The Inquirer (Monrovia)
Sebo Daniels
15 May 2008
A young Liberian who has been following the Haddad Group of Companies' saga with the Government of Liberia is appealing for a speedy resolution of the problem so that normal transaction can once again begin.
Mr. Roosevelt Kollie who walked into the offices of The Inquirer yesterday to launch the appeal said he is in no uncertain terms concerned about the merits and demerit of the case since the government of Liberia began probing into the company's past activities.
However, he said he decided to launch this appeal to the government of Liberia because of the entities' pivotal role played throughout the past and present in the country's economy and reconstruction drive following years of civil strive.
Kollie narrated that the head of the Haddad Group of Companies, Mr. George Haddad is a generous man who has helped many Liberians including foreign nationals in Liberia in various fields, such as: education, health and business among others.
Because of this, he explained that both Liberians and foreign friends should join him in his crusade to help appeal to the government of Liberia to see reason to prevail to resolve the problem between the two partners.
Speaking further to The Inquirer, he said he was taken aback about the case which according to him has turned out to be a hush, hush one.
He lamented that the Haddad Group of Companies' case with the government has existed for a protracted period and wants government to kindly relax the stand off and to turn over a new leaf for prosperity.
Meanwhile, Kollie is appealing to the head of the Inter Faith Council, advocacy groups and other interested parties to add their voices by appealing to the government of Liberia for the way forward to reconcile the differences between the two groups.
Concluding, Kollie averred that the Haddad Companies have been in business in Liberia for more than five decades and had done business successfully with preceding governments without any track records of bad business practices that ever led to economic sabotage.
It can be recalled that early this year, the government of Liberia held Mr. Haddad for an alleged iron ore deal which the government of Liberia allegedly accused him of been part of the transaction during the tenure of former Transitional Chairman, Charles Gyude Bryant.
Since the incident, Mr. Haddad is yet to be charged formerly by the government of Liberia as indicated by one of his legal counsels of the Sherman and Sherman Law Firm, Cllr.Momoh.
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