MONROVIA — The Liberia Anti-Corruption Fee has cleared suspended Director Basic of the Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), Christopher D Sankolo, of all allegations of corruption bringing to an in depth months of investigation and public debate following his suspension by President Joseph Nyumah Boakai.
By Selma Lomax [email protected]
The choice by the Fee is contained in an official clearance certificates issued on January 15, 2026 beneath case reference quantity 00591 which confirms that Sankolo was the topic of an investigation into alleged monetary impropriety and acts of corruption involving officers of the Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority.
In keeping with the LACC, the investigation discovered no proof ample to determine prison legal responsibility or justify prosecution.
The Fee disclosed that its probe concerned a complete evaluate of paperwork, monetary data and different related supplies in addition to the evaluation of knowledge gathered in the course of the course of the investigation.
After finishing the method, the LACC concluded that there was no possible trigger to pursue authorized or prison proceedings towards the suspended LACRA Director Basic.
In an in depth assertion included within the clearance doc, the Liberia Anti-Corruption Fee acknowledged that upon an intensive examination of the information and out there proof, it was decided that no authorized foundation existed to proceed the case.
The Fee defined that no prices have been filed towards Sankolo and that the matter has been formally closed. It additional clarified that the clearance was issued strictly based mostly on the findings of the investigation and shouldn’t be interpreted as an endorsement past the scope of the precise inquiry carried out by the Fee.
The LACC emphasised that the clearance stays binding and that each one earlier clearances associated to the matter are revoked, reinforcing the finality of the choice. The Fee additionally reiterated that its investigation was carried out independently professionally and according to its statutory mandate to forestall and fight corruption whereas guaranteeing equity and due course of for all people topic to investigation.
Sankolo was suspended from his place at LACRA by President Joseph Boakai in June 26, 2025 to permit the investigation to proceed with out interference. On the time the Government Mansion made clear that the suspension was an administrative motion and never a declaration of guilt, stressing the federal government’s dedication to transparency accountability and respect for institutional processes.
Underneath Sankolo’s administration, the Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority was additionally acknowledged because the main authorities businesses within the implementation of the Efficiency Administration and Compliance System.
