGGIE DC NIPPY
We will vote for u no matter how n I promise u, u will surely win. Just
d matter of time. God bless.

SAMUEL SAAH TAMBA SUPERVISOR AT BOYASAY SHELLOE INC/

PAE
Bravo the incoming president, my vote for you Joe.

MONTGOMERY TAMBA SAAH TOP COMMENTER DARBY,

PENNSYLVANIA
It's also best for more people who know about VP Boakai to begin to
talk. Most Liberians discuss issues and personalities on perceptions,
and not necessarily on facts. Can anybody discuss the past success
stories of the VP's past 37-year public service, and counting? We
are waiting to hear people talk the real TRUTH about Joseph Nyuma
Boakai (at CWA, LPMC, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LPRC, ETC).
Why was he twice "Minister of the Year" while at Agriculture? What
did he do at LPMC? I wish I had someone to tell us more about this
"Humble" servant of Liberia. More so, the Liberian President never
hid her likeness of his way of doing things, especially serving her as
Vice President for two 6-year terms. I believe I am right in supposing
that no Liberian know JOE BOAKAI than Madam Ellen JohnsonSirleaf; her being quiet at this time of their leadership does not
necessarily mean lack of interest in him or his ability to succeed her.
The fact also remains that most Liberians don't know Madam
Sirleaf's style of leadership SHARPE MALEKEBU TOP COMMENTER WORKS AT SELFEMPLOYED
I agree, the Vice-president 's responsibility is to assist and advice
the president. How about the loyalty to country? What efforts
has he made to reduce the depletion of our resources ,rampant
corruption in government, misuse of government 's property, lack of
accountability for embezzlement, poor public health, lack of quality
education, infant mortality and morbidity, exorbitant salaries for
some government officials? Do I need to list more?

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THE NEXT FIFA PRESIDENT SHOULD BE

BLACK, AFRICAN AND A FORMER PLAYER
- STEP FORWARD, GEORGE WEAH
The former World Player of the Year has the political nous and footballing
stardust to change Fifa for the better after the Sepp Blatter era

The Editor

he debate has begun as to who should succeed Sepp

Blatter as Fifa president.
It is stating the obvious to say it needs someone
untainted by his toxic regime and with the
determination to scrub this house clean, weed out his cronies
as much as possible and not only win back public support
but also keep Fifa united.
It is a tall order. Not an impossible task but pretty close to it.
So it needs someone with not just a reforming zeal but the
personality and profile to carry it through.
It might also help to have a former player and certainly
someone with the sport and not its politics or money-making
opportunities in his or her heart.
Whoever comes in has to do so on an anti-corruption,
reforming ticket and support the notion of the presidency
being limited to two terms of office.
So, what about George Weah? Africa was fundamentally wrong
to support Blatter and Weah was part of that support. I am
pro-Blatter, he was quoted as saying in the French media.
The positives outweigh the negatives.
Should that rule him out? Not necessarily. Weah would have to
explain those comments but he carries such weight in Africa
and in world football, commands such respect as a former
player and a politician attempting to reform his homeland,
Liberia, that he is an interesting proposition.
And Fifa reform, while fundamentally about removing the
corrupt, is not about alienating or disenfranchising those in
need. There is some good work being done by Fifa.
Weah is the only African to be named Fifa player of the year. He
also won the Ballon dOr in 1995 and had a glittering career,
most notably at AC Milan.
He is the leader of Liberias largest opposition party, taking a
seat in the countrys senate last December when he defeated
the president's son. It is said the 48-year-old former striker
wants to run for the presidency itself in 2017, and help unite a
nation ravaged by the effects of civil war and recovering from
the Ebola crisis.
His political ambitions might rule him out and his work there
maybe far more important and fundamental than anything he
can do for Fifa but he fits the profile of the ideal candidate.
Fifa must be cleansed but it must not fall under Uefas control.
Someone like Weah would have populist appeal among
supporters throughout the world especially in Europe
and Africa - and he would protect the interests of his home
continent.
An interesting alternative is Lydia Nsekera who, three
years ago, became the first woman to be appointed onto
Fifas executive committee. She was the president of the
Burundi Football Association and has been a member of the
International Olympic Committee since 2009. Electing a black
African woman would certainly change the dynamic of Fifa for
the better.

If not her then what about Moya Dodd, the Australian lawyer
some legal knowledge might come in handy and former
player. Again it would change the way of working.
Ultimately, however, it needs someone with a higher profile to
bring back faith and inclusivity in the organisation.
So if not Weah then what about someone like Didier Drogba?
It is a bit left-field. The striker has left Chelsea and wants to
carry on his playing career but the Ivorian has wider social
awareness and the understanding to use his fame and profile
for the greater good.
Drogba is just 37 and may fancy a season in the MLS but he has
made no secret of his longer-term ambitions. He has steered
clear of politics but intervened to try and act as a peacemaker
to resolve the civil war in the Ivory Coast.
Above all what football needs is someone untainted by Fifas
past but also with the personality to unite all factions. It does
not need a middle-aged, white, European bureaucrat and
it would be hard to make a reasoned case for one, however
credible he is.
Luis Figo would be a better choice but not someone like Prince
Ali bin-al-Hussein from Jordan who even his supporters, such
as FA chairman Greg Dyke, said was a stalking horse.
A black African former player with worldwide appeal would
be perfect - so Weah or Drogba should be candidates.
Jason Burt/The Guardian

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SENATOR COLEMAN DENIES COMMENTS

ON HEALTH MINISTER DESIGNATE BUT

CAUGHT ON TAPE
Henry Karmo (0886522495) henry.karmo@frontpageafricaonline.com

Monroviaenator Peter Coleman

(Congress
for
Democratic
ChangeGrand Kru County)
is on the defensive over
supportive comments he made
regarding President Ellen
Johnson-Sirleafs nominee to
head the Ministry of Health.
Dr. Bernice Dahn, the Sirleaf
Administration long time
Deputy Minister of Health
Services and Chief Medical
Officer of Liberia, who was
recently
nominated
by
President Johnson- Sirleaf
and others have been indicted
by the General Auditing
Commission for financial and
operational
irregularities
in the stewardship of the
Ministry in the 2006/2007
and 2007/2008 audits of the
Ministry. The audits were part
of the requirement for Liberia
to meet the Heavily Indebted
Poor
Countries
(HIPC)
Completion Point, which led
to the waiver of Liberias
external debt by bilateral and
multilateral donors.
Another
nominee,
Mr.
Tolbert Nyenswah the Head
of the countrys Incident
Management System (IMS), the
organization that coordinates
Government
Ebola
Virus
Disease efforts has been
implicated by the GAC in
financial and administrative
malpractices at the Ministry of
Health during the audit of the
Ministry for the 2006/2007
and 2007/2008 fiscal years. Mr.
Nyenswah served as Deputy
Head of the National Malaria
Control Program (NMCP)
during the audit period. He
was recently nominated by
President Ellen Jonson-Sirleaf
as a Deputy Minister, Ministry

