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SENATOR ARMAH
ZOLU JALLAH AN
EYE FOR DETAIL
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Candidate for Senate Pro Temp prioritized

establishing multi-sectorial partnerships to help
address Liberias complex problems.
Politics- pg.5
ABANDONED PROJECTS;
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Monroviahe death of former Liberian President Samuel K. Doe

at the hands of Prince Y. Johnson, then the leader of
the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia
(INPFL) was heavily blamed on big hands, mainly
world super powers with accusing fingers pointed at the United
States of America which for years played a major role in the
body politics of Liberia.
The regime of former President Doe had close ties to the
United States as upon taking power through a coup dtat in
1980 which ended decades of Americo-Liberian rule, President
Doe quickly became an important Cold War ally to the United
States, and Liberia served to protect important U.S. facilities
and investments and to prevent the spread of so-called Soviet
influences. In the first five years of Doe's rule, the U.S. poured
$500 million into Liberia through direct and indirect assistance.
In exchange, Doe did close to everything the U.S. wanted him
to do. He granted the U.S. use of Liberia's ports to deploy a
force trained to respond to security threats around the world. He
closed the Libyan mission in Monrovia and reduced the staff of
the Soviet Embassy. He also reestablished diplomatic relations
with Israel.
From 1985 when President Doe won a disputed election, the
relationship with the United States of America further improved
with more support and visit by Doe to the United States.
By 1989, Doe was under fire when Liberia became a war front
with at least two rebels groupings-the National Patriotic Front
of Liberia headed by Charles Taylor and the Independent
national patriotic front of Liberia headed by Does eventual
killer Johnson, fighting to unseat the regime of President Doe.
Liberians and the world at large felt President Doe who was
friend to the United States was going to get a helping hand from
the Americans.
As Does tyrannical rule heightened, he would later get the shock
of his life; with senior officials to the Doe regime confirming
that the Americans had instead opted for Doe to leave power.
ACDL plots Does Doom
On July 17, 1990, a group of concerned Liberians had written
President George Walker Bush, President of the United States
insisting that President Doe had failed to deliver and has proven
incapable of keeping order in Liberia and upon his imminent
resignation the United States should provide a force to help the
impending interim administration.
The letter signed by Dr. George Toe Washington, Winston A.
Tubman, George Toukolon, Hilary F. Gbumolee, J. Rudolph
Johnson, Dr. A. Romeo Horton, Lawrence A. Morgan and
Eugenia A. Wordsworth-Stevenson called on the United States
to send a troop to Liberia to work with an interim government
without President Doe.
The letter read: What we propose, Mr. President, in light of
the expected resignation and departure from Liberia of President
Doe and the establishment of an interim government is that a
limited U.S. force be provided, on the invitation of that interim
government to play an initial role primarily in the Monrovia
area. The Liberian National Police, which have taken little
or no part in the present fighting, will continue to serve as a
constabulary force elsewhere in the country, augmented by
peacekeeping forces from neighboring African states, which
would also replace U.S. troops as quickly as possible. The broad
based interim government to be established under the Liberian
constitution for the specific purpose of restoring the integrity
of that constitution and holding multi-party, internationally
sanctioned and monitored elections would complete the
unexpired term of the departed Doe administration.
The Liberians letter to Bush read: As you know, in 1980, when
a coup led by Samuel Kanyon Doe appeared to offer a broadening
political base, the United State generously increased its assistance
to Liberia. But those early hopes for reform have turned to dust.
The present civil war which has ravaged the country and thrown
up rival armed factions now threatening the capital, has inflamed
tribal animosities and endangered the whole country as never
before. The peaceful, law abiding majority of Liberians are now
at the mercy of advancing bands of foreign-armed combatants
each with its own agenda and none capable of averting massive
plunder and tribal revenge. President Doe has long ago proven
himself incapable of keeping order or abiding by the Liberian
constitution. Thus a short term victory by any armed faction
in the prevailing circumstances will not end the conflict. It is far
more likely to trigger a more violent, ethnic-based bloodbath
that will stain the Liberian nation for generations.
The letter came in the backdrop of the formation of the
Association for Constitutional Democracy in Liberia (ACDL)
whose members were said to be active in the corridors of the
US Congress lobbying for the removal of President Doe.
Ironically, none of the groups members were brought to justice
by the Americans who brought up a case against two GambianAmericans this week under the Neutrality Act.
The United States appeared to have recognized the ACDL
and according to Rev. Emmanuel Bowier who served the Doe
regime as Information Minister, the Americans insisted that
as a precondition for their help in ending the war in Liberia,
President Doe should leave power.
An unsealed indictment of Mr. Thomas Woewiyou, a former
They told us to tell President Doe

that if he stayed in Monrovia until
October, when we look around
we will not see him again, Rev.
Emmanuel Bowier
Defense Minister for Charles Taylor recently made note of the
ACDL whose members include President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf,
Dr. Amos Sawyer, former head of the Interim Government of
National Unity (IGNU), Dr. Patrick L.N. Seyon, a former Vice
President of the University of Liberia and research fellow at
the African Studies Center, Boston University, Ezekiel Pajibo,
a former students activist, Dr. Momo Rogers, Director General
of the Sirleaf Cabinet, Mr. Harry A. Greaves, former Managing
Director of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company(LPRC)
and the late Mamadee Woahtee.
The indictment states: "While residing in the United States,
defendant Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu formed the Association for
Constitutional Democracy in Liberia (ACDL), an organization
that advocated against the Doe regime. Defendant Woewiyu,
also along with its leader, Charles Taylor and others, founded
the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), a military
organization committed to the violent overthrow of the Doe
government. The ACDL supported the NPFL and raised funds
for the group."
US had no confidence in Doe
Rev. Bowier who was a member of a Liberian delegation to the
United State to seek US assistance in ending the war in Liberia
said the Americans no longer had trust in President Doe and
therefore wanted him to leave power and depart Liberia before
peace can return to the country.
Said Rev. Bowier The Americans were straight forward and
they clearly told us that the US government was not going to do
anything to help the Government of Liberia stop the war because
they had no confidence in Doe. He was their friend before but he
was no longer their friend at that time and they told us to tell Doe
that by mid-1990 he should be out.
According to Rev. Bowier, the Americans were proposing that
President Doe takes any amount of money he wanted and leave
the country.
Amongst the conditions, the Americans wanted President
Doe to free all Political prisoners, lift ban on all newspapers,
free journalists in jail, organize independent human rights
commission and arrange election in which he (Doe) should not
participate.
The Americans had given President Doe an ultimatum that if he
does not give up power and leave Liberia by October 1990; he
will no longer be around.
They told us to tell President Doe that it he stayed in Monrovia
until October, when we look around we will not see him again,
Bowier recalled.
Members of the Liberia delegation to the United States according
to Bowier included Morris Dukuly, Baccus Matthews, Winston
Tubman and others.

US warned One fourth of Liberians risk death
Bowier further stated that U.S. officials advised the delegation
that there was nothing the Americans could do to help, warning
that if President Doe does not give up power, the war will be
fought in Monrovia and at the end of the war one fourth of
Liberias population will be swept away.
The Americans, had planned to make contact with friendly
countries to raise 15 billion to rebuild Liberia, a statement
Bowier stated was reechoed by the security Advisor to President
George W. Bush, David Charles Miller.
The Americans had already plotted that Charles Taylor would
have own the war because he had superior weapons while Doe
had inferior weapons, Bowier noted.
It was a complex situation; the Americans guarantee that if Doe
could leave, they could pick up telephone and tell Taylor to stop
the war said Bowier.
On why the Neutrality Act was not used by the United States
in going after those who brought war to Liberia or supported
the removal of President Doe, Bowier said US does not have
quarrel with Gambian President Yahya Jammeh but unlike Doe,
the Americans had problem. We did not suggest the Neutrality
Act but said we had long standing relationship, but US made it
clear to us that they did not understand how Doe was behaving
in Liberia. That Neutrality Act was out.
Back home, Bowier said when the delegation returned from the
United States and informed President Doe that the Americans
did not want him anymore, he burst in laughter and said he too
did not want to be President anymore.
Doe called Jonathan Taylor and said you and Bowier go and
arrange a press conference for me to announce to the Liberian
people that I do not want to be President anymore. I want to go
to Britain and do my PHD and come back and enjoy my family,
Bowier explained.
A while later, Bowier said people convinced President Doe that
the Americans had convinced Bowier to fool Doe into leaving.
Thus, a number of advisers prevailed on Doe to hang on.
President Doe is said to have later insisted that it was Charles
Taylor who brought the war and he should stop fighting and not
him, President Doe. Why is everybody telling me to leave? why
not tell Taylor to leave? I am not going anywhere, I will be right
here. I am not stepping my foot anywhere, I will die right here,
President Doe is quoted by Rev. Bowier as saying.
Tubman Confirms US Sour Ties With Doe
Cllr. Winton Tubman confirmed to FPA that the Americans told
the Liberian delegation that they did not have anything to do
with President Doe.
I was leader of that delegation; they did not say they did not
consider Doe a friend. Ted Kennedy said he did not want to see
Doe or have anything to do with him. State Department said
if Doe could organize early elections, they could come in and
help.
Cllr. Tubman further confirmed that the Americans wanted Doe
to leave power. At that time the Americans wanted Doe to go,
they did not want to push him out but they wanted him to go,
said Cllr. Tubman.
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EDITORIAL
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COMMENTARY
Commentary
POST MORTEM ON LIBERIAS 2014 ELECTION AND

IMPLICATIONS FOR 2017 THE CDC FACTOR
DISTURBING CAN OF
WORMS LOW BLOW FOR
LIBERIAS HIGH COURT
IN A SUDDEN turn of events this week, Associate Justice Philip
A.Z. Banks, III ordered the National Elections Commission
to inform the court on how returns can be constituted. The
order from the Chamber Justice follows a question raised to
the commissions lawyers on how returns can be constituted.
Said Cllr. Banks:NEC has 24 hours to furnish this court on
how returns are constituted and this is so ordered.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BANKS comments comes more just
weeks after the same Supreme Court drew a line in the sand
stating in a dissenting opinion that issues raised in a recent
petition before the court regarding the holding of the justended special senatorial elections raised political questions
which were not in the purview of the court.
CHIEF JUSTICE FRANCIS KORKPOR made it clear at
the time that the Executive and Legislature are the proper
representatives of the people to determine the dates of
elections, declaring that "Political question doctrine raised
cannot be determining by this court, but can be venue before
the Executive and Legislative Branches of Government".
THE CHIEF JUSTICE MADE it quite clear that the Supreme
Court of Liberia does not have the power to tell the National
Elections Commission (NEC) when to conduct the election,
but can only advise NEC to put guidelines into place, and that
any violator would be punished.
THIS IS WHY WE are puzzled at Associate Justice Banks
recent insistence that the National Elections Commission
should inform the court how returns of elections can be
constituted.
ALL THIS when the NEC has not yet completed its investigation
into complaints relating to the just-ended senatorial election.
The commission has 30 days to hear complaints and after the
timeframe if a complainant is not satisfied, he/she has 7 days
to appeal to the Supreme Court. NEC, relying on section 6.2
of the National Elections law, has told the court that it is still
looking into the complainants.
PORTION OF SECTION 6.2 of the National Elections law
sub caption Investigation and Decision states: Investigation,
and render a determination as provided for in Paragraph 2 of
this section. The determination shall be accompanied by a
summary of the investigation and the reason for it. (2) Effect
of determination. The decision of the Commission shall have
the following effects: (a) If any person returned is declared
not to be duly elected, but has already assumed such office,
shall cease to hold such office; (b) If any person not returned
is declared duly elected to an office, he/she shall assume such
office; and (c) If any election is declared void, a new election
shall be held. (3) Harmless errors not to vitiate election. No
election shall be declared void on account of any delay of
nominations; the polling or return of the writ, or on account of
the absence or error of any officer which shall not be proved to
have affected the result of the election.
IT ALL STARTED LAST Saturday when the Supreme Court
put a halt on the certification of declared winners Cllr. Varney
G. Sherman of Grand Cape Mount, Morris Saytumah of Bomi
and Jim Tornonlah of Margibi County. TODAY, at least six of
the fifteen declared results from the just-ended elections are
in dispute.
WHILE WE have no way of knowing the magnitude of those
complaints, we find it a bit troublesome that with the exception
the closest tallies in Maryland County, a lot of the other
irregularities and contentions appear to be lacking serious and
concrete exhibits or proof of foul play.
IN THE CASE IN CAPE MOUNT for example, Cllr. Sherman
puts forward the following argument: That the special
Senatorial elections all over Liberia were conducted on
Saturday, December 20, 2014 and that on the evening of the
same December 20, 2014, the ballots were counted at each
polling place and recorded on the Senate Record of the Count
(commonly known as tally sheet) at each polling place. The poll
observer for Dr. Kromah/Congress for Democratic Change,
hereinafter Kromah/CDC, at each polling place signed the
Senate Record of the Count for the respective polling place.
A copy of the Senate Record of the Count for each polling
place was given to the poll observers for the candidates which
got the first and second highest votes. Respondent Sherman
prays the Honorable Magistrate to take administrative notice
of these facts from the records of the election of December
20, 2014.
AS A RESULT of the many complaints now sitting at the
Wonderr Koryenen Freeman, wonderrkfreeman@gmail.com, Contributing Writer
lright, the 2014 election is over and by we all know who

