But LACC Vows To Take Punitive Sanctions Await Non-Complaint Outgoing CDC Officials
PHOTO: (L-R) Police IG Patrick Sudue and NSA Deputy Director Sam Saryon
By Our Staff Writer
Several top brass of the national state security apparatus have failed to comply with the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) deadline for exit asset declaration required for outgoing CDC government officials.
According to the first listing released by the LACC recently (January 10,2024), many outgoing officials from other government ministries and agencies are also non-compliant by failing to file their exit assets declaration to the anti-graft agency.
The listing “of appointed exiting Government officials required under Section 10.1 of Liberia’s 2014 Code of Conduct to declare Assets and Personal interest,” the LACC said.
At the Liberia National Police, the three top heads of the LNP are non-compliant:
Patrick T. Sudue, Inspector General, Melvin Sactor, Deputy inspector general for operations, Prince B. Mulbah, Deputy IG for crime services.
Two deputy directors at the National Security Agency (NSA) have also failed to submit their exit asset declaration. They are Emmet Koko Reeves, Deputy Director/Inspector General, Sam S. Saryon, Deputy Director for Special Services.
At the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), only one of the top officials, Abigail Wesseh, Deputy Commissioner General for Operations is non-compliant.
No update has reached this news outlet whether the non-compliance status of the outgoing state security officials has changed.
The LACC has since not published any updated listing.
Other non-compliant civilian officials of the outgoing CDC gov’t
NPA
Managing Director, Dianna Nebo, Sam Doe, Jr., deputy MD
Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism:
Princess Kurbo Turkolon—Assistant Minister for Tourism,David Bashiel Kolleh, assistant minister for technical services, Frank Marget Cooper, assistant minister for Culture, Jurah A. Sanoe, assistant minister for Administration, Daniel Nuxe Thomas, Assistant minister for Media Service, Kwame Weeks, Director General for LINA , and Grace O. Tarwo, assistant minister for media
National Disaster Management Agency
Ahmed Sheriff, Deputy Executive Director for administration, Augustine F. Famba, Deputy Executive Director for operations
Center for Documents and Records Agency (CNDRA)
Emmanuel Lomax, Director General, Kollie Kamara, Deputy Director General for Administration
National Identification Registry
Zeze R. Reed, Deputy Executive Director for Technical Services
Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Agency
Archie N. Donmo, Managing Director
General Services Agency (GSA)
Edriss Bility, Deputy Director General for Operations
LACC vows to take punitive actions
Meanwhile, the LACC has vowed to take punitive actions against outgoing CDC government officials who are non-compliant, citing several provisions in the law.
“Section 5.2 (o)(vi) further provides for LACC to recommend to the Legislature for enactment into law sanction(s) for breach of the Asset Declaration Guidelines.
Against this backdrop, upon approval by the Legislature, the LACC will collaborate with the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Liberia Revenue Authority, Public Procurement and Concession Commission, Liberia Business Registry, National Identity Registry, and other government service providers to impose the following sanctions on Non-Compliant Officials:
- Withholding of compensation, including salaries and other bonuses;
- Refusal or denial of government services, such as business registration, tax clearance, passport renewal, national ID card
renewal, among other government provided services;
- No appointment to government positions,” says the January 10, 2024 press release from the LACC.