of Health. The nominations

come amid growing concerns
about how Liberia intends to
improve its dilapidated health
system in the aftermath of the
deadly Ebola outbreak.
Recently
Nyenswah
and
three senior officials of the
team that managed the Ebola
funding
including
-Wede
Elliott
Brownell
Deputy
Minister for Administration,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
James Dorbor Jallah, Executive
Director, Public Procurement
and Concessions Commission
and Andre Pope, Head State
Owed Enterprises Reporting
Unit, Ministry of Finance and
Development Planning, took
exception to the GAC report
describing the report as
unprofessional.
The audit saga prompted
Senator Nyonblee Karnga
Lawrence(Liberty
Party,
Grand Bassa) to request
that the Senate put on hold
confirmation of presidential
appointees who are named
in reports from the General
Auditing
Commission
of
Liberia and other anti-graft
institutions until the Public
Accounts Committee (PAC)
conducts public hearings and
report to that body.
The
Senator
in
her
communication
said:
Knowing that Liberia has
been labeled as one of the most
corrupt countries in the world,
and we have a huge challenge
to foster transparency and
accountability, it is very
important that the senate
continue to be very supportive
in the fight of corruption by
ensuring that all confirmation
for people who are implicated
in Audit Reports or Audit
indictees are put on hold

until the PAC conduct public

hearing and make final
recommendations for action,
Senator Lawrence appealed to
her colleagues.
But Senator Coleman, chairman
of the Senate Committee on
Health raised eyebrows during
the confirmation of Dahn last
week when he told the Minister
designate to focus on her plans
for the Health Ministry and
not listen to everything in the
media.
Said Senator Coleman: Madam
Minister: I will encourage you
to go ahead with all these good
plans you have earmarked for
the Ministry of Health and dont
pay much attention to every
newspaper story of anything
you hear on the radio.
The comments drew a red
flag from the CDC which took
exception to the Senators
statement which contradicts
the partys position that those
with allegations of corruption
over their heads should clear
up their issues before they can
be confirmed.
Nathaniel McGill, National
Chairman of the CDC told
FrontPageAfrica this week
took issue with Senator
Coleman: We will want
him to tell us why he should
make such comments when
the party has stressed the
need for individuals who
have credibility issues to
be investigated. We are not
indicting the health minister
but the fact that she has
questions and he has gone
ahead to clear her without
investigation, there is a
problem.
Twenty four hours later,
Coleman somersaulted.
In a text message to
FrontPageAfrica, the Senator
denied making the statement
and instead sought the
necessary correction on the
article.

STILL
COMMITTED
TO
BLOCK
13
Canadian Overseas Petroleum, Exxon committed to Liberia

Senator Coleman stated: Your

article quoted some statements
attributed to me. At no time
during the hearing did I ever
make any of these statement
attributed to me. I appeal to
you please make the necessary
clarification. - Kindest regards,
Senator Dr. Coleman
But audio recordings on
discussions
during
the
confirmation hearing of Dr.
Dahn in the possession of FPA
indicate that Senator Coleman
said as follows:
What Senator Tornorlah
said is key. Reconciliation,
we have been talking about
reconciliation in this country
for a long time; it is not taking
root and for us in the health
sector the fact that the way
which we work together we
work together as one family.
Doctors, Nurses, Physician
assistants we work as one
family because at one point in
time our trust tend to cross
so the sector you are going to

control if confirmed is a sector

where I think reconciliation
needs to start.
I heard you making reference
to
the
health
workers
association
been
illegal,
madam minister designate the
health workers association
is not illegal as minister of
health for this country for
eight years, I dealt with this
organization it is a Bonafide
registered organization at one
point in time myself thought
it was illegal. I researched it
and it is a registered Bona fide
organization. But leave out the
issue of legality or illegality
the fact of the matter is that if
you are to be the head of this
big, very big and very large
sector of this country you
are to pull, keep your staff
together, keep a quiet tune in
that sector because if there
is no quiet tune, you will not
sleep at night madam minister
designate because I know even
if you think you are doing well

as minister when you wake up

in the morning you will see all
sort of things in the newspaper
and if you mind it, you will get
frustrated and frustrated. But
I think you set your goals you
have the investment plan and
I think we all are in line with
this investment plan. We think
that it is that document if it is
followed by the letter that will
give us the robust plan that we
all are craving for.
Please, the whole issue as
was rightly said, we will all
work together to solve some
of the problems or all of the
problems. This committee
exercises oversight over your
agency. So it is like every other
time we will be there when you
get problem you will call us if
we get problem we will call you
and lets hasten to say if you are
confirmed. Madam Minister,
I think this session was very
interactive and like we said, or
some of my colleagues said we
admire your passion.

period if necessary. Now that

Liberia has been declared
Ebola-free by the World Health
Organization, XOM is planning
its next steps for operations,
reports COPL.
According to the Pan African
Capital Group LLC, Liberia is at
least five to seven years away
from producing commercially
viable quantities of oil if
current
explorations
are
successful. Firms exploring
Liberias
hydrocarbon
resource
potential
are
currently at various stages
of their exploration agendas
and are expected to invest
billions of dollars to bring new
discoveries to market over the
course of the exploration and
production activities.
Scheduling new rigs to return
to the area in late 4Q 2014 and
early 1Q 2015, and drilling
further wells to see how large
or small the reservoir is, will
be crucial in determining
and confirming the extent
of
Liberias
hydrocarbon

resource. The Liberia basin

consists of 30 concessionary
blocks, reports Pan African.
A total of 17 of these blocks
are from the continental shelf
to water depths of between
2500m to 4000m, and 13 of
the blocks are considered
to be ultradeep with water
depths of as much as 4500m.
On 7 July 2014, LB-1 to -7
were unclaimed, LB-8 and -9
were claimed by European
Hydrocarbons Ltd. (100%
interest), and LB-10 was
claimed by Anadarko (80%),
Mitsubishi (10%) and Repsol
(10%), according to Pan
African Capital. LB-11, -12 and
-14 were claimed by Chevron
(45%), Oranto (30%) and
ENI (25%), while LB-15 was
claimed by Anadarko (47.5%),
Repsol (27.5%) and Tullow
(25%). LB-16 was claimed
by Repsol (75%) and Tullow
(25%).