stands where if we did not know before then. But even
as the election is now history, it is important to ponder
on its results, impact and implications for 2017. This of
course is not to discount the certainty of uncertainty in predicting any
future event. But given the results we have (with a little peep into the
past), we can make a few bold claims and half a dozen conjectures.
2014 revived of the political fortunes of Liberia most famous son.
Manneh has been running for positions since 2005 dropping from
the Presidency to the Vice Presidency, and lately the Senate. After
back-to-back defeats (or cheating if you are a CDCian), Manneh
has finally hit gold. With his hopes and bragging rights fully restored,
the Monstserrado Senator now has a small playing field to practice for
the forthcoming presidential election. The momentum is now on his
side and his followers are now happy that a least for once, NEC did
not cheat the football icon (Liberias black diamond). But what this
victory means for 2017 is quite another story, as I shall endeavor to
expound on shortly.
2014 was a very bad year for the peoples party - the CDC.
On the opposite end of Mannehs great victory is the abysmal failure
of his CDC make a mark in the election. Irrespective of which angle
one analyzes the results, the CDC performance was a flat failure. For a
party that claims to be the peoples party, the largest party, the masses
party, to win a mere 2 seats out of the 15 available seats, is failure by
any standard. If you calculate that on any bonanza you will get the
same result 13.3% of the available seat. Thats laughable for a party
that talking about taking state power. But lets grant for the sake of the
argument that the CDC is all Manneh and nothing else; hence the poor
results for the CDC in the 15 counties was simply because Georgee
was not on the ballot in all the counties. So whats the record like
when Georgee was on the ballot vis--vis the instances when he
was not on the ballot?
2014 shows that Weah/CDCs physical stock of vote in Montserrado
County is declining
The CDC believes that they are the ruling party in waiting simply
on account of the Weahs present victory. It defies logic how a party
can be talking about being the ruling party in waiting after winning
a mere 13.3% of the available seats. But this too is Liberia, as the
legendary Tom Kamara was fond of saying. But to put the Weahs
current victory into perspective, we need to go back into time to
understand Mannehs prospects for 2017. Below is a table of Manneh/
CDCs actual vote count in Montserrado County. In this table, the
figures speak for themselves and this statement lead to only one
logical conclusion: 2017 will be no slam dunk for Weah and/or the
CDC. Mannehs popularity did not raise the turnout in 2017(talk of
enthusiasm???), nor did it help the CDC actual physical stock of votes
down from 233,000 (in 2011) when Geraldine Doe was on the ballot,
to 99,000 (in 2014), when Liberias most famous son was on the ballot.
I am still at loss to find out why Manneh, with all his popularity, was
unable to even muster 50% of the senatorial votes from 2011? Is it the
female factor? Is it the disillusionment with politicians? Is the story of
too many children at CDC rallies true? Or is the CDC violent posture
putting-off many of their erstwhile sympathizers?
Montserado County Senatorial Vote Trend for CDC Candidates
Actual Votes
Year
Voters Turn
Out
166,008
2005
75%
58,384
2009
22%
233,038
2011
70%
99,000
2014
20%
*all figures are culled from NEC website*

(General Election Year) votes cast for H. Brent (+) Musu
Freeman
(By-Election Year, Run-off) votes cast for Geraldine Doe Sheriff
(General Election Year) votes cast for Geraldine Doe-Sheriff
(By-Election Year) George Manneh Weah

Okay, lets grant that the previous figures are for senatorial elections
and not for the presidential elections. So, to be fair let us look at the
presidential election figures. Again CDC has shown dominance in
Montserrado County, but has never been able to command an absolute
majority. This razor-thin (simple) majority in Montserrado County for
the CDC is much to its disadvantage since outside of Montserrado, the
party is losing everywhere else but Grand Gedeh. So any party that
pulls off a strong showing as the UP in Montserrado (as demonstrated
in 2005 & 2011), will go on to whip the CDC in the remaining
counties and carry the day. Of course, Mulbah Morlu and others will
call a press conference and denounce the results. This will come as no
surprise, of course, since the only fair election NEC can ever conduct
(in the eyes of CDCians) is the one in which Manneh/CDC wins. And
life will go on despite their history of rejecting election results!
Montserrado County Presidential Vote Trend
*all figures are culled from NEC website*
Votes Cast
per Party
Total Valid Percent

Votes
Won
CDCs
Advantage in
Montserrado
County
CDC 2005 Weah/Johnson, First Round
138,513
370,725
37%
+7%
UP 2005 Sirleaf/Boakai, First Round
110,740
370,725
30%
CDC 2011 Tubman/Weah, First Round
207,710
453,467
46%
UP 2011 Sirleaf/Boakai, First Round
201,346
453,467
44%
+2%
2014 election beyond the numbers

I certainly do not intend to infer herein that the figures tell the whole
story. Of course, there may be many non-statistical variables that
could shape the 2017 election beyond our rational expectation. Like
how, perhaps, people in all the 13 counties who voted against CDC
candidates (in 2014) could suddenly decide in 2017 to fall in love
with CDC candidates, since, by then, Liberias most famous son will
be top on the ballots . We shall see how possible is it for a voting
pattern established over the course of 9 years (2005 2014) to sharply
change in 3 years (2015-2017). Then again, there could be a coalition
or merger of the peoples party with other powerful groups. Yet the
lessons learnt by Charles Brumskine, and lately Benoni Urey, is still
fresh on our minds as to how much Weahs CDC believes in coalitions
and alliances. Or maybe Mannehs could perform so well as a senator
that the Liberia people finally become convinced to give him the
presidential job (this also is quite possible). But of course, as regards
Weahs performance, there is a big question mark (as we all know
in the Senate public speaking is the daily mantra, yet Weahs only
constant political trait demonstrated time and again (over 9 years) is
to blunder each and every time he picks up a microphone (remember
how just recently Manneh was the only one fighting for EBOLA,
when everybody else was fighting against the EBOLA virus disease?).
I dont want to mention CDCs trademark infighting, squabbles and
tendency for unprovoked violence against other peaceful citizens and
bystanders who (in their view) have the audacity to stay away from
CDC rallies. There are just so many permutations of the future, we
just have to wait and see.
I dont do Winners or Doxx but if I were to bet my dime, it will
certainly not be on Liberia most famous son come 2017. I stand to
be corrected on this. As we say in Lib, time will tell, and Wonderr
Koryenen is no soothsayer.
About the Author: Atty. Wonderr Koryenen Freeman, LLM, MBA, is
a Liberian lawyer, Accountant and a socio-economic commentator.
He resides in Paynesville, Liberia with his wife and kids. Wonderr
Freeman has penned a number of articles for local dailies and online
blogs. Some of his celebrated articles include: On Behalf of the
Book People (10/2004); The CBL Economic Gospel vs the Reality
of a Perpetually-Sinking Liberia Dollar (02/2012); Liberias Quest
for Public Funding of Political Parties, a Case of the Good, the
Bad and the Ugly in Public Policy Formulation (11/2012); Liberia
Nigeria Central Banks Thread Separate Paths on MSME Financing
(11/2013). The Plain Truth About the Liberian Economy an Outsider
Perspective (01/2014); African Union Summit on the ICC, in Whose
Interest? (10/2013); Comparative Law Perspective on How to Defeat
Liberias Major Public Enemy (03/2014); Atty. Freeman can be
reached @ wonderrkfreeman@gmail.com/wonderr.freeman@yahoo.
com, facebook, googleplus, linkedin and & tel. +231.777.888.188
high court, the head of the legislative branch of government,

House Speaker Alex Tyler has accused the court of interfering
in political matters beyond its jurisdiction, a claim, Associate
Justice Banks argues is wrong. Banks counters that the court
has no interest in interfering in political issues as was stated by
House Speaker Alex Tyler and others. We know the purpose of
the three branches of Government; we dont need to be tutored
on our role in fostering the democracy of this country, said
Cllr. Banks.
IN THE WAKE of what we believe is a circus-like atmosphere
casting dark clouds over the just-ended senatorial elections
which were declared free and fair by international stakeholders

