Monrovia – In an attempt to prove his ability to afford a first-class ticket on an Emirates Airbus, Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah, fibbed on the annual salary he earned while working for the African Development Bank (AfDB). “I’m entitled to travel on business class and the cost of my ticket was US$12,700, so let’s get that fact clear… I paid the upgrade difference. At the World Bank only six persons, including the President and Managing directors earn between US$310,000 to US$419,000 per annum. In that address, he announced a reduction of his salary by 25 percent pledging the savings to the development of Liberia. In recent years, a number of Africa’s leaders have been singled out with praise for flying economy class.

Source: Front Page Africa September 12, 2018 02:15 UTC