Monrovia anadian
Overseas
Petroleum
Ltd.
(COPL)
confirmed
that it and its partner,
ExxonMobil (XOM), remain
committed to completing their
Liberian Block (LB) 13 work
program in Liberia under the
production sharing contract
(PSC).
According to COPL (20%
interest), the National Oil
Co. of Liberia and XOM
(80% interest), the operator,
continue to meet regularly to
discuss operations, community
and
social
responsibility
activities and the fulfillment
of the LB-13 work program,
which was delayed by the
Ebola crisis.
The government of Liberia
continues to provide its
assurances that it will act under
the terms of the PSC to provide
the company and ExxonMobil
sufficient time to complete
their work program and will
extend the current exploration

ADMISSION TO FRAUD
Thursday, June 4, 2015

Page 6 | Frontpage

-University of Liberia Concedes Violation of PPCC Laws

Henry Karmo (0886522495) henrykarmo@frontpageafricaonline.com

Monroviahe
administration
of the University of
Liberia has admitted
violating
several
regulations under the Public
Procurement and Concession
Commission (PPCC) act, but
said those violations were
not deliberate but committed
based on the prevailing
situation.
Professor Momolu Gataweh
vice President for Academic
Affairs at the University
of Liberia (UL) said, the
administration
of
the
university
carried
out
transactions that they should
not have done some of which
included giving out contracts
without publishing those
contracts but declared that
those things happened under a
given situation.
Speaking during a public
hearing held in the first floor
conference room of the House
of Representatives at the
Capitol Building conducted
by the legislative Joint Public
Accounts Committee (PAC)
Gataweh said: For some
reasons because of our

situation we did some things

that we shouldnt have done
but it wasnt deliberate they
were done based on the
situation we found ourselves.
We are growing and we will
continue to change things as
we ask for the audit.
He also confirmed that
employees of the University
are yet to be paid four months
salaries a situation he blamed
on lack of funding from the
government since January.
At the end of a Public hearing,
despite accepting accusation
in the (GAC) report on the
UL violating the PPCC act
he denied accusation that
the University of Liberia
has employed unqualified
instructors
without
the
consent of the President of
the University of Liberia, Dr.
Emmett Dennis.
That is wrong since the
administration of Dr. Dennis
we have done everything not
to employ BA to teach BA at
the University anymore and
therefore our quest has been
sending our people to go
for foreign studies to go and
qualify with masters to teach

BA so for the GAC to say we

employed unqualified people
to teach BA that is wrong, he
stated.
He also promised that
University will no longer
allow the services of Teachers
Assistant (TA).
In the just presented Draft
National Budget for the Fiscal
year
2014/2015,
Deputy
Minister for Expenditure ay
the Ministry of Finance and
Development Planning, Dr.
James Kollie in an interview
said, the University of Liberia,
the Health sector and the
National security account for
lion share of the budget.
In a Transmittal letter from
the GAC to the PAC the Auditor
General informed the PAC that
the report, is the first audit
commissioned on the economy,
efficiency and effectiveness
of Staffing Regulation at the
University of Liberia. The
report according to the GAC
covers the operating period FY
2008/09 and 2009/10.
I
commissioned
this

Performance Audit on 22
September 2010 to assess
the quality of service delivery
by the instructional staff
at the University of Liberia
(UL) and to identify major
challenges if any, and provide
recommendations that may
help to enhance the provision
of quality teaching services at
the nations highest institution
of learning. Accordingly, the
audit focused primarily on
staffing regulations relative
to the provision of quality
teaching services at the UL,
the GAC stated.
The report further stated
that the University of Liberia
received government subsidy
of US$7,685,161.00 for the
period 2008/09 and out of this
amount US$5,468,000.00 was
appropriated for improvement
of salaries and benefits for
faculty and administrative
staff.
The report further stated
that this amount constitutes
65% of the subsidy received.
For the period 2009/10, the
UL also received government
subsidy of US$12,559,987.00,
of which US$8,114,407.00

ruling.
The objective is to have
justice and so we have got
one and so we are trying to
get there, and we will get
there Cllr. Jallah added.
Cllr. Jallah said the decision
by the Supreme Court
indicates that the law has
taken precedent over the will
of man.
Well the court has spoken
so that the rule of law should
take precedent over the will
of man, we have struggled
over this case, Cllr. Jallah
added.
Cllr. Jallah said, all NEC should
have done was to investigate
and verify their allegations.
They should have tried on
their own to send a team

out there to investigate and

verify our allegation to avoid
all this back and front, Cllr.
Jallah said.
The
Supreme
Court
on Monday ruled that
the
National
Elections
Commission recounts the
ballots in two districts in Lofa
County.
The case at the high court
was filed by Cllr. Jallah
against the National Elections
Commission; all poll workers,
Stephen Zargo and Eugene
F. Kpakar. The high court
in its judgment under the
signature of four justices
stated that they have heard
the legal arguments and
contentions advanced by the
parties, reviewed the facts

and circumstance presented

by the records and examined
the laws controlling in the
case.
The court ruled: The clerk
of this court is hereby
ordered to send a mandate
to the National Elections
Commission
to
resume
jurisdiction over the case
and to proceed with the
enforcement of the judgment,
ensuring that all parties and
their representatives are
informed of the recount and
to be represented threat and
costs are disallowed.
The results announced by
NEC shows Liberty Party
Stephen Zargo had 12,797
which constituted 26.2%
of the total votes, followed

GAC REPORT

APD SEEKING JUSTICE IN LOFA RECOUNT,

SAYS NEC DID NOT NEED WHIPPING

Monroviahe Alliance for Peace

and
Democracy
senatorial candidate
in just ended 2014
general and special election
says that the National
Elections Commission didnt
have to be whip or get
lashes from the Supreme
Court to do a recount in Lofa.
We taught that the election
commission will do that on
their own and they dont have
to be whipped or get lashes
from the Supreme Court to
do this, Cllr. Joseph Jallah
said.
Cllr. Jallah said, his primary
concern is to get justice,
something he said has been
done through the high courts

was allotted for salaries and

benefits of administrative and
instructional staff, an amount
that constitutes 65% of the
subsidy received, the report
continued.
Among many things the GAC
accused the UL faculty of not
adhering to the recruitment
policy stipulated in Article
IV, Section 1 and 2 of its
Handbook.
Auditors observed that the
University is engaged in the
recruitment of inexperienced
and unqualified instructors
who lack the requisite
credentials to teach courses at
the University of Liberia.
The GAC also said it observed
that 114 first degree holders
were teaching courses above
the freshman level and Vice
President for Academic Affairs
attributed this to the lack of
qualified staff which he said has
constrained the University in
hiring unqualified instructors
to teach courses. There were
also instances where some
appointments were made
without approval by the ULs
President and the Board of
Trustees.
My reviewed of files of
full time instructional staff
revealed that the employment
of 84 out of 566 instructional
staff were made without the
approval of the President and
the Board of Trustees. The nonadherence to the procedures in
the Universitys Handbook was
wholly responsible for the nonapproval of the eighty-four
(84) full-time instructional
staff, which led to the hiring
of full-time instructional staff
whose credentials were not
properly vetted, the GAC noted
in some of its findings.
The GAC report also stated
Additionally, there is no
strategy put in place by the
administration to encourage
staff retention. As a result, 62
percent of the Universitys
instructional staffs are hired on
a part-time basis and are also
recruited on a non-competitive
basis.
Furthermore, the
University has not put in
place mechanism to monitor