and observers, we find it troubling that the highest court in the
land is allowing its bench to become a dumping ground for
political play.
WE HOPE that the court will expeditiously processed these
complaints and allow all those newly-elected senators to
participate in the opening of the first session or at least before
the president delivers her annual message.
THE HIGH COURT is flirting with a very complicated dilemma
that could come to haunt Liberias post-war democracy
especially ahead of the crucial 2017 general elections.
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Benjamin Art Top Commenter
It is backward politics to drive one's self-political interest by inciting
divisive politics. Yes, it is backward to pursue politics on the primitive
basis of tribal, religious or regional factors. It is not a constitutional
requirement that is breached by the Pro-Temp hailing from Gbarpolu
County. This is the same kind of dirty politics that was used to undermine
the Liberian National Census, when the time came to draw the electoral
districts of the country. As a result, the Liberian constitution was violated,
where some electoral districts have only about 20% of the population of
other electoral districts. But this is in violation of the constitution which
calls for equal population for all electoral districts. I know Cllr. Nagbe
but do not know Sen. Jallah. However, I would be glad to see the winner
emerging out of a process that is based of factors other than tribe, religion
or region.
E Herodotus Payne Jr. Media Relations Consultant at RESH
The argument of geographic imbalance in the search of a new Pro Temp
is interesting. Since, 1997, with the exception of Kekura B. Kpoto every
Pro Temp has come from either Montserrado or south-eastern counties of
Grand Bassa, Grand Kru and Grand Gedeh. No Pro Temp has ever come
from the Western region of the country. Isn't there an imbalance here? But
in the first place, why has there not been emphasis on the issue of political
imbalance instead of the emphasis on regional imbalance? In the first nine
years Unity Party controlled the both houses and the executive. No one
needs to tell us that Gbehzongar was a de facto Unity Party man? Don't
we see how he became subservient and was so easily manipulated by the
executive? Do we need to heed to the argument of so called geographic
imbalance to allow another Gbezongar to become Pro Temp? Time for a
coalition of like minds to rise above the pettiness of regional and tribal
boundaries and support a critical and independent mind like Armah Zolu
Jallah who can not be remote controlled or arm-twisted by a powerful
executive!!!
Montgomery Tamba Saah Top Commenter Darby, Pennsylvania
Wow! Payne, Jr., how well do you know Senator Jallah, to suggest that
he is an independent mind? Well, make more research! I wished you had
ended your argument on the note of "Independent Like Minds" without
naming a particular contender, which becomes "Confirmation Bias"
on your part. This puts you in a situation of being a direct supporter of
Senator Armah Jallah, rather than an analyst of the issue. Thanks.
Harry Papa Mason Metropolitan State University
What's is the motivation of the stay order on the certification of Cllr.
Varney Sherman? It is discovered that the Office of the President is
involved, it will definitely be a big boost for Cllr. Sherman's political
sojourn. It means that he distance himself from the acts and failures of
President Sirleaf, whose vindictiveness will endanger her peaceful exit
as President.
Eworyonwon Harris Top Commenter University of Liberia
According to the article the senator speaking on condition of anonymity
states "we do not remove Findley to be replace by another yes sir" This
senator is not speaking the true,It was the gallant people of Bassa that
remove Findely not the senate
Blojay Nation Top Commenter Janitorial School of Good
Governance
These are some of the worst political analysis and commentary that keeps
our nation bakwards. Why should a democratic leadership be based on
a tribal formula about which region a person comes from? This is pure
insanity on steroids for socalled educated Liberians to continue this line
of divisive politics. Democratic leadership is foremost about likability
and popularity, based on competence, capability and dedication to the
public good , not which tribe or which region you come from. Any senator
making such bigotry argument about tribalism and regionalism should be
out-rightly rejected.
Reply
Sylvester Moses Top Commenter Works at Self-Employed
Allegedly all the maneuverings by Mrs. Sirleaf is supposedly to keep the
chair of her party from potentially becoming a Senate Pro Temp, because
Counselor Varney Sherman knows that she cant be trusted. But if she has
to use Dr Foday Koroma and the Supreme Court for that purpose, Liberia
has, without an iota of doubt, politically descended into an abyss of the
worst rot and filth.
Raymond Sumo Top Commenter Cuttington University, Liberia
My only concern is that whether these new bunch of senators are prepare
to receive brown envelopes instead of putting Liberia and the interest of
the people first? This new senate must deliver for the Liberian people and
not for themselves. If they don't 2023 is right around the corner for some
of them.
jsphdiggs (signed in using yahoo)
This is a senate activity. Tell the people of Liberia who wins the Temp
after your in-house election. The Executive and Judiciary branches are
isolated from this legislative funding.
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REJUVENATING THE CONDUITS FOR NATIONAL UNITY, THE

POLITICAL REVOLUTIONARIES ARE BLUSTERING!!
The Editor,
iberians regardless of our socio-economic, religious,

ethnic, and political alliances have lived in peace with
each other under the adage let bygone be bygone. This
was used repeatedly as a means to bring to end previous
wars our nation experienced, until we ushered in the Truth and
Reconciliation commission, a product of the Accra comprehensive
Peace Accord in which all parties agreed to respect the outcomes.
But when 10/30/2004got shattered and the U.N. special envoy to
Liberia, Jacques Klein, said U.N. troops and Liberian police detained
168 people, and peacekeepers were ordered to patrol through the
night noting they had been to "react with maximum force, which
meant shoot to kill." I knew that was the beginning of playing off
against one another, this time not through the use of guns.
I became startled by the demonising trends, not only religiously but
politically in the lead-up to the October 2005 Presidential elections
and subsequent elections we have had over the last nine years, as a
post conflict country. We all know portraying as wicked, threatening,
illiterate, noisy minority, sycophants, belly driven, lacking political
rectitude, inept, etcetera is always excuse to make people irrelevant
and to deny them the same opportunity as others as we get the
chance, using conspiracy theory.
Then it struck me when I was reading Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the
Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion when he said Here is
what we seek: a compassion that can stand in awe at what the poor
have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it.
Liberians we must stop our lurking suspicion that some lives matter
less than other lives, or others are best capable to serve than the
other, we must change our attitudes and stop living the paradox of
precariousness dwelling on money, power, and hatewhich never was
when needed. As we have crossed over to 2015, we must engage our
leaders and talk about the peace we need.
With these thoughts, I remembered our national anthem lyrics
written by President Daniel Bashiel Warner, 3rd president of our
Republic specifically with heart and hand our country's cause
defending, we'll meet the foe with valour unpretending, this speaks
to the compassion we need as a people. Whether wicked, threatening,
illiterate, noisy minority, sycophants, belly driven, lacking political
rectitude, inept, we all believe In union strong success is sure, and
Our rights to prove, we will o'er all prevail!!!
Like Author Owen Jones, I for one is not going to waste any one time
or support them by propagandizing the benefits of disunity in our
home, a glorious land of liberty. As an alternative, I want to request
you examine this; who has instigated problems in our glorious land:
the egotistic politicians who plunged us into economic disaster, the
cost-benefitting propagandists who polishes every wrong to make
it right using every medium available to them from radio to social
media, the wealthy power elites who evades tax; our compatriots
who died due to the bloody and senseless civil war without justice,
the poverty stricken masses with no proper education, better health
care, in a struggling economy while finding family daily bread and
paying exorbitant rent charges without regulations and are evicted
on notices served as landlords will; our nurses who are saving lives
abandoning their families in the call to duty, or the market women/
farmers who daily manages to have our nation fed?
Incriminating our Compatriots and Nationalists
You in no uncertainty have seen or read in some dailies or post by
some journalist in recent times how petrifying stories are carried on
front-pages, or within their post on Facebook in different Liberian
forums or on their wall. Bloodcurdling and demonizing statements
are quoted from horrifying political revolutionaries to who they
have access, without any regard for the way they misrepresent
views of the majority. In so doing, they do the work of conspiracies
proponent, frightening Liberians out of their intellects and setting

the tone of antagonism. As a result of these incrimination without
prove against our compatriots, we are far off the mark for genuine
peace, reconciliation and development.
Cognizant that in CHAPTER IIIof our constitution, an extensive
fundamental rights is enshrined, Article 15 protects each individuals
freedom of expression, which extends to freedom to seek, receive or
impart information or ideas, academic freedom as well as freedom
of scientific research.
However, Article 15a reminds us to be fully responsible for the abuse
thereof, which limits expression, it doesnt extend to incitement to
violence, hate speech or advocacy of hatred that constitutes ethnic
incitement, vilification of others or incitement to cause harm.In
addition, such freedom of expression must not violate any ground
of discrimination against one education and must be exercised with
respect to the rights and reputation of others.
These attacks are callous and capricious and must stop!!
Encouraging national cohesion
In order to address the trend of hate, divisions and rising tension
which are recipe for impending violence, we must, along with
national leaders stop being vindictive and avow unity by encouraging
national cohesion.
We as people and nation must:
a.
Respect each other irrespective of educational
backgrounds, faith, political alliance, culture, and opinions. Dont
tell other what you think they should believe, who should lead them,
allow them tell you and you take note.
b.
Respect others opinions, even if we disagree, but
acknowledge similarities and differences.
c.
Let adopt a courteous, friendly and dignified approach
towards all;
d.
Act exemplarily, being strong but gentle;
e.
Stop collective guilt;
f.
Speak positively about national development , not
negatively about to who are trying to join and contribute to national
development;
g.
Encourage positive relationships between our leaders and
communities;
h.
Use knowledge, skills, resources and wisdom to serve
others while bring about change;
i.
Discuss national problems so we can solve them with
peace and tranquility.
We must rise above hate and envy, focusing on the real issues, if
not Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present
generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good
use of it, says John Adams. Lets persevereLiberia and its resources
for our children and grandchildren, they too deserve better!!
About the Author
Alfred H. Wreh, is an alumnus of the B.W. Harris Episcopal High
School and Cuttington University in Bong County and a Board
Member at the International Society for Industrial Ecology student
chapter. Currently, he pursues graduate degree in Environmental
Management with key interests in Conservation and Natural
Resource Management at the University of Queensland in Australia.
He is passionate about the development of communities and society
through research, hard work, training, and collaboration with persons
and institutions committed to the protection of the environment. A
recipient of several scholastic and social awards, he previously held
portfolios with some vibrant and leading Civil Society Organizations
in Liberia working mainly on the Environment, Community Rights,
and Access to Information and Governance Issues.
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SUPREME COURT ISSUES WRIT OF PROHIBITION ON NEC
SIX SENATORS-ELECT IN LIMBO

We have issued the first three writs so NEC have the statutory period to file their returns to the petitions filed by the
petitioners and the full bench of the supreme court will meet to decide the outcome Associate Justice Philip Banks.
Bettie Johnson /betty.johnson@frontpageafricaonline.com
Monroviahe Supreme Court

has issued three writs
of prohibition on the
National
Elections
Commission after six petitions
filed by defeated senatorial
candidates in the just ended
senatorial elections, were heard.
The writ of prohibition is a legal
order from a superior court to a
lower court or tribunal, directing
the judge and the parties to
cease the litigation because the
lower court does not have proper
jurisdiction to hear or determine
the matters before it.
The court issuance followed
several prayers by the defeated
candidates on grounds that
their rights were violated by the
elections commission and the
elections had many irregularities.
It can be recalled last Saturday
that complainants from Grand
Cape Mount, Bomi and Margibi
Counties petitioned the Supreme
Court, which led it to issue a
stay order on the certification
of Cllr. Varney Sherman,
Morris Saytumah and Jim
W. Tornonlah, from the three

counties respectively. Three
other complaints were filed to the
august body by Rosalind Segbe
Tonne Sneh of the ruling Unity
Party in Grand Kru, Dr Bhofal
Chambers of the Congress of
Democratic Change in Maryland,
and
Johnathan
Boycharles
Sogbie of the Allaince of Peace
and Democracy in River Gee
counties.
Complaints and Petitions
Candidate Sneh was the first
to file an official complaint to
NEC over what she described
as election irregularities. In
her complaint, candidate Sneh
stated: It is with disdain and
dissatisfaction that we forward
this complaint against the
National Election Commission
(NEC) Grand Kru Office on
the Special Senatorial Election
process and its attending results
based on the fowling reasons to
wit.
Her complaint to NEC further
stated: We also filed a second
complaint against NEC-Grand
Kru Office for allowing another
party and candidates, observers

to vote in places they are not
registered,
having
initially
informed us not to assign
observers to places where they
are not registered. We believe
this was intentional and a
calculated attempt to prevent
our candidate, Rosalind Segbe
Tonne Sneh, from deploying
her trusted observers at certain
places, where people had earlier
planned to rig the votes in favor
of Albert T. Chie.
The outcome of candidate
Snehs complaint filed to NEC
is yet to be made public, but
her opponent, Albert T. Chie;
an independent candidate has
already been certificated by
NEC. Chie obtained 5,619
votes representing 45.4%, while
Sneh acquired 2,781 votes
representing 22.5%.Grand Kru
Senatorial candidate Sneh.
Another complaint to the NEC,
River Gee candidate Sogbie of
the APD said NEC authorities
in River Gee County in person
of Asst. Magistrate Moses
Nyanatoh and senior magistrate
Belden Flomo rejected the APDs

original list of polls watchers on
grounds that they had received
instructions from NEC central
office that individuals who are
registered to vote in assigned
polling stations can serve as poll
watchers at the assigned centers.
The complaint further averred
that the APD resisted the
rejection, but the magistrates
stood their ground and refused to
give APD observers tags.
By this move, APD was
denied representation in most
parts of the county, especially
in Potupo belt where the APD
had concentrated vigilance, it
is the belt that the Unity Party
is reported to have won over
1,500 votes with over 95% of
the records of count sheets not
stamped or validated by NEC,
stated the complainant.
The River Gee complainant
added that it is strange to note
that results from Putupo precincts
which are within close proximity
to the NEC office in fish town,
were not submitted until the
day after all others results from
across the country had been

