By Max Klah. Station Manager, Voice of Sinoe
The Chairlady of the Seebeh Community General Market in Sinoe County, Madam Mary Numah is calling on Government of Liberia to complete the construction of the abandoned Seebeh Market building project.
Madam Numah believes if the project is completed, it will alleviate the many challenges marketers and community members have to endure.
She explained that the market project is the initiative of former District #1 Representative, Jefferson S. Kanmoh under the Legislative Support Project (LSP) with funding from the Government of Liberia.
She said because the project is at a standstill, criminals are taking away the cement blocks and other building materials that was intend for the project.
Madam Mary Numah said marketers are selling in the hot sun and in the rain during the rainy season which she said is not good for their health. According to her, the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE) has changed contractors twice because contractors were misusing the project materials which she said resulted to the project being at a standstill.
For his part, Sinoe County Senator, Joseph N. Nagbe disclosed that the Seebeh Community General Market building project is a joint project for him and former Representative, Jefferson S. Kanmoh and not Jefferson S. Kanmoh alone project as people term it to be.
Sen. Nagbe said the project is at standstill due to the mismanagement of the project materials by community people.
He also mentioned the need to speak with the newly elected representative of the district Hon. Crayton O. Duncan to see the importance of the project and aid in its completion.
According to Sen. Nagbe, all Legislative Support Project (LSP) funding is given to the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE) for implementation and not to any lawmaker.
He said LACE should be the right people to provide clarity on the Seebeh market building project; adding that Sixty Five Thousand United States Dollars ($65, 000USD) was allotted giving to LACE since 2014.
Efforts made to get authorities at LACE speak on the matter proved difficult as the Communication Officer Richard Munaba on several occasions promised to refer our reporter to the head of the engineering department at LACE but failed to make good on his promise.
Meanwhile, investigation continues.