and evaluate its instructional

staff and the University also
lacks an effective Management
Information
System
for
gathering and safe guarding
records.
The audit revealed that the
following major deficiencies
in
staffing
regulations,
relative to the provision of
quality teaching services at
the University Of the Audit
revealed the following major
deficiencies
in
staffing
regulations, relative to the
provision of quality teaching
services at the University of
Liberia (UL):
Article IV, Section 2 of the
Universitys Handbook of
Regulations (Appendix D)
states the requirements for
the qualification to the rank of
faculty and its exemption.
Despite the requirements
of Section 2, auditors noted
that there were instances
where
Bachelor
Degree
holders without the requisite
experience and formal training
in the educational field were
recruited to handle courses
above freshman level, which
is a direct contravention of
the Universitys recruitment
policy.
Article III, Section 1 of
the Handbook states the
procedures for the recruitment
of instructional staff as follows:
the Dean of the University,
Dean of Colleges, Directors of
school, Comptrollers office and
other officers of administration
and instructions shall be
nominated by the President
of the University for Approval
by the Board of Trustees.
The policy also states that all
employees of the University
shall be appointed by the
President of the University but
the GAC stated that contrary to
the above, a review of the files
of part time instructional staff
showed that 84 out of 566 staff
was appointed without the
approval of the President of
the University and the Board of
Trustees.

by APD Joseph Jallah 8,554

constituting 17.5%, Alhaji
G.V Kromah (IND) 7,127
which is 14% follow by PUP
Sumo Kupee 6,288 12%. The
total number of votes cast
was 48,812.
Meanwhile,
the
NEC
has announced that on
Friday, June 5, 2015, it will
commence
the
recount
of votes cast between

candidates of the Alliance for

Peace and Democracy and
the Liberty Party in the 2014
Special Senatorial Election in
two districts in Lofa County.
In a release under the
signature of Joey Kennedy
NEC said that The Districts
include Electoral District
Number One and Electoral
District four.

STOP BUYING CARS,

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Frontpage

Invest in Education, Senator Cautions Ministry

Monrovian August 2013, Liberian

President Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf
branded
the
education system as a
mess declaring that it needs a
complete overhaul.
The Ministry of Education has
seen changes in leadership
three times with every new
official making their own plans
and policies.
The Executive has submitted
the proposed national budget
to the Legislature awaiting
their signature and according
to the proposed budget; the
Education ministry is allotted
$77.7million, a figure higher
than the previous year budget.

Bettie Johnson/ betty.johnson@frontpageafricaonline.com/0886971922

in the budget off course our

government what is needed
for actual program is absence
and actual programs should
be supported and they should
stop buying vehicles and invest
in the education, the people in
the leeward counties school
system are greatly affected
than in Montserrado.
She commended the outgoing
minster for the level of work
done at the ministry boosting
that nothing is done perfectly
unless a female is involved.
Speaking earlier, Outgoing
Minister Tarpeh said she was
grateful for the time afforded
her to serve the Ministry
promising that she remains
committed in supporting the
new team.
Former
Minister
Tarpeh
stated that the achievement
under her administration is
attributed to the workforce at
the ministry calling on the new
team to collaborate with the

employees.
I will be watching this team,
this new team is aware of the
challenges; its good that we
all are committed that the new
team will make a difference.
Everybody knows that we are
excited but if we dont give
support to this team, they
might collapse, said Madam
Tarpeh
She further said Education is
everybody business; it is not
talking and giving petty cash for
action but real commitment; if
they fail everyone fails. I will be
in Liberia to see your action, it
is not an easy task, but with the
support, we all can succeed.
The team should have all the
support and efforts to excel.
Mr. Minister I can assure that
you have support from these
staffs.
For his part, incoming minister
Werner thanked the outgoing
minister for her job stating
that he will continue on her

path.
He named poverty, theft or
corruption in schools and
getting children affected by the
armed conflict as things that
will be highlighted by his team.
There are three things that
I want to highlight here I
have seen the Liberian school
system under attack that is
poverty, theft or corruption
when text book dont reach
school or young girls getting
pregnant by teachers, conflicts
including armed conflict these
are challenges to the school,
the incoming Minister vowed.
FROM MESS TO BEST

Minister Werner and his teams

were confirmed by the house
following his appointment
by President Sirleaf after his
appointment as Minister of
Health was denied by the
Senate.
Before his ascendency, he

KOKOYAH SCORES SUCCESSES

Statutory District in Bong have lauded the Government and people of Norway through the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) for the Kokoyah Millennium Village Project (KMVP) in the district.

Monrovia esidents of Kokoyah

Statutory District in
Bong have lauded
the Government and
people of Norway through the
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) for the
Kokoyah Millennium Village
Project (KMVP) in the district.
The Kokoyah Millennium
Village
Project
(KMVP)

a little over 6 million and dash

it at education it wouldnt solve
our problem. We need to invest
in Education and making
decisions in the interest of the
students in the rural areas,
Minister Werner declared.
He continued: Every decision
we make will consider the
students in the rural areas. We
expect that actual learning will
be taken seriously; we need
to know the priorities of the
Liberian people. We will meet
our students, CEOs and DEOs
get their views, and meet our
partners to reset the agenda
of education., lets do all we
can to invest in education
and demand results from the
counties to the central office.
PAY REFORM

STOP BUYING CARS

During the official turnover

ceremony Wednesday by
outgoing Minister Etmonia
Tarpeh to incoming Minister
George Werner at the Ministry
of Education conference room
Senator Jewel Howard Taylor
(National
Patriotic
Party,
Bong County) Chairperson
of the Senate Committee on
education told the incoming
team that that it is time for
the Government to invest in
Education rather than buying
cars.
She disclosed that it is
unfortunate that the budget
by the Government focused
widely on purchasing of cars
than things that will improve
the countrys growth.
The
government
must
reorganize its budget and its
about time we call a spade a
spade. A lot of our money in
the budget are for vehicles
and travel allowances and fuel;
the more cars we get the more
fuels we buy, Senator Taylor
said.
Senator Taylor continued
But if we find out how much

