Liberia: Lawmakers Raise Concern over US$25M Approved by the Legislature for Food Distribution Being Loan Not Approved By ThemWhile members fo the legislature are insinuating that the amount is a loan, the minister of information, Lenn Eugene Nagbe told FrontPageAfrica that the “the money is not a standalone amount. He posted to Facebook: “Colleagues, WFP’s $9m charge for 21 food distribution is totally unappealing. #COVID19IsReal #StaySafe #SocialDistance #ProPoorMustSucceed.”The concern raised by Senator Joseph is raising eyebrows among lawmakers who speedily passed the recast budget through a resolution. He was strongly opposed to the speedy passage of the recast budget without carefully scrutinizing the budget. “It is also misleading and very troubling to read that the 25 million allotted in the recast budget was a loan.

Source: Front Page Africa June 16, 2020 05:54 UTC