19/04/2024
US83M or US32.8M
-What Amara Konneh did not explain? (Pt-1)
Former President George Weah’s letter requesting a loan from the Central Bank in December 2023 has triggered a new political debate here. Though the letter did not specify the amount, Sen. Amara Konneh and his likes are claiming it was US83m.
By Othello B. Garblah
Documents in the possession of the New Dawn newspaper have revealed that the actual amount loaned to the Government of Liberia by the Central Bank for Civil Servants salaries on December 11, 2023, based on former President George Weah’s request, was US32.8 Million, not US83 million, as speculated by Gbarpolu County Senator Amara Konneh and his likes.
This paper also discovered that the US83 million is an accumulation of loans booked and transferred to the GoL Payroll account by the CBL from June to December 24, 2023, to pay civil servants’ salaries.https://thenewdawnliberia.com/us83m-or-us32-8m/