The Inquirer (Monrovia)
Sebo Daniels
1 May 2008
Following a recent publication in this paper regarding 12 logging companies been barred by the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), additional 5 logging companies have been added to the list by the Concession review Committee.
The five include: Cavalla Timber, Exotic Timber Corporation Enterprise incorporated and Nature Liberia Incorporated.
Others include: Salami Mohammed Incorporated and Timber Management Corporation.
It can be recalled that the twelve logging companies' bar was imposed when it was discovered that they operated outside of the threshold behavior criteria and were found to have been overtly involved in at least one of the following actions: support to militia, participated in, or facilitation of, arms for timber, or otherwise aided or abated civil instability.
As for the additional five logging companies, they did not submit data to the concession review but, for whom available financial and United Nations (UN) sanctions data indicated overt involvement in aiding and abetting civil instability.
Meanwhile, one of the affected head of a logging company (BIN Liberia Incorporated), the first entity on the twelve companies listing who is currently based in the Ivory Coast vehemently took exception to the FDA Concession Review Committee report.
In a telephone conversation with our reporter via phone from his base in Ivory Coast, he said upon his return to Liberia he will make startling revelations when his logging company was in full operation in Liberia.
In an effort to get the Managing Director of the FDA, Mr. John Woods, to comment on this latest report from Ivory Coast, FDA Public Relations Executive, Richie Grear told the inquirer that he will arrange an appointment for his boss to respond. He said his boss does not conceal information regarding the FDA.
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