tabulated, showing that APD was
in a comfortable lead and most of
the unstamped records of count
from the belt precincts indicated
that UP won.
In the Dr. Bhofal Chambers
petition against Senator Gblehbo Brown which is in possession
of FPA requested the high court
to issue the prerogative or
alternative writ of prohibition
against the 1st respondent
which is National Elections
commission, to undo and revoke
the 1st respondent certification
of the 2nd respondent as the
duly elected senator of Maryland
County which occurred on
Saturday, January 2015 while
there was pending and unresolved
appeal currently before the NEC
for its determination.
The petition further revealed that
the high court should hold the
board of commissioner of NEC
for contempt, for certifying the
2nd respondent after receiving
constructive notice from the
chamber justice of the Supreme
Court to halt the certification of
affected contestants with pending
and undetermined matters before
the NEC.
Courts Hearing
The hearing into the three
petitioners filed by Candidates
Sneh,
Chambers,
Sogbie
requested the high court to hold
the NEC in contempt in line
with Section 6.1 of the National
elections law on grounds
that they filed an appeal and
complaint before the NEC; but
the commission denied them a
due process but rather went on
the certification of the winners of
the just ended election.
NEC ignore the fundamental
rights, ignore the appeal process,
there is no part in the constitution
nor the statue that give the NEC
to violate the rights of citizens,
they acted like a jury, judge and
final arbiter of justice, stated
Cllr. Stubblefield representing
Dr. Chambers.
For Cllr. Syrenius Cephus who
represented Sogbie told the court
that NEC have a multiplicity of
irregularities but they ignore and

injured the petitioners.
NEC has not denied that if there
is a or no complaint before them
but they feel pleasant by ignoring
our rights of due process and
injuring us he said.
Cllr. Laveli supuwood who
represented Sneh prayed the
high court to issue the writ
of prohibition on the election
commission on grounds that they
have problem on the conduct of
the elections.
But in counter argument, Cllr.
Joseph Blidi of the National
Election
commission
said
whether or not the NEC
certificated a candidate that does
not stop the appeal process by
the commission.
We are still carrying on
investigation your honor, NEC
give out certificate cannot stop
the commission from carrying
on its investigation into the
complaints, and we are in
compliance of article 83.C of the
Liberian constitution He said.
The constitution review head
Cllr. Gloria Musu Scoot
represented senator elect of
Maryland
County
Gble-bo
Brown, she told the court that
NEC is not bin error by awarding
the certificates to the winners but
the commission was in line with
the constitution.
The NEC did not err, this is a
constitution and not a statute
as proffered by my colleagues,
your honor let the contesting part
exhaust the remedy, they have
the opportunity for protest as
stated in the constitution, if you
dont allow the NEC do their job
more complaints will be filed to
this honorable court.
The three petitions make it six
petitions to the high court, with
the three writs issued; the court is
expected to issue three more writ
of prohibition.
The first three writs include the
petition filed against Cllr. Varney
Sherman, Morris Saytumah and
Jim W. Tornonlah and the rest
will be the petition filed against
Albert Chie, Commany Wesseh,
Gble-bo Brown.
are to lift our people through

the post-Ebola recovery,
President Sirleaf said, adding,
If there is a lesson from Ebola,
it is that we are in one boat.
Each of us must do our share
if our boat is to continue to sail
even in difficult weather.
The Liberian leader expressed
optimism that notwithstanding
the difficulty of the past year,
with the ongoing support of
the international community
and partners, Liberia is still
poised to achieve much-needed
economic growth as well as
advance the cause of peace and
improvement in various social
services that are desperately
needed by the Liberian people.
For his part, the Speaker assured
the President of the support of

the Legislature and promised
to work with his colleagues in
the House and Senate to restore
Liberia to the path of progress
and development.
Chief Justice Korkpor, who
hosted the meeting, assured the
heads of the other branches of
the support of the Judiciary in
applying the law to all citizens
and residents without fear or
favor.
As they always do, the heads
of the three Branches of the
Liberian Government pledged
to continue to work together in
the best interest of the country
and its people.
WE MUST REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS

Sirleaf Meets House Speaker Tyler, Chief Justice Francis Korkpor
Monrovia ollowing
Ellen
Sirleafs
successful
President
Johnson
very
meeting
with
His
Excellences
President Yayi Boni of Benin
and President Mahamadou
Issoufou of Niger, she today
met House Speaker J. Alex
Tyler and Chief Justice, His

Honor Francis Korkpor at the
Temple of Justice in Monrovia.
According to an Executive

Mansion release, the Liberian
leader briefed Chief Justice

Korkpor and House Speaker
Tyler about the visit of
President Yayi Boni of Benin
and Mahamadou Issoufou of
Niger who paid a solidarity
visit to Liberia today.
President Sirleaf also used
the occasion to remind the
heads of the two branches
of the government of the
urgent need to increase their
levels of coordination and
understanding in the New Year
with a view to achieving what
is best and in the interest of
the people of Liberia after a
difficult and challenging year.
We must redouble our efforts,
collaborate and effectively
coordinate our efforts if we
Supplement
Page 6 | Frontpage
rmah
Zolu
Jallah, son of
the
famous
Paramount
Chief
Jallah-Lone,
originally hailing from
Bopolu
District
in
Gbarpolu County, is a
ranking member of the
53rd National Legislatures
of the Republic of Liberia.
He first became a member
of the Liberian Legislatures
from 1998 2003, when
he contested the BiElections held to fill a
Senatorial Seat for Bopolu
Statutory District, at the
time,a political constituent
formerly
Lower
Lofa
County, now considered
Gbarpolu County.
Mr. Jallahs involvement
in
human
capacity
and
infrastructure
development, and human
right advocacy in Bopolu
and Liberia as a whole,
undisputedly
resulted
into his overwhelming
victory in the Bi-Elections
by winning over 70% of
votes. In his position as
the youngest Senator at the
time, in a Charles Taylor led
Government, Mr. Jallah,
in the footsteps of his
father, Chief Jallah-Lone,
is one of few Senators
who advocated justice
and sponsored several
bills which promoted the
wellbeing of the Liberian
People.
He is currently sponsoring
the National Economy
Equity Act-in according
with Article 7 of the
Liberian
Constitution,
a bill which if passed,
will
allow
individual
Liberian Citizens to have
percentage share of the
annual revenues from all
natural resources trade. He
also upon the call of the
people of Bopolu Statutory
District, played a pivotal
role in sponsoring the
bill that created what is
now considered Gbarpolu
County; just to name
of few. Prior to joining
the Senate in 1998, and
subsequently 2011, Mr.
Jallah has been engaged
in managing his private
business investments in
Gbarpolu and other parts
of Liberia.
Senator
Jallah,
a
Counselor at law, has
exemplified
remarkable
leadership in international
and community basedorganizations
he
has
served with here at home
and abroad throughout his
career. During his tenure
in the Liberian Senate over
the past four (4) years,
he has played pivotal
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PROFILE
SENATOR ARMAH ZOLU

JALLAH AN EYE FOR DETAIL
Candidate for Senate Pro Temp prioritized establishing multi-sectorial
partnerships to help address Liberias complex problems.
Senator Jallah holding discussion with Honorable Elijah Cummings on

STEM programs in Liberia; Senator Jallahsmeets with members of the US
Conventional Black Caucus to discuss partnership and collaboration on STEM
Programs. Right-Left (Paul Kennedy, Senator Armah Z. Jallah, and Honorable
Elijah Cummings, US Rep-MD) at the US Capitol in Washington, DC USA
Right-Left (Paul Kennedy, Senator Armah Z. Jallah, Honorable Elijah Cummings, US RepMD; Mr. Vernon Simms, Chief of Staff; Honorable Cummings; Mr. Williams McBorrough,
President Board of Director, Association of Liberian Engineers-USA (ALEUSA).
Senator Jallah meeting with Liberian professionals in the USA. Right-Left (Paul
Kennedy, Policy Advisor; Senator Armah Z. Jallah Mr. Williams McBorrough,
Chairman Board of Director, Association of Liberian Engineers-USA (ALEUSA)
in Washington, DC
leadership role on several

committees
including
serving as the Chairman
of the Senate Standing
Committee on Internal
Affairs, Governance and
Reconciliation
(20132014); Co-Chair, Senate
Standing Committee on
Lands, Mines, Energy,
Mineral
Resources
&
Environment (2012 2013);
Senate standing Committee
on Executive, Judiciary,
Defense,
Security
&
Intelligence, and veteran
Affairs
(2012-2014);
and a ranking member
of the Senate Standing
Committee on Planning,
Economic Affairs, Banking
& Currency, with oversight
responsibility
for
line
Ministries and Agencies
related to economic and

monetary policy making.
Hes currently developing
several bills to present to
the Liberian Senate floor;
including a bill proposing
the
establishment
of
Liberia
Institute
of
Science and Technology
(LIST)-focused
on
improving research in
science and technology;
a HealthCare System and
Infrastructure
Reform
Bill
(Comprehensive
Healthcare
Act)focused on restructuring,
decentralizing
and
improving
Liberias
primary and secondary
healthcare system and
developing health workers
capacity and skills to
effectively develop and
Left-Right (Senator Armah Z. Jallah Mr. EdmanZayzay, President,

Association of Liberian Engineers-USA (ALEUSA)
provide quality health

services for Liberians.
Over the past four (4)
years, Senator Jallah has
prioritized
establishing
multi-sectorial partnerships
to help address Liberias
complex problems. He
has traveled to several
countries including the
United States of America,
Switzerland, Belgium and
Germany to discuss multilateral collaboration and
partnership efforts focused
on promoting Science
Technology Engineering
and Mathematics Programs
in Liberia.
Senator Jallah is an astute
scholar whose endless
pursuit
for
academic
achievements
is
high
amongst his professional
career development goals.

He obtained a Bachelor
of Science (BSc) in
Economics, from A.M.E.
Zion University, Monrovia,
Liberia, in 2000. He
further obtained a LLB in
Law from Louis Arthur
Grimes School of Law at
the University of Liberia.
He also acquired a Post
Graduate
Diploma
in
Human Rights Law from
the
Danish
Institute
of
Human
Rights,
Copenhagen,
Denmark;
a Master in International
Law and Economics from
World Trade Institute,
Bern,
Switzerland
and
several
Honorary
Degrees and Awards from
renowned
Universities
and Institutions around the
world. His perseverance,

open
mindedness,
and
flexibility
have
immensely
contributed
to
his
professional
career
successes
and
infrastructure and human
capacity
development
of our country, Liberia.
Hes an organized, detail
oriented personality with
time sensitivity to attaining
specific goals. And if
elected as President Pro
tempore of the Liberian
Senate, Senator Jallah will
continued to serve Liberia
by doing what he does
best; develop, monitor and
review laws that are gear
toward promoting basis
human rights, freedom of
speech and justice.
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ABANDONED PROJECTS; SQUANDERED MILLIONS
Monrovia he General Auditing

