“With the pace at which things are proceeding, if pragmatic steps are not taken by the government to salvage the economy, we are afraid that we would be heading down the slope of hyperinflation,” the civil society groups warned in the statement read by the Executive Director of CENTAL, Anderson Miamen. The groups condemned the increasing waves of mob violence and other crimes against free speech. RecommendationsIn the statement signed by Harold Marvin Aidoo, IREED Executive Director, Eddie D. Jarwolo, NAYMOTE’s Executive Director and Anderson Miamen, Executive Director of CENTAL, the CSOs called on President Weah to take leadership in the fight against corruption. “We call on the government to invest and build the capacity of LRA (Liberia Revenue Authority) to enhance the country’s domestic resource mobilization. “We also call on the Liberia National Police to be proactive and more efficient in the discharge of their duties.

Source: Front Page Africa April 03, 2019 01:30 UTC