During the Weah administration, it was reported that the CBL was pressured to employ all of the CDC partisans that were recommended by the party. The Unity Party, while in opposition, said the former president’s decision to bloat the government’s payroll was the main reason the country was faced with revenue to cope with the requisite infrastructure and salary commitments. “The cost of governance is too high,” Alex Flomo, a civil society activist, said. “Liberia has ignored its revenue challenge by going on a recurrent expenditure spree. Yet, this has not impacted the economy, which has been stuck in a low growth path despite higher cost of governance,” Flomo said.

Source: Front Page Africa June 12, 2024 21:27 UTC