Page 7

is
a
community-based
rural development project
implemented by the Ministry of
Internal Affairs in partnership
with UNDP Liberia, and the
beneficiary communities and
the Government of Norway as
donor.
The project initially planned
for five years, 2008-2013
suffered delays that eventually
led to a non-cost extension

to May 2014. Initially, the project interventions were spread

thinly across many towns in Kokoyah, making it difficult to
measure actual results and impact. Specific sector interventions
of the KMV project include agriculture, health, education, water
and sanitation, community development and local governance
with cross cutting themes on gender, youth, environment and
information and communication technology (ICT).
A Monitoring team led by UNDP Team Leader for Sustainable
Economic Transformation (SET) Pillar recently accompanied the
Minister of Internal Affairs Morris Dukuly on a mission of the
KMVP in the district.
The Internal Affairs Minister Morris Dukuly said the dream of
the Government of Liberia is to make the ultimate use of the
opportunity made available by partners to replicate such project
in other counties.
encourage other donors to see the need to have
We need to
similar projects in other parts of the country, including Belle Yalla,
in Gbarpolu County, a once notorious government prison center
for political opponents and criminals Minister Dukuly noted.
UNDPs Dorsla Farcarthy said the tour was an opportunity for
the team to ascertain first-hand information about progress and
challenges that the project may be faced with.
During the monitoring mission, results based on interactions
with community members, and the visitation of various project
sites indicated that the KMVP has scored a number of successes.
Residents expressed delight over the level of impact made on
their community and surrounding areas by the project.
For example, Kokoyah can now boast of 2 elementary schools, 2
clinics, a cellcom tower, access to feeder roads, a fully functional

had stressed several issues as

factors that are affecting the
education system.
He added that though the
Liberian President has called
the Education system a mess,
Minister Werner promised that
his team will try to make it the
best.
We need to start thinking
if we have to move what the
president called mess to best,
it means there will be decisions
that will be made, and some
people will go angry but it will
be in the long term interest of
the education system, said
Minister Werner.
Money
cannot
Education problem

solve

The new Education Minister

expressed that money cannot
solve all the problems facing
the education sector.
Even if you look at the
proposed national budget, take

Village Savings and Loans

Association Program, Staff
quarters for Staff of both
schools etc. Other projects to
be completed include a market
building, a maternal waiting
annex for the Gbercoln Clinic,
Botota market rehabilitation,
Gbarta School Auditorium etc.
Hanson Zolone is the principal
of the Kokoyah Public School.
Mr. Zolone says the school
which just opened, currently
has an enrolment of 198
students.
The school is serving students
from more than five towns
and nearly ten villages around
the area Hanson said. The
Kokoyah Public School was
expanded to an eight classroom
building with toilet facility.
Peter Dokpah, principal of the
Gbarta Public School said the
KMV project has brought some
level of relief and development
to various towns and villages
in the district that could not
have been possible in years.
Mr.
Dokpah
said
the
construction of the school
and the ongoing auditorium
project is a relief for students
and the people in the area.
Even though the project has

Almost each year teachers of

the public schools demonstrate
for pay but the Minister Werner
said that there are issues of
the pay reform but if we have
the right teachers teaching
than we need to have the right
package or benefits for them.
He noted So that it can
contribute to the motivating
factor for the work they do,
you cant have county school
system receiving 600 LD a
month, it breeds corruption
and you cannot have a director
of curriculum making 500 LD
a month where will you get
commitment from?
On the professionalization
of teachers, Minister Werner
said the Ministry will work to
ensure that high graduates are
teaching at the higher level.
We will not have a high
school graduate teaching and
important decisions will be
made and we will work in
line with the committee of the
senate so that our education
system will be made from mess
to best, he promised.
Werner is taking over the
Ministry of Education after
his appointment to serve as
Minister of Health was rejected
by the Liberian senate.
He previously served as
Director General of the Civil
Service Agency.
been long overdue, it has
brought development to our
little towns and villages.Our
areas are now accessible and
connected with good roads,
clinics, market buildings, and
solar lights. Mr. Dokpah said.
The Gbarta Public School is an
elementary school in Boiensen
district, Kokoyah Statutory
district with 265 students from
at least ten (10) surrounding
towns and villages.
In July 2013, following the
transition of the project from
UNDP to the Government
through the Ministry of
Internal Affairs (MIA), the
KMV project had a rethink
of the intervention strategy,
in line with the Government
of Liberias Agenda for
Transformation (AfT).
The transition of the project
gave the Government of
Liberia
leadership
over
implementation efforts, coping
with changes under a National
Implementation
Modality
(NIM).
UNDP, on the other hand
retained
the
fiduciary
responsibility of the project for
quality assurance, as well as
reporting to the donor.

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FORMER FORESTRY BOSS WOGBEH

ON THE DOCKET IN PUP CASE
Kennedy L. Yangian kennedy.yangian@frontpageafricaonline.com 0777296781

Monroviaormer
Forestry
Development
Authority
(FDA)
boss and four other
defendants on trial for
allegedly
issuing
several
Private Use Permits (PUP) to
logging companies that caused
government to loss US$6m in
revenue will take the witness
stand today for the first time.
His testimony to the court
will be the former FDA boss
second public comment since
the trial began a month ago as
his first public comment was
during the start of the trial in
February when he and the four
other defendants pleaded not
guilty when the clerk read the
indictment charging them with
the commission of multiple
offences including economic
sabotage, forgery theft of
property among others.
Wogbehs testimony which is

expected to start at 9: am at
the Criminal Court C comes
barely a day when all five of the
defendants have lost a request
to the court for acquittal.
Last week, Cllr. Yamie Gbeisay
the lead defense lawyer in case
told the court in a motion filed
for judgment of acquittal that
the evidence produced by the
state was insufficient, the claim
of US$6 million loss in revenue
was speculative while the
testimonies of the prosecution
witnesses were contradictory.
Cllr. Gbeisay argued that
when there is variance in the
testimonies of the prosecution
witnesses the result ought
to operate in favor of the
movants/defendants
and
also stated that the Special
Independent
Investigation
Board (SIIB) report used
to indict the defendants
was not signed and that the
movants/ defendants were not

represented by legal counsel

during their entire interview.
Your honor, from the following
facts
and
circumstances
outlined thus far we ask that
you please accept the motion
of judgment for acquittal of
the defendants, Cllr. Gbeisay
stated.
The motion was resisted by
the prosecution lawyers led by
Atty. Tony Sillah who counter
argued that the prosecution
witnesses before the court
proved the role of each
defendant played in the alleged
commission of the offenses.
Sillah continued that the claim
of US$6m revenue loss was not
speculative as the land rental
fees are prescribed by law and
that the evidence produced
by the prosecution during the
trial is sufficient to sustain the
conviction of the defendants.
Your honor the testimonies
of prosecutions witnesses

were corroborative, there is no

doubt and /or variance which
ought to operate in favor of the
movants, said Atty. Sillah.
But Judge Peter Gbeneweleh
in his ruling Wednesday for
acquittal stated that the careful
perusal of the testimonies
before the court will show
the role played by each of the
defendants in the commission
of the alleged offenses.
Presiding Judge Gbeneweleh
continued that as a judge and
jury de facto of the facts and
a judge of the law will like for
the defendants to testify if they
so desire to disapprove the
allegations as contained in the
indictment and the testimonies
of the prosecution witnesses
before determining the general
issues in the case.
Wherefore, and in view of
the foregoing, the motion for
judgment of acquittal is hereby
denied and dismissed, and this
case is hereby assigned for
hearing on Thursday, June 4,
2015 at 9:00 am, the minutes
of todays sitting constitutes a
notice of assignment since both
parties are present in court
and is hereby so ordered. said
presiding Judge Gbeneweleh.
Legal practitioners following
the trial say that they are
looking forward to hear the
former FDA boss comment
on the alleged claims of
US$ 6 revenue loss as the
result of the issuance of the
Private Use Permits (PUP)
as well as the SIIB report
whose recommendations and
findings led to he and others
indictment.

