President Sirleaf inherited not a government to administer, but a failed state to rebuild. The fight to tackle the corruption menace was therefore carried out in concomitance with the even more herculean task of nation rebuilding. She said “our efforts to fight corruption were recognized as Liberia met eligibility requirements for Compact, under the Millennium Challenge Account, by consistently passing the rigid corruption index. We have created more integrity institutions and formulated more laws and policies in the fight against corruption than any government in our history. Therefore fighting corruption requires building a broad political coalition across political parties, the media and civil society.

Source: GNN Liberia October 28, 2017 19:41 UTC