RECENTLY THE LIBERIA Mission Director of the United States Agency International Development (USAID), Jim Wright called on the head of the Liberian Government, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, to publicly implement the policies on corruption and prosecute those responsible for such in the country.
SPEAKING DURING THE opening of the four day joint sectorial portfolio performance review (JSPPR) Ddialogue at the Balla Casa Hotel in Monrovia, the country’s long time development partner noted that corruption prevents the government and people of Liberia from realizing their goals toward social and economic development as well as job creation.
HE FURTHER DISCLOSED that his entity, the USAID has spent millions of dollars that touched virtually every aspect of the Liberian society including health, education, agriculture, electricity, water and sanitation, civil society, private sector growth and governance.
DIRECTOR WRIGHT NOTED that USAID is interested in hearing how the government is thinking about its development plans and priorities, and increasing accountability and transparency in the management of public plans.
THIS CALL BY the USAID boss must be considered by the ruling establishment in the prosecution of individuals who believe that endless corruption in their places of work, while others are suffering, must be brought to book through prosecution for their misdeeds at the detriment of the majority.
WE APPLAUD THE statement by the USAID Liberia Mission Director, and further add to his call by encouraging the Liberian Government to prosecute corrupt officials, as this will serve as a deterrence to those who think they are untouchable during their unpatriotic sojourn.
ONCE AGAIN, WE call on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai not to take this statement by the USAID boss for granted; corrupt officials must be prosecuted.
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