A Liberian civil servant who turned down a US 20-thousand dollars attempted bribe has been honored in Monrovia.
Mr. Richard Karyea was among eight (8) civil servants honored Tuesday by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at a ceremony organized by the Civil Service Agency (CSA) of Liberia for the invaluable services they have rendered their respective ministries during the past year.
The President paid special tribute to Mr. Karyea for demonstrating a true spirit of honesty and integrity in support of Government's determination to fight corruption in all sectors. Selected by the Civil Service Agency as the 2008 Civil Servant of the Year, Mr. Karyea currently serves as Deputy Chief Examiner at the Ministry of Finance. He was singled out for recognition for his refusal to accept US $20-thousand offered him by a drug trafficker in 2006 to facilitate the smuggling of a huge quantity of cocaine into the country. The President was full of praises for Mr. Karyea who then served as a custom officer at the Roberts International Airport. Mr. Karyea was also presented a cash reward of US 1-thousand dollars by the President.
Paying tribute to the honorees, President Johnson Sirleaf also presented certificates to the honorees and commended them for performing their respective tasks to the best of their abilities, according to an Executive Mansion release.
Among others honored were employees of the Ministries of Finance, Labor, State for Presidential Affairs, Internal Affairs, Civil Service Agency and Commerce & Industry.
The exercise, according to Civil Service Agency Director General Dr. William Allen was designed to give recognition to the eight civil servants who had set standards in the discharge of their duties. Director Allen also praised the 2008 Civil Servant of the Year, Mr. Karyea for his honesty and commitment to duty. The Civil Servant of the Year, the CSA Director disclosed will also receive US $1-thousand dollars. Other honorees, he said will receive US 5-hundred dollars each.
Dr. Allen said it was the Civil Service Agency's determination to make the award ceremony an annual event. The exercise he noted, would serve as a motivating factor for all civil servants. It was the first by the Civil Service Agency of Liberia.
The Civil Service Agency's National Awards program also brought together cabinet ministers, family members of the honorees and well-wishers.
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Dear comrade Karyea, Thank you for your fight against corruption in the Liberian society. You surely are a role model in society for government officials and others who are taking every cent and dollar they can while leaving the masses in destitution. Yes, you are even worth being either the miniser of Planning and Economics Afffairs or that of Finance.You are a mentor for all of them to learn from. Bravo.
i kindly appreciate ur contention mr KARYEA, i mean aganist curruption. this mean that you er a concern liberian who care for his lovering country. Be examplify from the so call liberian who consider themself as liberian.i really want to commends you for ur effort pls keep on ur good work onbehalf of country, and dont allowed the so called liberian to easily incoperate you in their bad system, Be aware that they dont care for us nether our home but rather to steal and go. i want you to know that facts we have no where to go as a native liberian. once agan thanks you for ur work keep on. omell.
Mr.Karyea thumbs up for you.You did a great job for your country at this time of crisis when every one hungry for money in Liberia. Especially Government officials always want bribes to buy latest cars for their girlfriends with our high earned money ( tax payer). Thank you Big Fish.
Just as we are made shame for some Liberians wickedness in the country, we must applaud those who stand for the TRUTH IN THESE HARD TIMES....
I want to commend Mr. Richard Karyea for being a true example of an honest Liberian citizen. The amount of money he refused to accept in war torn Liberia, where most high ranking Senators and representatives can not pass this test for their own county development funds scripted from every corners of the country and in Liberias lowest condition, he deserves the reward from the president as well as one who should be honoured by us all for protecting Liberia becoming a Drug infected country by heartless drug dealers, who want to take advantage of Liberia and get us even further back with drugs addiction. HATS OFF and Hands UP for YOU and may God reward you for your personal INTEGRATY and COMMITMENT to LIBERIA PROGRESS.
While some might considered your refusal to the $20000 bribery as stupidity in these critical times and accepting $ 1000 from the President, I as an ordinary citizen applaud your honest conduct as true civil servant. If everybody play their part as you did, government will generate more revenue to make hers employees imbursement current. Bravo Mr.Karyea and encourage your workmates to do the same.
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