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PETROLEUM PRODUCT
PRICES INCREASE

COURT DEMANDS ARREST

OF SEVEN DEFENDANTS ON
INSURANCE BOND

Kennedy L. Yangian Kennedy Yangian@frontpageafricaonline.com 0777296781

Monroviariminal Court C at the Temple of Justice has issued a two-day notice to the Sky Insurance
Company to produce seven defendants placed on its surety bond that are widely believed to
have gone into hiding for fear of prosecution.
Presiding Judge Peter Gbeneweleh ruled Wednesday to give the Insurance Company up to
Friday, June 5, 2015 to produce before the court the seven co-defendants on whose behalf the said
insurance company filed the bond.
The presiding Judge did not say what action the court will take if the Insurance Company fails to
adhere to the mandate like it has done on two separate occasions to produce the seven defendants
who are needed by the court to stand trial for multiple offences including money laundering, theft of
property, criminal conspiracy and facilitation among others.
The courts ruling came from the backdrop when lawyers representing the Insurance Company thru
the Dougbor Law Offices told the court that their client will adhere to the courts order to present the
defendants in court but the company has failed to do so with no justifiable cause.
The Sky Insurance Company lawyers went on to argue before the court that it was individual lawyers
that proceeded to secure the bond for their clients and that these law offices communicated with
the court to do that.
Counsel for the respondent/Sky Insurance Company prays your honour to also charge these
lawyers of criminal contempt to show why their client cannot be produced before the court the Sky
Insurance Company lawyers said.
Contrary to the claim state lawyers assisted by Cllr. Milton Taylor argued that why it was true that
a lawyer may have made representations on behalf of his client in securing the bond yet it was the
responsibility of the Insurance Company who entered into the contract with the defendants and not
the lawyer.
Wherefore and in view of the forth going and circumstances it is the prayer of the prosecution that
all the defendants with the exception of co-defendant Aurelia Tamba the rest of the defendants must
be arrested and held for bail jumping said Cllr. Taylor.
Also in his ruling Judge Gbeneweleh indicated that request by the respondent lawyer to hold the
lawyers responsible was not lawful under the law and that submission by one of the defendants
Aurelia Tamba that her baby was sick and could not come was lawful.
The prayer of the prosecution to have the nine defendants arrested is hereby granted said Judge
Gbeneweleh.
Those ordered arrested by the court and detained at a nearby police depot after 6: pm include
Jermin Tegil, Richard Gboyah, Africanus Freeman, Robert Cummings, Kebbeh Clark, Angie Brooks,
Boyan Dadizie, others are: Ngagi Waritay and Victoria Yaguba.
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for allegedly siphoning over US$1m in cash while in the employ of the bank in various capacities but
were placed on the Sky Insurance company surety bond during court appearance until lately when
it was discovered that most of the defendants cannot be found by the insurance company.

he Government of Liberia through the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company ("LPRC")

and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has announced an increase in the prices of
diesel fuel and gasoline on the Liberian market.
According to a petroleum price circular issued by the government, the retail pump
price for a gallon of diesel has increased from US$3.16 to US$3.41 or its Liberian dollar
equivalent of 290.00 (which represent a twenty-five cent increment) while the retail pump
price for a gallon of gasoline has increased from US$3.21 to US$3.41 or its Liberian dollar
equivalent of 290.00 (which represent a twenty cent increment). The prices were calculated
using the Central Banks approved exchange rate of 1USD to LRD$85.00
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charges increased from US$75.00 to US$121.00 representing a 61% increment.
These adjustments are attributed to the insecurity in the Gulf of Aden, a major supply route for
oil tankers conveying crude oil; this has reduce shipping availability leading to higher freight
and insurance rates.
The circular warned that the Ministry of Commerce inspectorate will closely monitor the
approved ceiling prices to avoid the arbitrary hike in the pump prices of gasoline and fuel on
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WORLD NEWS

Thursday, June 4, 2015

BOKO HARAM
F

PAGE

RONT

IN BRIEF

Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari visits Niger to discuss Militant assaults

PALESTINIAN FIFA BID STIRS OPPOSITE

REACTIONS AMONG ISRAELIS

JERUSALEM (AP)
n aborted bid by the Palestinians to expel Israel from
FIFA, the world soccer federation, has set off an uproar
in Israel, raising fears that more such diplomatic
assaults are on the way. But some liberal Israelis
are more accepting of the Palestinian move, seeing it as an
unpleasant step that just might prod Israel onto a peace track.
Israelis are used to international outrage over their nearly 50year control over the West Bank, the territory claimed by the
Palestinians as the heartland of their future state. But while U.N.
condemnation and Washington and European admonitions of
Israeli settlement construction are generally ignored, the threat
of being kicked out of the world's pre-eminent sporting body
has caught people's attention.
"We are in the midst of a great struggle being waged against the
state of Israel, an international campaign to blacken its name,"
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet this week.
"It is not connected to our actions. It is connected to our very
existence."

