Monrovia – Senator Alphonso Gaye (UP- Grand Gedeh County) made no secret of his feelings during Wednesday’s Senate hearing with heads of the country’s security sector, telling the security apparatus he would fire all of them for negligence of duty, if he were President George Weah. The Grand Gedeh County lawmaker made the comment during discussions bordering National Security specifically the crossing into Liberia by Foreigners mainly those from Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso who are said to be entering Liberia through its porous borders and occupying land illegally for farming. Senator Gaye’s comment was a result of a presentation made by the Police Inspector general Patrick Sudue on the situation in Grand Gedeh County. Who knows whether they are even carrying out illegal mining because no one is policing them with no benefits for people and to the Republic of Liberia? The minister told the Senate about how the illegal mining sector is being dominated by Ghanaians and other nationals.

Source: Front Page Africa September 10, 2020 05:47 UTC