Monrovia – Liberia’s Defense Minister, Major Gen. Daniel Dee Ziankahn, Jr. has cautioned Liberian politicians to do away with vices that have the proclivity to return the country to its ugly past. We were blessed if not lucky to have been rescued by the precious blood of peacekeepers from ECOMOG and UNMIL,” he cautioned. According to him, Troops Contributing Countries (TCC) that once contributed peacekeepers in Liberia during the crises are presently facing some economic, political or security issues. While Rep. Seboe blamed Senator Dillon and his supporters for attempting to assassinate him.

Liberian Government Re-indicts Former Passport Director, Issues Writ of Arrest for HimMONROVIA – Mr. Andrew Wonploe, former Director of Passport, who was recently denied entry into the United States of America due to his alleged involved with passport fraud has been re-indicted by the Government of Liberia. A Writ of Arrest has been subsequently issued on him. The Write of Arrest issued on Wednesday also enlist 12 persons in connection to the passport fraud. The fraud, according to the Writ deprived the Liberian government over US$30,000. Wonplo was previously arrested in August 2019 for allegedly selling Liberian passports to Nigerians, Ivorian’s and Ghanaians.

Weah Gives LPRC Managing Director Ultimatum to Submit Reports on Remittance of Petroleum Product to Suppliers after This Year’s Acute ShortageMonrovia – President George Manneh Weah has given a one-week ultimatum to the Liberia Petroleum and Refining Company Managing Director, Marie Urey Coleman to produce a status report on remittance petroleum products. This situation prompted President Weah to setup a Special taskforce to investigation circumstances leading to scarcity of petroleum products on the Liberian market. The probe was completed and the Special Presidential Taskforce on February 21, 2020 submitted its report to President Weah, which copy was sent to Madan Coleman. The taskforce, in one of its recommendations, suggested that products among tanks of the LPRC Tank would settle said accounts. But the Executive Mansion said Madam Coleman is yet to comply with the taskforce recommendation, by providing a report on the remittance of said products to suppliers.

Mr. Gbotoe told FrontPageAfrica Thursday, September 17, at his office in Congo Town, that some school administrators in Liberia were caught examination malpractice and have been forwarded to relevant authority in line with the laws of Liberia. According to him, all public tests is not free from fraud, but this year’s test shows serious disappointment on the part of school administrators who supposed to serve as example for students. He attributed their habit to the lack of prosecuting powers in the West African Examination Body, Liberia chapter. At the same time, the WAEC Boss said the result for 12 graders WASSCE is expected to be out by the end of October. Mr. Gbotoe, however, noted that ninth Graders will are expected to sit the West African Examination Council by the 14 of October.

MONROVIA – The Women League of the Movement for Economic Empowerment (MOVEE) has condemned allegations of rape against its political leader, Amb. Dee Maxwell Saah Kemeyah, noting that the allegation is coming from individuals who are opposed to his nomination as Foreign Minister. According to MOVEE’s women league, Mr. Kemayah has been a patriotic and dedicated national leader who has worked and continues to work for the good of Liberia. MOVEE’s Women League: “We believe that such a practice is not only dangerous to our democracy but also seriously undermines the presidency. For more than 28 years wealthy of professional experience; Ambassador Kemayah has never done this; as it is absolutely not his nature & character.

MONROVIA – Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has made available L$300,000.00 to support grassroots initiative to increase women political participation in the midterm senatorial election and the national referendum on December 8, 2020. The program will be implemented across the 15 counties working through beneficiaries of the Young Political Leadership School Africa and of the Enhancing Women Political Leadership through Mentorship Project. These efforts are mounted to increasing women votes in all the 15 counties and amplify women voices in democratic processes. Therefore, the institution is joining stakeholders to improve voter appetite, strengthen participation especially for first time voters, women and persons who are physically challenged. They were involved in creating civic engagement events across their respective counties on women political participation, representation and gained skills in networking, teambuilding, planning and coordinating political campaigns, issues-based campaigns, and public speaking.

The Editor,Don’t blame this Nigerian fraudster but blame his “Benevolent Dictator” President George Manneh Weah who has shown total contempt for the laws and constitution of Liberia. What else needs to happen for President Weah to take serious our lawmakers and their constitutional responsibilities to uphold the laws of Liberia? It means that President Weah is on his way to fulfilling his cherished title of a Benevolent Dictator that exalts him above the laws and constitution of Liberia. But President Weah thinks he is invincible; that the fate that befell his predecessors can never happen to him…until it is too late. Tiawon Gongloe, head of the Liberia National Bar Association is right to not want to do business with LACC which is headed by a Nigerian citizen, a clear violation of our laws by President Weah.

A release from the Liberian Embassy in Abuja says Colonel Kole passed on Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Abuja, Nigeria. A hardworking, patriotic and gallant soldier of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), Lieutenant Colonel Kole was seconded to the ECOWAS Commission by Liberia’s Ministry of Defense in 2018. They will depart for Liberia shortly for the funeral of Colonel Kole. The ECOWAS Commission’s Vice President was accompanied to the Liberian Embassy by Dr. Cyriaque Agnekethom, Director of Peacekeeping and Regional Security, and Colonel Alain O. The meeting ended with Christian and Muslim prayers for the fallen ECOWAS official, the release concludes.

THE GOVERNMENT has begun to allow foreign investigators into Liberia to investigate war crimes for overseas prosecutions. MEANWHILE, former warlords are working to block a war crimes court, and last October, the speaker of Liberia’s legislature declined to introduce a resolution on the court, despite strong backing among lawmakers. Human rights activists who have championed accountability have faced increasing threats, as have witnesses to civil wars-era crimes. PRESIDENT WEAH will be on the international stage when he speaks at the General Assembly, even as the debate happens virtually this year. He should send a clear message that he stands with victims and that the brutal crimes committed during Liberia’s civil wars will no longer go unpunished.

Chea Cheapoo Sr., a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia and the first Attorney General/Minister of Justice of the PRC government has died. Family sources confirmed to FrontPageAfrica late Wednesday evening that Justice Cheapoo died at the residence of his Son, Sacki Cheapoo in Caldwell New Georgia of natural causes. In the 1970s, Justice Cheapoo served as a Senator from Grand Gedeh County. Justice Cheapoo was the Lawyer of PAL and later registered the Progressive People’s Party, the first opposition party to the TWP since 1955. He is survived by Marva A. Cheapoo: his sons, Senci Cheapoo, Sacki Cheapoo, Chea Cheapoo Jr: his daughters, Shalon L. Johnson, Duah Cheapoo, Elizabeth Johnson, Dongwen Hanson.

ORIGIN OF “JUST FOR KILLING” (JFK)The name of Liberian Government’s premier (#1) hospital is John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial Medical Center. She was suffering from Asthma, according to information from the family, confirmed by some sources in JFK Medical Center. Outside the corpse-storage section, a source at the JFK Medical Center told the deceased’s relative that Chris died of Pressure or Cardiovascular Attack. On 16th of December, 2015, I lost another friend, Ms. Cynthia Mamie Smith, at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center. “There’s no vacant seat at the JFK Medical Center now!

MONROVIA – The Chairman of the opposition Coalition of Political Parties (CPP), Alexander Cummings will address the lecture on the Role of Political Actors in ensuring Free, Fair, Transparent & Peaceful Elections. According to a Press Union of Liberia release, Mr. Cummings is expected to commit his political alliance to contributing toward the conduct of peaceful elections, freed of violence and regard for laws. The Blyden Forum is expected to also host the Chairman of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Mulbah Morlu on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 and the Chairman of the Rainbow Alliance, Reginald Goodridge on Friday, 25th September 2020. The journalists’ union asserted that it is confident that the Blyden Forum will help in getting politicians to obligate themselves to the holding of free, fair, transparent and peaceful elections. The Blyden Forum is held in honor of the father of Pan- Africanism, a Journalist and a Liberian Statesman whose works as a politician led him to fleeing the country after his unsuccessful run for the Presidency in 1885.

The U.S. Government’s latest move in Nigeria follows a decision in January 2019 to deny visas to individuals involved in electoral violence. Last year travel restrictions were also placed on individuals who were involved in corruption and electoral violence during the country’s general elections in February – March 2019 in that country. However, what has become of greater concern is the controversial trucking of voters, electoral and political violence, and reported registration of underage voters. “The Inter-Religious Council of Liberia urges the National Elections Commission to investigate and ban political leaders who instigate and/or promote electoral violence as a political strategy”. to place a travel ban on all political leaders who promote violence in the name of elections and politics”.

Monrovia – The President of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe, has urged foreign missions in Liberia to stay away from the ongoing national anti-corruption conference organized by Cllr. N. Ndubusi Nwabudike, head of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission whom Cllr. “I am calling all foreign partners not to attend or give a dime to that conference because its Nwadubike corrupt,” Cllr. This prompted the Liberia National Bar Association of which he was a member at the time to launch an investigation into the matter.

Liberia: Internal Audit Report Uncovers Several Financial Malfeasances At The Independent National Commission On Human RightsThe Acting Commissioner of the INCHR, Mr. Bartholomew Colley, told FrontPageAfrica that the could not comment on the findings of the audit. He described the audit as “preliminary” and said he had provided his “preliminary” response to the Internal Audit Agency. He described the audit as “preliminary” and said he had provided his “preliminary” response to the Internal Audit Agency. In addition to that, the audit found there were unauthorized increases in staff balance on the MFDP payrolls and INCHR internal payrolls. The Financial audit also revealed that disbursements from the core budget, valued USD 335,154.00 and LRD 3,235,172.00 were irregular and did not meet required Public Financial Management standards.