Monrovia – FrontPage Africa has discovered that prime aides to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai are making frantic efforts to reverse the appointment of Clarence Massaquoi as the brand new Chairman of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), regardless of the President’s formal communication to the Senate nominating him for the place.
Mr. Massaquoi was earlier appointed as Appearing Chairperson of the LTA following the suspension of Abdullah Kamara in June 2025, amid allegations of corruption stemming from a dangerous audit report.
FrontPage Africa has obtained a letter dated July 16, 2025, wherein President Boakai formally knowledgeable Senate Professional Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence of his nomination of Massaquoi and one other official to serve on the LTA Board.
Excerpt from the letter:
Madam President Professional Tempore,
I’m happy to submit herewith the next nominations, pending Senate affirmation the place relevant, for appointment in authorities:
Mr. Clarence Massaquoi – Chairman, Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA)
Mr. Emmanuel Paegar – Commissioner, Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA)
I’d vastly recognize if these got expedited affirmation by the Senate in order to make sure a easy transition in authorities.
Sincerely,
Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr.
Regardless of the President’s formal communication, FrontPage Africa has reliably discovered that a few of his prime aides, together with Mamaka Bility, Minister of State With out Portfolio, are at present at his residence, pressuring him to rescind Massaquoi’s nomination and reappoint Abdullah Kamara.
Their push reportedly follows a latest courtroom resolution that cleared Kamara of the corruption costs that led to his suspension by former President George Weah.
These developments point out inside disagreements throughout the President’s circle over the management of the LTA, one in all Liberia’s most strategic regulatory companies.
