FINANCE MINISTER SAMUEL TWEAH: “Those loans were never disbursed, the country did not receive any amount, so they are not loans. Predicated on this, the House of Representatives recently invited Minister Tweah, along with the Ministers of Justice and Public Works, Cllr. Representative Samuel Kogar (District #5, Nimba County) threatened to take the government to court if it does not pay the county social development fund in the tune of US$6.8 million within a month. In addition, he said the Government has refused to disburse the County Development fund (CDF) in the tune of US$800,000 appropriated in the national budget. “The government has been paying [Arcelor] Mittal Steel Social Development fund.

Source: Front Page Africa July 06, 2020 02:37 UTC