Commission (GAC),
www.gac.gov.lr
has submitted four
audit reports to the National
Legislature through the Joint
Public Accounts Committee.
The four reports are audits of the
County and Social Development
Funds of Montserrado, Nimba,
Margibiand Rivercess Counties
for the fiscal years 2011/2012
through
2012/2013.
The
submission of the four reports
brings to 103 (one hundred
three) the number of audit
reports issued by the GAC since
the re organization of the GAC
in 2006. However, the National
Legislature
has
conducted
public hearings on 7 (seven)
audit reports and submitted
recommendations
to
the
President of Liberia on 5 (five)
of the seven reports.
On the audit of NimbaCounty,
The GAC observed thatSection
49(1a) of the PPC Act 2005
and 2010 Amendment, requires
that, The procuring
entity
shall
employ
international
open
competitive
bidding
procedures when the estimated
contract price of the proposed
procurement is higher than the
ceiling threshold by Regulations
promulgated by the commission
for national open competitive
bidding unless the commission
approves the use of the national
open competitive bidding on
application by the procuring
entity to the commission and
shown by the procuring entity
that
sufficient competition
exists at the national level.
The GAC noted non-adherence
to the PPC Act by the Nimba
County the CMDC, former
Superintendent Edith, GongloeWeh and former Minister of
Internal Affairs, Harrison S.
Karnwea, Sr., on 1 December
2010, entered into an agreement
with the United Nations Office
of Project Service (UNOPS) for
the provision of earth moving
equipment without compliance
with the PPC Act.
As observed, the Letter of
Agreement (LOA) was signed
and entered into without due
adherence to Section 49 (1a) of
the PPC Act 2010 Amendment
and the Project Guidelines as
there were no bidding documents
or evidence of no objection from
the PPCC made available to the
GAC Team. As indicated in the
LOA, the contract was awarded
at a cost of US$5,785,000.0
The GAC further observed
that the Ministers of Finance
and Justice were not part of
the transaction that led to the
procurement of the earthwork
machines as required by Section
24(4) of the PFM Law and
Regulation No.003 of the PPC
Act.
In view of the PPC Act violation,
the GAC has recommended
that the former Internal Affairs
Minister Harrison S. Karnwea,
Sr, former Superintendents,
Edith Gongloe-Weh, Christiana
D. Dagadu(who continued to
make payment on the transaction
despite the deficiencies during
her administration) and PMC
Chairman, Clinton G. Layweh
should be held accountable for
violation of Section 49(1a) of
the PPC Act.
Similarly, the GAC observed
General Auditing Commission Nails Several Officials; Submits Four Audit Reports to Legislature
Senator Jonathan Banney. The
contract was later amended by
the county administration.
Abandoned West Point Town Hall Project for which US$40,000.00 was paid
that
the
Nimba
County
Legislative Caucus in a letter
dated
28
October
2012,
signed and approved by its
Secretary,
Representative
Worlea-SaywahDunah
and
the
Legislative
Caucus
Chairman, Senator Prince Y.
Johnson, approved a contract
budget valued US$260,000.00
for the modernization of the
Sanniqueille Sports Stadium as
part of the Countys preparation
to host the 2010/2011 and
2011/2012 regional phase of
the Annual National County
Sports Meet. The GAC noted
that the purported contract
for which the budget was
approved by the Nimba County
Legislative Caucus was awarded
to the Jungle Water Group
of Investments, owned and
operated by Tomah S. Floyd, the
Chairman of the Nimba County
Sports Steering Committee.
Additionally,
the
GAC
observed that two separate
payments, US$71,799.21 and
US$90,000.00 were made to
the Jungle Water Group of
Investments.
The
payment
documents revealed that the
payments were reimbursed to the
company for purportedly the prefinancing of the Nimba Countys
participation in the 2011/2012
and 2012/2013 National County
Sports
Meet
respectively.
Awarding contract and making
payments to a company owned
by the Chairman of the Nimba
County
Sports
Committee
constitute conflict of interest
which undermines public sector
accountability and transparency.
On account of the above, the
GAC has recommended that
the Nimba County Legislative
Caucus Chairman, Prince Y.
Johnson and the Secretary,
WorleaSaywahDunah, should
be held accountable for the
violation of Section 48(1) of
the PPC Act, 2010 Amendment;
and Tomah S. Floyd, owner
of the Jungle Water Group of
Investments
and Chairman
of the Nimba County Sports
Steering Committee should be
held accountable for violation
of Section 131, (1)(a,b&c) of the
PPC Act, 2010 Amendment as it
relates to conflict of interest.

Section 138, subsection 1
of the PPC Act of 2005 and
2010 amendment states that,
any person who contravenes
any provision of the PPC Act
commits an offense and a
person convicted by a Court of
a violation of the PPC Act shall,
upon summary conviction, be
liable to imprisonment for a
period not exceeding five (5)
years and or a fine not exceeding
One Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars (US$100,000.00).
In addition, violations of
provisions of the PPC Act may
also constitute grounds for
debarment.
On the audit of Montserrado
County, the GACs analysis of
the County Council Resolution
of 2 March 2011 determined
that
Montserrado
County
approved US$15,650.00 to
seventeen electoral districts
and two Senators amounting to
US$297,350.00 for scholarships.
Also, the resolution allocated
US$9,000.00 to the County
Office, thus the total earmarked
for scholarships amounted to
US$306,350.00.
However,
our reviewed of the Ecobank
statements for the audit periods
determined that, the Montserrado
County Administration and PMC
made payments amounting
to US$165,778.32 for 1,720
students from 79 schools ranging
from Elementary to Universities.
GAC also noted that US$20,000
was paid in the name of
RepresentativeThomas
P.
Fallahfor purported scholarship
payments
for
400
(four
hundred students) instead of
the beneficiary institutions.
The payment was US$4,350
(four thousand three hundred
fifty dollars) more than the
US$15,650 (fifteen thousand
six hundred fifty dollars)
allocated to each district as
per the 2 March 2011County
Council
Resolution.
There
was no material justification
provided for the excess payment
to
the
Representative.The
GAC therefore recommended
that Representative Thomas P.
Fallah should provide all the
documentation to acquit the

expenditure of US$20,000.00
purportedly
incurred
on
scholarship expenses for 400
students, failing, he should be
held accountable for the amount.
The GAC noted from the
communication dated 21 January
2013 addressed to Speaker
Alex Tyler that by the former
superintendent Kpaanobserved
several abnormalities with the
Montserrado County Scholarship
process including duplication of
names, scholarship listing not
vetted, names submitted without
fees attached, names of students
identified without identities,
among others. Despite these
noted deficiencies, the House
of Representative mandated
former Superintendent Kpaan
andProject
Management
Committee to make payments
towards the scholarship.
Making
payments
without
supporting documentation are
breach of financial discipline as
defined by Section A.20 of the
PFM Regulations which states
that a public officer is in breach
of financial discipline if the
public officers act or omission
goes contrary to instructions
or directives contained in the
PFM Regulations. Penalties for
breach of financial discipline
include suspension with loss of
salaries and other remuneration,
prosecution, among others.
The
GAC
Report
also
revealed that a contract for the
construction of the West Point
Town Hall dated 1 October 2011
signed by former Superintendent
GraceTee
Kpaan,
former
Assistant Superintendent for

Development, Comfort Bedell
Marshall- Dahn and former
PMC Chairman Daniel Tuckett
for the duration of twelve weeks
valued of US$89,273.24 was
awarded to the Super Brothers,
Inc., without a evidence of
competitive process as required
by the provision of the PPC Act.
However, analysis of documents
submitted for audit revealed that
a check with #00162448, dated
4October 2011, in the amount of
US$40,000.00, was issued to the
Super Brothers, Inc. The GAC
observed that the project was
later abandoned.
On
the
audit
of
the
RivercessCounty
Administration, GAC observed
that five (5) of the eighteen
(18) projects undertaken which
included one (1) rolled over
project were abandoned. The
rolled over project was a Twenty
Bedroom Guesthouse which
rolled over from the 2010/2011
fiscal year. The total contract
cost of the abandoned projects
amounted to US$4,452,484.49.
The GAC report noted that the
contract for the20 bedroom room
project was originally signed on
11 October 2008, at a contractual
cost of US$303,672.20 between
the
Mulcha
International
Construction Company, INC
(MICCI) represented by its
owner
MolubahKpassaquoi
andRivercess County represented
by PMC Chairman, J. Mborzua
Barclay,
Former
Assistant
Superintendent John Zogar,
Sr., and the Rivercess County
Legislative Caucus Chairman,
The audit revealed that the

2006/2007
2007/2008
GAC audit report also put the
previous payment made to
MICCI at US$150,925.00. An
analysis of the project matrix
submitted by the Rivercess
County Administration for audit
revealed that US$290,715.00
was purportedly made to MCCI
and
Liberia
Multinational
Limited from 2009 to 2013,
equating the total amount paid to
US$441,640.00.
The
GAC
has
therefore
recommended
that
former
Superintendent,
B.
RancyZiankan, PMC Chairman
J. Mborzua Barclay, former
Assistant Superintendent, John
Zoegar, Sr., and Senior Senator,
Jonathan
Banney,
should
jointly and severally be held
accountable for the payment of
US$150,925.00 made to MICCI.
This was a recommendation
contained in the 2006-2008
GAC audit report which was not
implemented.
The GAC has also recommended
that Superintendent, Wellington
Geevon
Smith,
Assistant
Superintendent, Samson Cephas
PMC Chairman J. Mborzua
Barclay, PMC Treasurer Moses
Logan, and Senior Senator
Jonathan Banney should be
made to jointly and severally
account for the US$290,715.00
representing payments made on
the 20 Bed Room Guest House
Project (2009-2013)
On the audit of Margibi County,
the GAC observed that one of
the contractors, New Millennium
Investment Inc., was awarded
two (2) contracts valued at
US$114,576.76 without evidence
of
Business
Registration
Certificate. Confirmation from
the Liberian Business Registry
on January 10, 2014 revealed
that the New Millennium
Investment Company was not
registered as required by Chapter
4.2of the General Business Law
of Liberia. Further analysis of
the contract file revealed that
the company issued a bogus
Business Registration Certificate
to the Administration of Margibi
County
Given the significance of the
matters raised in four reports,
the GAC urges the Honorable
Speaker and the members of
the House of Representatives
and the Honorable President
Pro-Tempore and members of
the Liberian Senate to consider
the implementation of the
recommendations conveyed in
urgency.
A front view of the 20 abandoned Bed Room Guest House project in Kpolor Town for which US$441,640.00 was paid
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REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
MINISTRY OF LANDS, MINES AND ENERGY
P.O. BOX 10-9024
1000 MONROVIA 10, LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA
TEL: (231) 226-858, FAX: (231) 226-281
Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP)

