Monrovia-November 25, 2025: A neighborhood civil society group, Residents Motion to Shield International Traders in Liberia has clarified that though an audit is underway on the Ministry of Labor, the Basic Auditing Fee (GAC) has not established something like fraud, abuse and corruption.
The group mentioned, it was responding to some newspaper headlines lately. To date, no paper has reported concerning the institution of fraud, abuse and corruption on the Ministry for the reason that audit course of started and nonetheless on the right track.
Based on the civil society group, it was unthinkable for anybody to imagine that there’s an expressed opinion whereas the audit is ongoing.
In an announcement issued lately, the group famous that though GAC has begun the method of auditing, the much-publicized system audit has not been concluded, including that on the finish of the method, the Minister and his group can be away from wrongdoing.
The Chairman of the group, James Flomo is quoted as saying, “Politicizing of the continuing audit, may vastly undermine the integrity of the method.”
Based on Flomo, the first function of an audit on any establishments is to offer an impartial and goal opinion following examination of a corporation’s monetary and different paperwork to establish weaknesses and to make advice for treatment.
“The audit the Ministry of Labor doesn’t imply the Minister or the Ministry is corrupt or is concerned in corruption, the group’s chairman added. The audit approved by the Senate by means of its Public Account Committee has reportedly been accelerated in the previous few weeks,” the group famous.
The CSO famous, “Unusually, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts and Audit (PAC), Senator Amara Konneh has requested the Basic Auditing Fee (GAC) to prioritize a compliance and systemic assessment within the ongoing audit on the Ministry. In his request, Senator Konneh, who represents Gbarpolu County within the 55th Legislature asserted that the committee’s request was prompted by a priority raised by Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon.”
Senator Dillon had earlier known as for an audit into the issuance and administration of labor permits for overseas nationals by the Ministry of Labor.
Following deliberations, Plenary of the Senate turned the matter to its Public Account Committee with particular instruction, to formally have interaction the GAC to make sure that the audit adequately addresses the scope and considerations raised.
The chair on the Committee recalled that Liberia’s Labor Legislation gives clear safeguards to guard the rights and financial participation of Liberians within the nationwide labor market; including that strengthening compliance programs inside the work allow regime, was essential to making sure equity, transparency, and accountability.
Senator Konneh mentioned, “The committee is conscious that the GAC is at present conducting an audit of the Ministry of Labor. On this context, we respectfully request that the audit prioritizes the compliance and systemic management dimensions of the issuance of labor permits.”
He added, “Particularly, we ask for a complete assessment of the executive, authorized, and operational processes governing the issuance, renewal, and revocation of labor permits for aliens.”
Amongst different issues, Senator Konneh urged the GAC to establish system vulnerabilities, procedural flaws, and operational irregularities by reviewing the end-to-end strategy of issuing, renewing, and revoking work permits.
Senator Konneh additionally emphasised the necessity to study inside management gaps, information integrity points, and potential avenues for fraud, abuse, or corruption, urging that mentioned audit ought to embrace a assessment of enforcement mechanisms, together with penalties, waivers, discretionary exceptions, and free of charge issuances.
