A June 29, 2019 press release from the Executive Mansion announced the dismissal of Liberia’s Agriculture Minister, Dr. Mogana Flomo with immediate effect by President George Manneh Weah.
But two weeks after that announcement even published on the Executive Mansion’s website, former Agriculture Minister Mogana Flomo has said he was dismissed by without any communication from the Presidency.
The Executive Mansion
press release did not say why the Agriculture Minister was sacked, but said “the President has designated Deputy Agriculture
Minister for Administration Precious Tetteh to act pending the appointment of a
new minister”.
However, a communication in the possession of www.newspublictrust.com from Dr. Flomo
dated July 7, 2019 says he is yet to receive any communication from the
Executive Mansion, something he humbly expected.
Former Minister Flomo disclosed that notwithstanding, he was
told by the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, the information
received from the media was enough and that he must consider it official.
He said that while he was away along with the Foreign
Minister of the republic of Liberia, and other Liberian delegation attending
the China Africa Economic and Trade Expo, he received a message from friends
and family members that he has been relieved of his post as the Minister of
Agriculture, a post that he was assigned on March 22, 2018.
The communication dated to the president further stated that
upon his return to the country, he also read his dismissal in the news and got
a confirmation from the Deputy press secretary of the Republic of Liberia Smith
Toby through state Radio ELBC and other radio stations.
In his communication to the president, he said based on the
aforementioned, I am writing this communication to express my thanks and
appreciation for the opportunity granted him to serve in government of
President and people of Liberia adding that his family and him will remain
thankful for this and continue to pray for you to succeed.
According to him, Liberia has more than 4.5m people living in
the country, looking for something to do but to have he been selected to serve
in your government as Minister of Agriculture was privilege and he is filled
with Joy for having had such an excellent opportunity to serve under your
leadership.
Finally, he look forward to serving his country in other ways
and assume president of his highest support to the success of the Coalition for
Demonstration led government and his commitment to supporting his government
remains unbending and will do faithfully as Liberia needs all hands on the
ground to move it forward. Report
by Never G. Lomo,garmahlomo@gmail.com