Credit No. IDA 5252-LR
Request for Expressions of Interest
Project Coordinator at the Ministry Of Lands Mines and Energy (MLME)
Reference No. MLME/LACEEP/PC/07/01/2015
Issue Date: 7th January, 2015
Deadline: 23rd January, 2015
The Government of Liberia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP), and it intends to apply part of the
proceeds toward payments for the services of a Project Coordinator.
The objectives of this assignment are to ensure an efficient and timely preparation and implementation of the components of the Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP) that
are under the direct responsibility of the MLME, and ensure a smooth coordination with LEC on these components and on the component of LACEEP that is under the responsibility of LEC. Thus,
the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy (MLME), The Employer, now requires the services of a Project Coordinator to coordinate all activities of LACEEP.
Reporting to the Minister of Lands, Mines and Energy (MLME),the Project Coordinator will bear the overall and executive responsibility for the implementation within time, scope and budget of
the components of the LACEEP Project that are under the responsibility of MLME. The Project Coordinator will coordinate and follow-up all project activities.
As the executive head of the Project Management Team (PMT), the Project Coordinator will also have to provide leadership to the unit and be a motivating factor for the unit staff. In the initial
stage the Project Coordinator will be responsible for setting up operational guidelines for the Project Management Team in close coordination with the World Bank team.
The Project Coordinator will be assigned the following:
1) Lead the PMT to ensure timely and efficient implementation of the project in conformity with the approved design and specifications, in close collaboration with the Liberia electricity
Corporation (LEC), other involved government agencies and the participating funding agencies.
2) Coordinate all pre-award and preparatory activities, and also expedite the actions of all project sponsors/stakeholders for the effectiveness and availability of the funding for the project.
3) Coordinate the work of the PMT in the Ministry with the work of the LEC team implementing the Transmission and Distribution component of the LACEEP.
4) Work closely with the Procurement Departments at both MLME and LEC in all aspects related to the tendering, evaluation, negotiation, award and execution of the various contracts.
5) Work closely with the Financial Management Department at MLME in all aspects related to the financial management and disbursement of funds from the LACEEP to ensure timely
disbursement and reporting of activities under the project.
6) Coordinate and follow-up all project activities in interaction with the Owner's Engineer to be appointed for the implementation of the components of the project under the responsibility of the
MLME, using appropriate management tools and skills to ensure achievement of the project outputs.
7) Conceptualize and prepare the overall project plan & execution strategies for review and approval and manage the approved plan to achieve project deliverables and objectives.
8) Provide technical and administrative direction during the implementation of the project.
9) Engage, procure, deploy and effectively manage all human and material resources of the PMT.
10)Manage the interface between the project and project affected persons.
11)Liaise with LEC, China Union, funding partners and other stakeholders on project related matters.
12)Facilitate the realization of periodical preparation and subsequently supervision missions by the World Bank and actively participate during the duration of these missions.
13)Monitor and report regularly on the status/progress of work, cost, schedule, anticipated challenges and risk facing the project as well as the evolution of any contractual issues.
14)Develop a cost report per month that details costs and expenditure for the period, forecast for completion of the project with an aim of minimising the variance.
15)Promote team work and a spirit of cooperation among PMT employees and guide, drive and motivate the team to achieve project goals.
16)Ensure implementation of the approved Environmental and Social Management Plan and the Resettlement Action Plan.
17) Ensure strict compliance to the Project Implementation Manual.
This contract is time based contract for a period of one year. The LACEEP Project is a five year project, therefore will be an option of extending this one year contract subject to satisfactory
performance.
TheMinistry of Lands, Mines and Energy (MLME), now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the required services as described above and to provide
information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services, including CVs, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, etc.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by
World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 ("Consultant Guidelines"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.
The short listing criteria are:
i.
University degree in Engineering, Project Management or related fields;
ii.
Ten years of work experience, with at least a year managing energy project(s) in Liberia is required;
iii.
Experience in working with GoL entities and international organizations (particularly MLME, LEC, MoF, World Bank, AfDB, EU, etc.) is required
iv.
Proven record of successfully coordinating activities on energy related projects is required;
v.
Advanced degree in Project Management is an added advantage
vi.
Contract administration and different forms of standard contract provisions related to energy projects
vii.
Procurement and corporate procedures and governance
A consultant will be selected for the position in accordance with the Individual Consultants selection procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants
by World Bank Borrowers (2011).
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday between 0900 hrs and 1700 hrs during working days.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 5PM GMT on 23rd January, 2015.Only short listed candidates will be
contacted.
The address referred to above is:
The Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy
Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP)
Capitol Hill
Monrovia, Liberia
Tel. (231) 0886534774, 0880641948
E-Mail: siehsyl1971@yahoo.com, and copy to jlayteh@yahoo.com
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IN BRIEF
WORLD NEWS
CAR BOMB KILLS 30 OUTSIDE

YEMEN POLICE COLLEGE
SANAA (Reuters)
car bomb exploded
outside a police college
in Yemen's capital Sanaa
on Wednesday, killing
about 30 people and wounding
more than 50, police sources
said, underscoring the country's
deteriorating security and a
persistent al Qaeda threat.
Sectarian conflict after a 2011
popular uprising that led to a
change of government and splits
in the army has worsened since
September when the Shi'ite Muslim
Houthi militia seized Sanaa.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
(AQAP), one of the Sunni militant
group's most active wings, had
staged increasing numbers of
attacks across Yemen before the
Houthi advance and has carried
out more bombings and shootings
since.
There was no immediate claim
of responsibility for Wednesday's
bombing. Al Qaeda has in the past
claimed they were behind similar
attacks.
Paris (AFP) eavily

armed
gunmen
shouting
Islamist
slogans
stormed a Paris
satirical
newspaper
office
Wednesday and shot dead at least
12 people in the deadliest attack
in France in four decades.
Police launched a massive
manhunt for the masked attackers
who reportedly hijacked a car
and sped off, running over
a pedestrian and shooting at
officers.
Police said witnesses heard
the attackers, who were armed
with a Kalashnikov and rocket
launcher, shout "we have
avenged the prophet" and
"Allahu akbar" (God is greatest).
Two police were confirmed
among the dead and four people
were critically injured.
The capital was placed under
the highest alert status after
the attack on Charlie Hebdo, a
satirical weekly that has sparked
anger in the past among Muslims
for publishing cartoons of the
prophet Mohamed.
Television footage showed large
numbers of police in the area,
bullet-riddled windows and
people being carried away on
stretchers.
The attack took place at a time
of heightened fears in France
and other European capitals
over fallout from the wars in
Iraq and Syria where hundreds
of European citizens have gone
to fight alongside the radical
Islamic State group.
President Francois Hollande,
who immediately rushed to the
scene of the shooting, described
it as a barbaric terrorist attack.
"An act of exceptional barbarism
12 killed in shooting at satirical newspaper office in Paris, Masked

gunmen storm Charlie Hebdo headquarters; manhunt underway
has just been committed here

in Paris against a newspaper,
meaning (against) the expression
of liberty," Hollande said at the
scene.
One man who witnessed the
shooting said he saw two
attackers shooting their way
out of Charlie Hebdo at around
11:30 am (1030GMT).
"I saw them leaving and shooting.
They were wearing masks. These
guys were serious," said the man
who declined to give his name.
"At first I thought it was special
forces chasing drug traffickers or
something. We weren't expecting
this. You would think we were in
a movie."
Hollande called for "national
unity", adding that "several
terrorist attacks had been foiled
in recent weeks".
The White House condemned
the attack in the "strongest
possible terms," while British

Prime Minister David Cameron
called it "sickening."
"We stand with the French
people in the fight against terror
and defending the freedom of
the press," Cameron said in a
message on Twitter.
Wednesday's shooting is one of
the worst attacks in France in
decades.
In 1995, a bomb in a commuter
train attributed to Algerian
extremists exploded at the Saint
Michel metro station in Paris,
killing eight and wounding 119.
- Death threats The satirical newspaper gained
notoriety in February 2006
when it reprinted cartoons of
the Prophet Mohammed that had
originally appeared in Danish
daily Jyllands-Posten, causing
fury across the Muslim world.
Its offices were fire-bombed
SHELL STRIKES NIGERIAN OIL

SPILLS COMPENSATION DEAL
FEARS OVER LATEST BOKO HARAM

TOWN, MILITARY BASE SEIZURE
Lagos (AFP) oko Haram's seizure

of a key town and
military base in
Nigeria's far northeast
has tightened its grip on the
region, undermining efforts to
tackle the insurgency, experts
said on Tuesday.
The capture of Baga and the
headquarters of the Multinational
Joint Task Force (MNJTF) now
means the Islamists control all
three of Borno state's borders
with Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
Analysts said that as a result,
the militants were in a better
position to launch fresh
attacks both within Nigeria,
including against the key city of
Maiduguri, and across borders.
"The capture of Baga is of
enormous
significance,"
Abdullahi Bawa Wase, a
Nigerian security analyst who
tracks the Boko Haram conflict,
told AFP
TERRORISTS HIT FRANCE
CUBA RESISTS RELEASE

OF SEVERAL DETAINEES
WASHINGTON (Reuters) he Cuban government

is resisting the release
of several of the
53 people the U.S.
government has said were to
be freed as part of a thaw in
relations, linking them to acts of
violence, a congressional aide
told Reuters.
"We've been told that the
Cuban government has agreed
to release all but several of the
political prisoners on the list,"
the aide said.
"The government in Havana
believes that the smaller group
has committed acts of violence,"
the aide said.
No specific number of prisoners
was provided.
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London (AFP) oyal Dutch Shell is

to pay more than $80
million to a Nigerian
fishing
community
"devastated" by two serious oil
spills in 2008, it was announced
Wednesday, while the clean-up
could take years.
The Anglo-Dutch energy giant's
Nigerian arm has agreed to pay
55 million ($83.5 million, 70
million euros) to people in Bodo,
a town in southern Nigeria,
following a three-year legal
battle.
The Shell Petroleum Company of
Nigeria (SPDC) will pay around
35 million compensation to
15,600 Nigerian fishermen
whose livelihoods were affected,
and a further 20 million to the
wider community.
Each individual will receive
around 2,200, equivalent to
around three years' income on
the Nigerian minimum wage,
said their London-based lawyers
Leigh Day, who have received
the money.
SPDC is set to clean up the
affected area, but insisted most
oil pollution in the Niger Delta
region was caused by sabotage,
theft and illegal refining.
Commentators said the clean-up
could take several years.
Amnesty
said
the
Bodo
community
had
been
"devastated" by the spills and,
without compensation, fishermen
and farmers had faced poverty in
the years since.
The rights group called the
settlement an "important victory

for the victims of corporate
negligence".
- Clean-up could take years Chief
Sylvester
Kogbara,
chairman of the Bodo council
of chiefs and elders, said his
community was happy the case
had finally been laid to rest
and hoped it would forge better
relations between Shell and other
Delta communities "impacted in
the same way as us".
"We are hopeful that the cleanup of the Bodo environment will
follow suit in no distant time," he
said.
The clean-up is expected to
begin over the next two to three
months.
Nigerian ecologist Ako Amadi,
who heads the Community
in November 2011 when

it published a cartoon of
Mohammed and under the title
"Charia Hebdo".
Despite being taken to court
under anti-racism laws, the
weekly continued to publish
controversial cartoons of the
Muslim prophet.
In September 2012 Charlie
Conservation and Development

Initiative group, said this
was more important that the
compensation.
"The issue is whether (the Bodo
people) can go back to their
activities which were fishing and
farming," he said.
"Even if both the Nigerian
government and Shell get very
serious about it, it could take at
least five to 10 years to restore
things to where they were before
the oil spills.
"It's about the restoration of the
ecosystem and of the livelihood
of the Bodo people."
Nigeria is Africa's biggest crude
producer, but much of the Niger
Delta oil region remains deeply
impoverished.
Decades of spills have caused
widespread pollution in the
region.
- Compensation could inspire
others Leigh Day claimed Shell
made an early offer of 4,000
compensation; sources claimed
the community's lawyers were
seeking more than 300 million.
SPDC managing director Mutiu
Sunmonu said the company had
accepted responsibility for the
"deeply regrettable" operational
failures on the Bomu-Bonny
pipeline "from the outset".
"We've always wanted to
compensate the community
fairly and we are pleased to have
reached agreement," he said.
"We are fully committed to the
clean-up process. Despite delays
Hebdo published cartoons of a

naked Mohammed as violent
protests were taking place in
several countries over a lowbudget film, titled "Innocence
of Muslims", which was made
in the United States and insulted
the prophet.
French schools, consulates and
cultural centres in 20 Muslim
countries were briefly closed
along with embassies for fear of
retaliatory attacks at the time.
Editor Stephane Charbonnier has
received death threats and lives
under police protection.
This week's front page featured
controversial French author
Michel Houellebecq, whose
latest book "Soumission", or
"Submission," which imagines a
France in the near future that is
ruled by an Islamic government,
came out Wednesday.
The book has widely been touted
as tapping into growing unease
among non-Muslim French
about immigration and the rise
of Islamic influence in society.
caused by divisions within the

community, we are pleased that
clean-up work will soon begin."
Sunmonu added: "However,
unless real action is taken to
end the scourge of oil theft and
illegal refining -- which remains
the main cause of environmental
pollution and is the real tragedy
of the Niger Delta -- areas that
are cleaned up will simply
become re-impacted through
these illegal activities."
SPDC accepted in November
that the spills were greater than
the previously-reached total
figure of 4,144 barrels, though
they did not give an amount.
Amnesty International claimed
the first leak could have exceeded
100,000 barrels, while Leigh
Day claimed both spills could
have entailed 600,000 barrels.
A small number of claims by
neighbouring communities are
potentially heading towards
settlement in Nigeria.
Stvyn Obodoekwe from the
Centre for Environment, Human
Rights and Development, which
works on environmental and
development issues in the Niger
Delta, described the settlement
as "very, very significant".
"Shell and other operators will
now need to be very careful,
knowing that they can be found
liable," he said.
"More actions could come in due
course because people have seen
there's hope."
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Sports
WELCOMING SURVIVORS
T
Monrovia he Liberia Football
Association (LFA)
unveiled a bus
stop branded with
anti-stigmatization message
on 10th Street, Sinkor this
week.
LFA vice president for
administration
Musa
Shannon said they were
pleased
to
undertake
a unique campaign in
collaboration with the Swiss
Agency for Development
and Cooperation (SADC).
Shannon said the launch was
another step in the national
awareness against Ebola,
which has mostly affected
people in Liberia, Sierra
Leone and Guinea.
I think it is the first time that
any institution has branded
a bus stop with a message
against Ebola. So the LFA,
of course, likes to the first.
We were the first to stop all
activities and like to be the
first again in the continued
first against Ebola.
Our message, as it says
here, is Stop the Stigma
and Ebola is still real.
So the fight is ongoing
and we believe that LFA
will win the fight with the
support of the Swiss Agency
for
Development
and
Cooperation. Also, I will like
to thank the LFA staff and
the president, Mr. [Musa]
Bility, who couldnt be here.
We [will] also like to
thank the former players:
Kelvin [Sebwe], Christopher
[Wreh], Olivar [Makor] and
James Debbah for lending
their voices and images to
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SPORTS
BARTOMEU: EVERYONE
KNOWS BARCA WON'T
SELL MESSI
LFA, SADCunveilbranded bus stop with anti-stigmatization messages

