“To provide the opportunity for the Central Bank to have a new direction, I have accepted the resignation of the Deputy Governor for Economic Policy. President Weah also replaced Mournir Siaplay—Deputy Governor for Economic Policy, who also resigned his post recently amid the US$25M mop-up exercise rigmarole. ‘Corruption King-Kong’ Resurfaces in Gov’tAmong the appointees President Weah named yesterday was former Speaker of the House of Representative, J. Alex Tyler, who is popularly known as “Corruption King-Kong.” Mr. Tyler was appointed as one of two Government of Liberia representatives to Arcelor- Mittal Liberia. “It is sad to see President Weah appointing an indicted criminal (Alex J. Tyler) to a government position. Below is the full list of officials, appointed by President Weah, subject to senate’s confirmation where applicable.

Source: Daily Observer June 19, 2019 02:26 UTC