MORE THAN 10,000 JIHADISTS

KILLED SINCE COALITION RAIDS: US

Paris (AFP) ore than 10,000 jihadists have been killed in air
strikes against the Islamic State group over a ninemonth coalition campaign, US deputy secretary of
state Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.
"We have seen enormous losses from Daesh (IS), more than
10,000 since the beginning of the campaign and this will end up
having an impact," Blinken told French radio, without specifying
whether the losses were in Iraq or Syria.
Blinken was speaking a day after an international conference in
Paris in which 20 or so representatives of the anti-IS coalition
pledged support for Baghdad's plan to claw back territory from
the marauding jihadists who have conquered large parts of Iraq
and Syria.

will be relocated to the northeastern city of Maiduguri and

remain there until the group
is completely subdued.
'Poor co-ordination'
After a day in Niger, Mr
Buhari will head to Chad,
whose leader has been
critical of Nigeria's approach
to tackling Boko Haram.
Last month, President Idris
Deby said the fight had
been hampered by poor
co-ordination between the
Chadian and Nigerian armies.
Chad, Cameroon and Niger
have mainly been working on
their sides of the border with
Nigeria to stop any attacks by
Boko Haram.
But earlier this year, forces
from Chad and Niger crossed
into north-eastern Nigeria
to help recapture towns
when the militants began

threatening
neighbouring
states.
Despite a state of emergency
in
three
north-eastern
Nigerian states, Boko Haram
managed to take over many
towns and villages last year.
Correspondents say Mr
Buhari's discussions in Niger
and Chad are likely focus on a
regional force to confront the
group.
An African Union plan to set
up an 8,000-strong multinational regional force to
fight the insurgents has not
yet been implemented.
About 1.5 million people have
been displaced and hundreds
more abducted since the
group launched their violent
uprising to impose Islamic
rule in 2009.
More than 15,500 people
have been killed in the

fighting.
The group is still holding
many women, girls and
children captive, including
219 schools girls it kidnapped
from a school in Chibok in
April last year.
Despite losing territory and
retreating to the Sambisa
forest, the militants are still
active - most recently in
Maiduguri which has come
under attack over several
days.
On Tuesday, a new video was
released by the group which
it said was filmed in Sambisa,
a vast forest surrounding a
game reserve.
However,
Boko
Haram
leader Abubakar Shekau
failed to appear in it, fuelling
speculation about his fate.

ZIMBABWE'S MUJURU SEEN CHALLENGING

MUGABE FOR POWER AFTER APOLOGY

MOTHERS CALL ON CHILDREN

WHO'VE JOINED IS TO COME HOME

BERLIN (AP)
group of Western mothers whose children have joined
the Islamic State group and other extremists in Syria
and Iraq appealed Wednesday for them to return
home, quoting from the Quran.
In an open letter posted on social media websites, members
of Mothers for Life called on their sons and daughters to recall
that Islam requires them to honor their parents and spare them
suffering.
"Even if you think death will give you that 'better' life, remember
that even the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon
him) said: 'Paradise lies at the feet of your mother,'" the group
said. "By leaving us against our will to give up your own life and
take those of others, you have put our struggle, pain and honor
under your feet and walked over it."

igeria's President
Muhammadu
Buhari is making
his first foreign
trip - to Niger - since taking
office last week.
He is expected to discuss the
regional offensive against
Boko Haram militants with
Nigeria's northern neighbour.
Niger, Chad and Cameroon
have been helping Nigeria
recapture territory from the
insurgents, who Mr Buhari
has described as "mindless"
and "godless".
At his inauguration, Mr
Buahri vowed that he would
tackle "head on" the six-year
Islamist insurgency.
He met his security chiefs
for the first time since his
swearing in on Tuesday.
The president has said the
military command centre

HARARE (Reuters) ormer vice president

Joice
Mujuru
has
apologized
to
Zimbabwe's
people for her role in
President Robert Mugabe's
government, in a move seen
by allies as a step towards
challenging him for power.
Mujuru worked with Mugabe
during the 1970s bush war
and after independence and
was until December seen
as the leading candidate to
succeed him.
But the veteran leader last
year accused her of plotting
to unseat him from office,
a charge Mujuru denied.
She lost her positions in
government and the ruling
ZANU-PF party.
Mujuru issued a public
statement on Tuesday, taking
blame for ZANU-PF's failure
to deliver on promises to
Zimbabweans and called her
dismissal inevitable because
her vision diverged from that

of Mugabe and the ZANU-PF

leadership.
"For my own role in this
failure, I am truly sorry and
I apologize to my fellow
Zimbabweans," Mujuru said.
"It is a time in our history for
contrition and reflection, for
cleansing."
She declined to comment
further when contacted

by Reuters on Wednesday.
Mujuru in April accused
ZANU-PF of losing focus
on the economy, which is
slowing sharply.
No ZANU-PF spokesman was
available for comment on
Wednesday.
Zimbabwe holds its next
presidential vote in 2018
and ZANU-PF has chosen

Mugabe, who will be 94 then,

as its candidate.
Mujuru, 60, is being publicly
encouraged by allies to form
a political party.
Former minister of state
security
and
ZANU-PF
secretary general Didymus
Mutasa, who was expelled
from the government and
party together with Mujuru,
said the former vice president
would run for the top office.
"She has gone beyond
thinking about it. She will
contest and I am confident
she will be the first female
president of Zimbabwe,"
Mutasa told Reuters.

Eldred Masungure, a political
science lecturer at the
University of Zimbabwe,
called
Mujuru's
move
"political repentance".
"She wants now to regenerate
her political career but
she needs first to disown
skeletons, and they are many,
in the ZANU-PF cupboard,"
Masungure said.

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Sports
BARCAS POGBA CONUNDRUM
I
n Italy hes Mr 100
million, while in Spain
hes the hottest prospect
on the market. But on
Saturday night he will be one
of 22 footballers lining up for
potentially the biggest moment
of his career.
Paul Pogba has seemed
destined for greatness ever
since he immediately stamped
his mark on the Juventus
first team after arriving from
Manchester United. Less than
three years on, he will play
in a Champions League final
this weekend and is set to be
Europe's most sought-after
star this summer.
But while he gets set to take on
Barcelona in Berlin, the Catalan
side might well have an even
bigger say in his future. For
while he was previously the
subject of much speculation
relating to Real Madrid, it is
the Spanish champions who
now appear the most likely to
extricate the Frenchman from
Juventus.
After La Stampa had claimed
Madrid had solidified their
interest in him with a bid, los
Blancos were quick to deny
having made any approach.
A club statement insisted:
Real Madrid have had no
contact either with Juventus
or the player's agent and, as
a consequence, the reports
published in this newspaper
are completely false.
And the repeated presence of
Barca sporting director Ariedo
Braida around Juventus in
the first half of 2015 most
recently at their team hotel
in Milan ahead of the May
victory over Inter has raised
the possibility of a move to
Catalunya for the 22-yearold. Braida is said to have met
with Juventus counterpart
Beppe Marotta on a number of
occasions, but more in depth

SPORTS

INTERPOL ISSUES 'RED NOTICE'

FOR 6 LINKED TO FIFA PROBE

Why Barcelona will be praying for the Juventus Star to Stay Put

talks are only likely to be held

once Barcelona's presidential
elections have taken place on
July 26.
One stumbling block, of course,
is Barcelonas current transfer
ban. The four-time European
champions cannot register
any new players during the
summer period due to a twowindow suspension for signing
underage foreign players.
That rules out a possible move
for Pogba until January 2016 at
the earliest, and the following
summer as a more likely
target. Goals sources in Spain
suggest Barcelona will spend
the next year trying to bargain
their way into the position of a
preferred buyer, but that relies
on Pogba remaining happy in
Turin for another year.
With Xavi departing for Qatar in
the coming weeks and Andres

