Liberia: Baboon Muh Divide Kola Befo Dey Know? God Forbid!

opinion

Who does Finance Minister Tweah think he is fooling--himself or the Liberian people? From outward appearances, it may seem the Finance Minister is fooling the Liberian people with a series of half-truths and outright lies concerning monetary policy which he has now zeroed to the printing of new Liberian dollar banknotes.

In reality, however, the Finance Minister is fooling himself although he may harbor the belief that the Liberian public is buying into the stories he is spinning out about the money situation in the country. This newspaper recalls that following public outcry and the massive public demonstration about the missing billions of printed Liberian dollar banknotes, President Weah was quick to respond by commissioning two independent investigations into the whereabouts of the missing money.

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