Liberia: Defense Minister Steps Down

Capt. Joe Legros, Michigan National Guard
Brig. Gen. Geraldine George, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of Liberia, confers with Maj. Nick Anderson, Michigan National Guard's Bi-Lateral Affairs Officer for Liberia, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center during exercise Northern Strike 19 in 2019
12 February 2024
The New Republic Liberia (Monrovia)

The Minister of National Defense, Maj./Gen. Prince C. Johnson, iii, has tendered his resignation following a series of protests from army wives.

His letter was turned in late Sunday, presidential sources told this paper. The source said, he did not want any problem and needed peace.

Following his appointment, a group of soldier wives protested against him because he mismanaged their funds. But he denied all allegations.

"Yes, he indeed sent in his resignation yesterday but they have been trying to find a way out," the source said.

Before he was appointed minister of Defense, he served as Chief of Staff under the previous regime of President George Weah. He has been the fore for over 18 years.

Some of the protesting women told this paper on Monday that he mismanaged funds belonging to them.

"He used our money and nothing happened to him. Then they appointed him minister? We say no to it. We say, we do not want him," one angry protesting lady, Marie said.

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