Danesius Marteh, danesius.marteh@frontpageafricaonline.com
this awareness campaign.

Ebola
is
everybodys
business and we just hope
that the Liberian people will
join us in this fight as we
try to eradicate Ebola from
Liberia, Shannon explained.
The SADC is providing
US$13,000 for the antistigmatization campaign for
a month with the involvement
of former national team
players through the LFA.
Christian
Darciba,
an
SADC official, said the
partnership was geared
towards strengthening the
LFA to promote the need for
Ebola survivors to be loved
and welcomed back into the

community.
The grant has been spread
around in bits and pieces. And
as you may know the Swiss
and Cooperation has a strong
humanitarian arm, which
looks at all dimensions in
terms of their support for
what is really necessary.
And given the fact that
Ebola had erupted in
Liberia, it was a good
stance taken by the Swiss
and Cooperation to giving
support to the LFA as a
national association to help
spread the message forward,

added Darciba, who hinted
at the possibility of using
basketball, volleyball and
other sports to widen the
campaign.
Dionysius Sebwe, who
played for Liberia before
holding positions as deputy
defense and youth and
sports minister,said their
involvement is a welcomed
development.
We bring a lot to this
campaign. We still have our
fan-based here that is very
very strong. Every [former]
player has his fans. And so
collectively we can have the
arcelona

president
Josep
Maria
Bartomeu
has
dismissed
suggestions Lionel Messi is
looking to leave the club and
played down talk of a rift
between the Argentina superstar
and coach Luis Enrique.
Speculation the pair are at
loggerheads has intensified
following
Luis
Enrique's
decision to leave Messi, and
his fellow South Americans
Neymar and Dani Alves, on the
bench for Sunday's 1-0 defeat
at Real Sociedad.
Messi then missed training the
following day with the club
claiming he was suffering from
gastroenteritis.
Luis Enrique insisted earlier
on Wednesday his relationship
with Messi was identical to
when he took over at the start of
the season and Bartomeu feels
the gossip should end there.
impact. But right now [and]

from what I understand, the
initial strategy is to do a lot
of interviews.
There may be a situation
where well have to go into
the communities and talk to
largegroup of people. But we
still got to find that balance
between the crowd and
observing the Ebola rules,
he pointed out.
Ebola Dateline
The outbreak in West
Africa was first reported
in March 2014, and has
rapidly become the deadliest
occurrence of the disease
since its discovery in 1976.
In fact, the current epidemic
sweeping across the region
has now killed more than all
other known Ebola outbreaks
combined.
Up to 6 January, 8,235 people
had been reported as having
died from the disease in six
countries; Liberia, Guinea,
Sierra Leone, Nigeria, the
US and Mali.
The total number of reported
cases is more than 20,000.The
World Health Organization
(WHO) admits the figures
are underestimates, given the
difficulty collecting the data.
WHO officials this week
discovered scores of bodies
in a remote diamond-mining
area of Sierra Leone, raising
fears that the scale of the
Ebola outbreak may have
been underreported.
LA GALAXY CONFIRM
GERRARD ARRIVAL
London (AFP) os Angeles Galaxy

coach Bruce Arena
has confirmed that
Liverpool
captain
Steven Gerrard will join the
club in July, in an LA Times
interview cited by British
media on Wednesday.
"Steven Gerrard arrives in July
and by then we will certainly
have a plan available," Arena
told the newspaper.
Gerrard, 34, announced last
Friday that he will leave
Liverpool at the end of the
season, ending a 25-year
association with the club
that has seen him make 696
appearances and score 182
goals.
RONALDO'S AMBITION MISTAKEN

FOR ARROGANCE - VILLAS-BOAS
ristiano Ronaldo's
ambition is often
unfairly mistaken
for arrogance and
he should now be considered
a better player than Lionel
Messi, according to Andre
Villas-Boas.
The Real Madrid forward is the
favourite to win the Fifa Bllon
d'Or, which will be awarded
this coming Monday, for being
the best player of 2014 ahead
of Messi and Bayern Munich
goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
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NO MONEY FOR SURVIVORS?

GoL Seems To Have No Long-term Plan to Assist Ebola Survivors
Mae Azango maeazango@frontpageafricaonline.com
Monrovia-
s the deadly Ebola

virus continues to
slow in Liberia; the
number of people
who survived, are faced with
many binding constraints, as they
get out of Ebola Treatment Units
(ETUs) across the Country.
As these survivors look to their
government and the international
community for help, there seems
to be no hope in sight. For the
over 1,300 survivors whose
personal belongings were all
burned due to the way the virus
spreads, there is seems to be no
plan to help them integrate into
the Liberian society and get a
better shot at a new life.
Assistant Minister for curative
services at the Ministry of
Health and Social Welfare, Mr.
Tolbert Nyenswah, has clarified
that there are no long term plans
for Ebola survivors in terms of
support from the government.
There is no money that I can
say money is in the bank sitting
down for survivors, but as we
speak, the infants and orphans,
there are some transfers that go
to them through UNCEF, he
said.Also, through the Nigerian
Monrovia
resident Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf says the visit of
the Presidents of Benin
and Niger has further
deepened the support and feeling
of solidarity that the two countries
have for Liberia.The Liberian
President said though they were
just visiting the country since
the Ebola crisis, she was certain
that they have been with Liberia
in spirit. You have been with
us through messages, telephone
calls, through the meetings of
ECOWAS that have provided
the support and encouragement.
So we feel that this meeting just
deepens that particular support
and the feeling of solidarity
which you have for us, she said.
According to an Executive
Mansion release, President
Sirleaf made the assertion when
she met with the two astute subregional leaders, His Excellency
Thomas Yayi Boni of Benin and
His Excellency Mahamadou
Issoufou of Niger, when they
paid a one-day solidarity visit
to Liberia. The meeting was
held at the VIP lounge at the
Roberts International Airport on
Wednesday, January 7, 2015.
President Sirleaf said though
she had hoped that they would
have stayed overnight, but due
to their own engagements she
appreciated the time they spent
with her and looked forward to
continuing to make the success
that Liberia is making in battling
the Ebola virus disease to enable
the country continue on its path
of peace and development.
I want to thank you for the visit
and thank you for the support we
have received, not just for Ebola,
but youve been with us even
before Ebola struck. You are a
big partner to us. Thank you for
government, we have received

some consignment of clothing
brought to give to the survivors
coming out of the ETUs.
Minister Nyenswah, who had
just returned from a tour of the
Grand Cape Mount County
ETU, with the United Nations
Mission for Ebola Emergency
Response,(UNMEER ) visiting
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this visit, she said.

In separate remarks, the
Beninese President Thomas
Yayi Boni said foremost in
the minds of the sub-regional
organization, ECOWAS, and the
regional organization, African
Union (AU), of which the three
countries are members, has been
the eradication of the deadly
Ebola virus disease.
He said many summits and
meetings of both groupings have
been organized and measures
taken which included providing
financial assistance, sensitization
campaigns and even mobilizing
support from the international
community to assist the three
worse affected countries.
President Yayi Boni disclosed
that Benin is to shortly send a
number of medical doctors to
Liberia to join the efforts of
other African countries and the
international community to help
eradicate this disease. We want
to join you in this fight because
it is important. Since Liberia
is a member of ECOWAS and
the AU we are obligated to
assist you, President Yayi Boni
indicated.
He furthered that when Liberia
had anticipated a growth rate of
eight percent in 2014 and dropped
to zero percent it signified
danger not only for Liberia but
also for the sub-region. With all
the human and economic losses
that Liberia has suffered, he said
Benin has taken the decision
to join other countries support
Liberia in terms of technical and
financial assistance. The former
President of the West African
Development Bank promised his
countrys support in its advocacy
for the cancellation of the debts
of those countries worse affected
by Ebola.
head Mr. Ismail OuldCheikh

Ahmeds aid the team met with
four survivors who told their
stories. He said some survivors
from the Baptist Youth Camp
were counseled by their
psychosocial team. This he said
shows that the government cares
for Ebola survivors. Nyenswah
said the Ministry was trying to
put the virus under control, yet

still trying to form a survivors
network.
We are trying to analyze the
skills that some of the survivors
had when they caught the virus,
so that those who want to go
back to school, we can galvanize
support for them, so they are on
the radii for support, he said.
We have the leadership of the

survivors network and their
presidents across the fifteen
counties and the basic reason we
founded this network, is to keep
in touch with them and know
how they are doing and support
them.
Nyenswahs response on long
term support for Ebola victims
was clear, the government has no
plans to financially assist Ebola
survivors to jumpstart their lives.
Meanwhile, Mr. Ahmed the
newly
appointed
Special
Representative and the Head
of the United Nations Mission
for Ebola Emergency Response
(UNMEER) on a two-day visit
to Liberia visited Cape Mount
County, bordering Sierra Leone,
one of the few Ebola hotspots in
Liberia
At a joint press Briefings, with
members of WHO and the
ministry of Health and Social
Welfare, SRSG Ahmed said
Liberia cannot let down its guard
on the Ebola epidemic. He said
despite the drop in the number
of cases in the country, there
are still hotspots therefore there
needs to be more robust response
to the epidemic.
We have to organize ourselves
and coordinate with the major
NGOs,
the
International
community, the government and
supporting the government on
the lead of how to support the
communities. This will be the
only way we can support the
national direction in fighting
Ebola, he said.
Mr. Ahmed during a courtesy call
on the president said UNMEER
supports to the Liberian
government's decision to reopen
schools. He said UNMEER will
focus on helping government
reactivate
the
educational
system. He however advised
that appropriate measures and
processes be put in place to
protect both the students and
staff as Ebola is still active in
Liberia.
Mr. Ahmed attributed the level
of progress made in Liberias
fight against the further spread
of the Ebola virus disease to the
leadership and commitment of
the Liberian government in the
fight.
He stressed that though the
mechanism for coordination may
not be perfect, it has impacted
the Ebola fight in Liberia and
the region very efficiently. Mr.
Ahmed departed Liberia on
Wednesday to visit other affected
countries in the region.
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President Yayi Boni also

