Monrovia – Barely 24 hours after a FrontPageAfrica investigative report uncovered a major payroll padding, nepotism and corruption at the National Port Authority(NPA), the management has issued a statement defending its decision to hire three members of President George Weah’s family as consultants. Three of those posts include an Evaluation Officer, a Local Liaison Officer and a Public Relations Strategist, which according to sources were non-existent until now and created by the acting MD. A copy of Mr. Weah’s first pay-roll checks No. FrontPageAfrica has been unable to verify Mr. Weah’s credentials as to whether he has a background relating to the consultancy he was hired to perform or even if he exists. He was sued for $1m (£600,000), and the newspaper for $2m (£1.2m) but the charges were later dropped.

Source: Front Page Africa March 03, 2018 21:22 UTC