Liberia: Retrospecting President Weah's 'Omerta' - His Is Now to Lay the Ghosts of the Missing L$16 Billion to Rest!

The ghosts of the L$16 billion alleged missing money will just not go away however hard authorities may wish or try. Truth be told, the matter will not go away with a wave of the hand simply because it is a matter of grave pubic concerns which remain unaddressed. The first issue of concern is that of pay for civil servants whose salaries have now delayed for at least three months.

Civil servants are being informed by the Minister of Finance through the media and other means that there is a serious shortage of Liberian dollars on the local market, which has implications for the payment of salaries of civil servants. Finance Minister Tweah, claiming that the issue is being politicized, has declared that the solution lies in the printing of new banknotes.

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