promised
to
continuously
engage ECOWAS, AU, and
since Benin has joined the
fight against Ebola. Benin
will always show solidarity
with Liberia and support the
Government of President Sirleaf
to ensure that she succeeds,
he promised, adding that this
message is not only conveyed
to the Liberian leader but to all
Liberians including politicians
because the fight against Ebola
is not a political issue. If this
country wants democratic and
political stability and prosperity,

all Liberians must join hands
together, he urged.
On the occasion of the New Year
and on behalf of the Government
and
people
of
Benin,
President Yayi Boni conveyed
compliments of the season to the
Liberian leader, the Government
and people of Liberia. I wish in
the coming months we will no
more talk of Ebola, but rather
prosperity, he indicated.
For his part, the President
of Niger, His Excellency
Mahamadou Issoufou conveyed
on behalf of the Nigerien
Government
and
people
sentiments considering that
Liberia has been undergoing a
painful period in its history.
He said that their presence in
the country should show to the
whole world that it is possible to
come to and be with the people
of Liberia.
He said ECOWAS countries
of which the Benin, Niger and
Liberia are members have taken
a number of measures and
made contributions of which
Niger has been a part; but in
the future Niger is prepared to
be a part of whatever assistance
that is brought to Liberia

including human, economic or
whatever because what Liberia
has undergone cannot be overemphasized.
President Issoufou joined his
colleague, President Yayi Boni
to call on the international
community to cancel Liberias
debts. We are also calling on
to cancel the debts of countries
worse affected by Ebola. It
is important to support these
countries during their period of
difficulty, he said.
He also used the opportunity to
call on investors to return to the
country because the situation is
improving now.
The
Nigerien
President
commended the efforts of
President Sirleaf for her courage
and strength in tackling the
disease which has now put the
virus on the run.
Likewise, on the occasion of the
New Year and on behalf of the
Government and people of Niger,
he conveyed compliments of the
season to the Liberian leader,
the Government and people
of Liberia. Happy New Year
to the Government and people
of Liberia and most especially
to you, he said, adding that
within the next few months we
will be talking about economic
prosperity.
GAMBIA
'COUP
PLOT'
REGULATOR STILL
IN LACC
DRAGNET
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their weapons and flee, being

unwilling to die for President
Jammeh.
"The group expected that
while the two teams took
control of the State House,
a battalion of Gambian
soldiers sympathetic to the
conspirators would arrive and
offer support."
Instead, the Alpha team found
the palace had been fortified
with additional guards, who
fought back until the coup plot
was thwarted.
"Faal believes all of the Alpha
team members were killed,"
the FBI agent says.
Refusing to concede defeat,
a member of the Bravo team
then attempted to drive a car
into the presidential palace,
but was killed, according to
information the FBI gleaned
from Mr Faal.
"Faal fled and took refuge in
a nearby building, removed
his body armour, boots, and
military-style clothing and
changed into clothes obtained
from a man in the building,"
Mr Marshall says.
The next day, Mr Faal took
a ferry to Senegal, but was
refused entry because he
did not have a Gambian exit
stamp on his passport.
"He was then forced to return
to The Gambia on the ferry
and obtain an exit permit which Faal did accomplish.
Faal then boarded the ferry
again and accomplished his
escape to Senegal," the FBI
agent says.
Mr Faal then went to the
US embassy, where he was
questioned on the alleged coup
plot, leading to his arrest and
that of Mr Njie, the alleged
mastermind who had flown
back to the US on 3 January
via Senegal, according to Mr
Marshall.
Their arrest, some analysts
say, puts the US in an awkward
situation.
It is a staunch critic of Mr
Jammeh, accusing him of
human rights violations, but it
now appears to be helping to
tighten his grip on power.
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military-styled uniforms and
other equipment were also
bought, with each of the
alleged plotters given $4,000
for expenses in The Gambia.
"Faal left the US on 3 December
via South African Air[ways]
and arrived in Senegal. Faal
then immediately travelled to
The Gambia overland where
he stayed until the coup
attempt. Once the rest of the
group arrived in The Gambia,
the group spoke by phone and
rarely met with each other,"
according to Mr Marshall.
n FBI agent has

revealed details
of the alleged plot
to overthrow The
Gambia's president during the
festive season and it reads like
a Hollywood script.
A 22-page affidavit submitted
to a US court following the
arrest of two of the alleged
conspirators tells of coup
plotters crossing continents,
stuffing weapons in barrels
and hiding in bushes, using
codenames like "Fox" as they
tried to keep their identities
secret.
Start Quote
Most, if not all of the members
of the group, had served in
The Gambian or US military,
and were avid shooters
Nicholas Marshall FBI agent
But it also suggests that the
plotters were naive, thinking
the autocratic ruler's guards
would flee or switch sides,
helping them to gain power
without much bloodshed.
Instead, the guards put up a
spirited fight, thwarting the
coup attempt launched in the
early hours of 30 December
by men wearing night vision
goggles and armed with
with semi-automatic rifles
allegedly bought in the US.
'Plan stored online'
Agent Nicholas Marshall
suggests in the affidavit that
the plot was hatched in the
US in August, ostensibly to
restore democracy in The
Gambia - a tiny West African
state ruled by Yahya Jammeh
since he staged a bloodless
coup in 1994.
Allegedly led by 57-year-old
Texas businessman Cherno
Njie, it had a core of 10-15
members living in the US, UK
and Germany - with the US as
their headquarters.
"They hoped they would be
able to take over the country
without having to kill any
Gambians. They [had] also

expected to be joined by
up to 160 members of the
local Gambian military who
supposedly agreed to the
coup," Mr Marshall says.
members of the conspiracy

could view it," the FBI agent
says.
"Faal did not believe anyone
outside of the group, including
the US government, knew
Mr Njie - a US citizen of
Gambian origin - was alleged
to be the main financier and
he would have been installed,
according to Mr Marshall, as
The Gambia's leader if the
coup succeeded.
One
of
the
Texas
businessman's co-conspirators
was allegedly Papa Faal, 46,
a US-Gambian national who
assumed the nom de guerre
Fox. He handed himself to
US authorities after the plot
failed - and allegedly spilled
the beans to the FBI.
of their plans. Nor did Faal

believe that any of their
conspirators let their wives or
families know about the coup
attempt ahead of time."
'Reconnaissance missions'
Who is Yahya Jammeh?

Seized power in
1994, aged 29

Accused of stamping
out opposition

Claims to be able to
cure HIV/Aids

In 2011, told the
BBC he would rule for "a
billion years"
Both Mr Njie and Mr Faal
have been charged in US
courts with conspiring to
overthrow President Jammeh,
but they they have not yet
been asked to plead.
"The group's Operation Plan
was stored online where only
US nationals of Gambian
origin are alleged to have
bought weapons from gun
shops across America.
"Most, if not all of the
members of the group, had
served in The Gambian or
US military, and were avid
shooters," Mr Marshall says.
"Faal enjoyed going to the
firing range in the US for
practise, but did not go
shooting specifically for
operational purposes."
Mr Faal spent $6,000 (3,950)
on buying eight M4 semiautomatic rifles in Minnesota,
hid them in four "50 gallon
barrels" and stuffed clothing
around the "disassembled
weapons to conceal them", the
FBI agent adds.
"The
barrels
were
'containerized' and shipped
under an alias fabricated by
Faal."
Night vision goggles, black
The group then carried out

reconnaissance missions and
"mental dry runs" with the aim
of targeting Mr Jammeh while
he travelled by road around
Christmas and New Year, the
FBI agent adds.
"Their plan entailed blocking
the president's convoy and
ambushing his vehicle. They
planned to fire shots into the
air to cause his bodyguards to
flee.
"They hoped the president
would surrender but were
willing to shoot him if he fired
at them."
'Palace fortified'
After learning that Mr
Jammeh was abroad, the
group was forced change their
plan, deciding to attack the
presidential palace.
They met in woods near the
palace and split into two units
- Bravo and Alpha.
"There, they changed into their
assault gear and put their other
belongings into the rented cars
they were going to use in the
assault," Mr Marshall says.
The plan was for the Alpha
team to breach the front door
of the palace with a vehicle,
while Bravo would secure the
back of the building.
"The group believed The
Gambian army soldiers at
the State House would drop
The group allegedly bought weapons from gun shops in the US
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Lukaku Saves The Day But Martinez Far From Out Of The Woods
omelu Lukaku's last-gasp equaliser

against West Ham ended Everton's
four-match losing run and kept
them in the FA Cup, but the crisis of
confidence sweeping Roberto Martinez's squad
shows little sign of abating.
It's now just one win in 10 for Everton, a run
of form which has left them in 13th place in
the Premier League, with some questioning
Martinez's ability. It's certainly a far cry from
the former Wigan manager's debut season at the
club.
Some of their play against the Hammers was
bright and inventive. Lukaku led the line well
throughout and caused problems with his pace
and strength, and Steven Naismith and Kevin
Mirallas also looked threatening. Ross Barkley,
playing somewhat out of position in wide
areas, struggled to have a real impact on the
game influence but there were still moments of
quality.
Defensively, though, there are real issues at
Goodison Park. Sylvain Distin, for so long

one of the finest defenders in English football,
looks finally to be coming to the end. At 37,
it's hardly a surprise, and he deserves great
credit for remaining at the top for so long. Rio
Ferdinand's collapse since moving to QPR
shows just how difficult it is to remain at your
peak in what is the most demanding of leagues.
But Distin's performances have dipped
significantly. He lost James Collins for West
Ham's opener after a Morgan Amalfitano
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corner, and looked bereft of the
composure that saw him become a
hero at Manchester City and an FA
Cup winner at Portsmouth.
And his central defensive partner,
Phil Jagielka, is also struggling.
Numerous times he lost possession
against West Ham and looked too
easily ruffled. The dominant, classy
defender of last season and beyond
has been replaced - temporarily, at
least - by a player lacking confidence.
Add to that the decline of Gareth
Barry, who last season was Everton's
most accomplished and important
player, and it becomes increasingly
obvious they need major surgery to
tighten up the defensive side of their
game.
There are, of course, some mitigating
circumstances for the club's poor
run. They have suffered a series of
injuries to key players and juggling
a Europa League campaign has
stretched the squad to its limits.
It's been a difficult period for
Martinez - the club's worst run since
he became Everton manager - but
he will be hoping Lukaku's late goal
signals a shift on the club's fortunes.
In his post-match press conference
the Everton boss expressed his relief
at the result, telling reporters: "I
think tonight can get us out of the
run we have had. The players had the
right attitude and we looked more
like ourselves."
But Martinez will be all too aware
that football is ultimately a results
business - and although Bill
Kenwright will stand by his man for
now, that patience will surely run
out unless there is a considerable
improvement in the second half of
the season.
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan
claimed in 2011 that Martinez was
only a few years away from manging
Real Madrid or Barcelona - if
Everton don't improve, and fast, then
the job centre, not the Bernabeu,
could be his next stop.
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Thursday, January 8, 2015

SUPREME COURT ISSUES WRIT OF PROHIBITION ON NEC

SIX SENATORS-ELECT IN LIMBO

Monroviahe Supreme Court

W. Tornonlah, from the three

party and candidates, observers

Belden Flomo rejected the APDs

across the country had been

irregularities but they ignore and

are to lift our people through

the President of the support of

WE MUST REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS

Tyler and Chief Justice, His

leader briefed Chief Justice

Thursday, January 8, 2015

SENATOR ARMAH ZOLU

Senator Jallah holding discussion with Honorable Elijah Cummings on

leadership role on several

related to economic and

Left-Right (Senator Armah Z. Jallah Mr. EdmanZayzay, President,

provide quality health

career development goals.

world. His perseverance,

Thursday, January 8, 2015

ABANDONED PROJECTS; SQUANDERED MILLIONS

all figures are culled from NEC website