Monrovia – The Executive Mansion has come in strong defense of East International, a Chinese firm hired by the government to expand the Roberts International Airport, noting that the company is not new to the implementation of “durable projects in Liberia”. Toby said criticisms about the company are only based on critics’ misconception and hate for President George Weah. East International has been around and given several roads projects to do and they’ve been performing,” Toby said. Meanwhile, Toby said that the 54th Legislature has perused documents submitted by East International based on recommendation from President Weah and has agreed to give the RIA contract to the company. President Instructs LPRC to halt ‘Provisional Lifting’In a separate development, President Weah has instructed the Managing Director of the Liberia Petroleum Refinery Company to halt all provisional lifting.

Source: Front Page Africa February 26, 2020 06:11 UTC