Iniesta now 31, Barcelona

are known to be looking at
options to strengthen their
midfield department. While
Ilkay Gundogan would become
a target should the Blaugrana
manage to have their ban
overturned, the longer-term
project appears to be a move
for Pogba.
The players agent, Mino
Raiola, is notorious for his
ability to generate interest in
his star players. The likes of
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mario
Balotelli have become known
for their attractiveness in the
market, with the Italy-born
representative having been
key to several lucrative moves
for both players.
Should Pogba wish to leave
Juve this summer, Raiola is
sure to find an interested club.
The Frenchman is said to be

very happy where he is right

now, though, and that can only
work in Barcas favour for the
time being.
Juventus,
however,
have
no preferred buyer. The
Bianconeri insist they would
not look to sell the player
unless a bid of a phenomenal
level is received, leading to
speculation that it would take
a 100m offer for them to part
with the midfielder. Whatever
the wiggle room that might be
negotiated, it is clear that very
few clubs across the world
would be able to challenge
Barcelona if it came to an
auction.
Speaking to reporters at
Juventus press day on Monday
ahead of this weekends final,
Pogba responded to talk of
a move to Barcelona with
a straight bat but admitted

Football Association (SAFA)

asked Fifa secretary-general
Jerome Valcke to withhold
$10 million from the World
Cup Organising Committee

budget and forward the same

payment to the indicted former
Concacaf chief.
The letter implicated Valcke,
who Fifa had earlier claimed
to have no knowledge of
the payment, in an ongoing
US Department of Justice
(DoJ)
investigation
into
improprieties within the world
game. Fifa president Sepp
Blatter resigned his post hours
later.
But the minister of sport and
recreation, Fikile Mbalula
has hit out at claims his
nation was involved in votebuying, insisting that the
$10m payment was entirely
legitimate.
The fact that a payment of
$10m was made to an approved
programme
above
board
does not equate to bribery,
he told a press conference on
Wednesday. Those who make

$10M PAYMENT WAS NOT A BRIBE

- SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER

leading
South
African minister has
denied
allegations
that the countrys
government paid a bribe to

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Jack Warner via Fifa in order to

help gain hosting rights for the
2010 World Cup.
A letter emerged on Tuesday
in which the South African

it would be a huge moment

for him to take to the field
alongside Lionel Messi.
Playing with Messi would
be a dream come true, he
admitted. Hes the best player
in the world. I love watching
Barcelona play, but I also love
watching them lose.
But the chances of Pogba and
Messi stepping on the pitch
together on a far more regular
basis in years to come may well
be dictated by Juventus ability
to keep the Frenchman happy
for the duration of the summer
window.
If Pogba remains with the
Bianconeri when time is
called on transfer activity at
the beginning of September it
could be just as big a victory
for Barcelona as it will be for
Juventus.

claims should prove their

allegations.
We would like to categorically
deny that we bribed anyone to
secure the rights for the 2010
World Cup.
The letter asks Fifa to direct
funds
to
Warner,
then
president of Concacaf, for the
Diaspora Legacy Programme.
However doubts have been
raised regarding the legitimacy
of the programme, with the DoJ
investigating the paper trail
related to the payment.
We have not yet heard back
from the US authorities and
have asked them to contact
us, added Mbalula. "We refuse
to get caught up in a battle
between the US authorities
and Fifa. Fifa must speak for
Fifa.
The president asked me to
convene this conference and
to convey to you, that we must
explain that the money was
transferred. I promised the
people of South Africa I would
report on match-fixing. I don't
know if I will ever get this
report from Fifa.

PARIS (AP) -nterpol added six men

with ties to FIFA to its
most wanted list on
Wednesday, issuing an
international alert for two
former FIFA officials and
four executives on charges
including racketeering and
corruption.
Two of the men, former FIFA
vice president Jack Warner
of Trinidad and former
executive committee member
Nicolas Leoz of Paraguay,
have been arrested in their
home counties. Warner has
since been released and Leoz
is under house arrest. The
Interpol ''red notice'' means
they risk arrest anywhere
they travel.
Others
listed
were
Argentinians
Alejandro
Burzaco and Hugo and
Mariano Jinkis, who together
are accused of paying more
than $100 million in bribes for
media and commercial rights
to soccer tournaments; and
Jose Margulies, a Brazilian
broadcast executive.

BENITEZ: I'M BACK HOME

& I WANT TROPHIES

ew Real Madrid
coach
Rafael
Benitez
broke
down in tears after
sealing a return to his "home".
The former Napoli and
Liverpool
boss
began
his coaching career with
Madrid's youth sides, before
coaching a variety of teams in
Spain and around Europe.
Following the sacking of
Carlo Ancelotti, president
Florentino Perez moved
to bring him back to the
Santiago Bernabeu and the
55-year-old is hoping to make
a positive impact.

NEYMAR: DANI ALVES WOULD

HAVE A NEW DEAL IF I WAS
BARCELONA PRESIDENT

eymar has claimed

he would have
given Dani Alves
a new contract by
now if he was Barcelona's
president.
The right-back, 32, and the
Catalans are engaged in what
Paris Saint-Germain boss
Laurent Blanc has called a
game as the player awaits
a proposal he likes from his
current club.

This landside modernization project will include the following: State-of-the-art Safety features; Yard Pavement; New Cargo
Gates with various channels; Real Time Updates of Container Movements; Conventional Drainage System; New and Modern
Offices; Biometric Access Control System; Close Circuit Television (CCTV); and Global Positioning System (GPS).

he management of APM Terminals Liberia wishes to announce to port users and the general public the commencement
of its Modern Yard Development Project. The yard development project was suspended in August of 2014 due to the
Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak. Having collectively won the battle against Ebola, as a committed partner in Liberias
trade facilitation, APM Terminals Liberia is resuming construction work of the project.

APM Terminals Liberia Post Construction Terminal Layout

MANAGEMENT, APM TERMINALS LIBERIA LTD.

The Management of APM Terminals Liberia is quite aware; there is hardly any development without a challenge. As the yard
modernization project commences, we expect to experience challenges and constraints in our capacity utilization, which
is likely to have an adverse impact on the delivery of services to our cherished customers. In light of this, we would like to
entreat you to bear with us, as we collectively endeavour to develop and modernize the Freeport of Monrovia, the Gateway
to the Liberian Economy.

The construction is estimated at 34.5 million U.S. Dollars and will take approximately 23 months to complete. This development
follows APM Terminals Liberias previous investment of 50 million U.S. Dollars spent in constructing the newly built and now
fully operational 600m quay.

APM TERMINALS LIBERIA YARD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT