The Association says the accusation of embezzlement is among a number of damning allegations Mr. Morlu made against President Weah in a leaked secret recording that was aired on the Costa show. Chairman Morlu has since confessed to the authenticity of the recording, but described his allegations as “mere liquor talk”. ALJA says President Weah’s failure to speak to the veracity of Chairman Morlu’s allegations would create a serious credibility problem for him and his administration. Mr. Weah and his supporters have since claimed that he financed those projects from the millions of US dollars he earned while playing professional soccer. At the same time, ALJA is urging President Weah and the CDC to take note of the repeated concerns raised by Liberians regarding brazen corruption and abuse of political power by insiders of the government; and asking the Weah Administration to act quickly in remedying the situation.

Source: Daily Observer December 30, 2019 02:26 UTC