Of the five lawmakers, those from Montserrado and Nimba Counties have argued that the distribution of the CDF, otherwise known as development funds, should be based on population and the numbers of districts, instead of giving US$200,000 to each county under the scheme. The lawmakers are Representatives Richard N. Koon, George Samah and Hanson Kiazolu of Montserrado County Districts #s 11, 12 and 17, respectively. Others were Representatives Dohwohn Gleekia and Roger Domah of Nimba County Electoral Districts #s6 and 7. The five lawmakers made the remarks separately during a recent one-day Legislative Acquaintance Meeting Reform at a local resort in Sinkor. The participating lawmakers consented to the establishment of the an “escrow account,’ to deposit the CDF and SDF, and at least US$100,000 be allotted to each of the 73 electoral districts for development purposes.

Source: Daily Observer March 05, 2019 02:26 UTC