Monrovia – The premises of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) was a scene of unprecedented drama on Monday, March 12, when the newly appointed LEITI Head of Secretariat Gabriel Nyenkan, along with group of his supporters and armed police officers marched on the compound to effect his takeover of the entity. Mr. Nyenkan’s appointment as head of LEITI has been marred by staunch criticism from the civil society bloc on grounds that it violates the law that established the anti-graft institution in 2009. "After that the officer made some calls and came back and told Mr. Karmo that he has been ordered to leave. Karmo was appointed by the Multi-Stakeholders Steering Group (MSG) of LEITI in 2014 following a competitive recruitment process in which several other Liberians participated. “The power to recruit the Head of Secretariat, Deputy and other staff members of the LEITI Secretariat therefore lies with the MSG, according to Section 6.3d of the LEITI Act.”

Source: Front Page Africa March 13, 2018 03:22 UTC