By: Kruah Thompson
Monrovia, January 16, 2026: The Minister of Data has downplayed criticism from Naymote Companions for Democratic Growth, saying the civil society group is “not the one to inform authorities what it’s doing.”
The response follows the discharge of Naymote’s President Meter Report, which assessed how the Unity Occasion-led authorities beneath President Joseph Nyuma Boakai carried out in implementing its flagship ARREST Agenda throughout 2025.
The report tracked 378 interventions throughout 52 core packages and 6 strategic pillars, discovering that solely three interventions (about 0.8 p.c) had been totally accomplished within the first yr. Whereas 165 interventions (43.7 p.c) confirmed some progress, 20.1 p.c had not began, and 35.4 p.c lacked ample data for evaluation, main Naymote to conclude that greater than half of the agenda’s commitments are both inactive or unverifiable. The report additionally highlighted blended efficiency throughout sectors, together with Governance and Anti-Corruption, Environmental Sustainability, and Infrastructure Growth.
Responding to the report on Thursday on the Ministry of Data, the minister acknowledged Naymote’s findings however stated it’s not his function to have interaction in public back-and-forth with the group, which he described as providing its personal interpretation of occasions.
“Their work shouldn’t be for us to leap up and down and debate with them,” the minister stated. “Our duty is to hearken to what they are saying and conduct our personal comparative evaluation in our state of affairs room to measure what’s being stated in opposition to the truth, as we work to boost and enhance governance.”
He stated the federal government acknowledges the newest Naymote report assessing the efficiency of the Boakai administration however insisted that “what they are saying is what they are saying, and what we’re doing is what we’re doing.”
Describing the report as deceptive, the minister stated Liberians ought to depend on what they see on the bottom moderately than watch for exterior actors to inform them what is occurring. He added that the federal government can level to a number of sectors the place tangible progress is being made.
Regardless of his criticism, the minister stated the federal government respects Naymote’s independence and won’t intervene with its work, noting that numerous assessments finally contribute to bettering governance and advancing nationwide improvement.
