MONROVIA – Samuel A. Stevquaoh, Minister of State With out Portfolio for Particular Providers, has strongly denied any involvement within the current suspension of the Director Normal of the Liberia Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (LACRA), Christopher Sankolo.
By Selma Lomax [email protected]
Talking to FrontPageAfrica on Monday, Stevquaoh dismissed rumors suggesting that he performed a job in influencing President Joseph Boakai’s resolution to droop Sankolo.
In accordance with hypothesis circulating in political and public service circles, Stevquaoh allegedly lobbied for Sankolo’s removing in an effort to set up a person of his personal selecting within the place.
Nonetheless, Stevquaoh categorically rejected the declare, emphasizing that the suspension was fully the prerogative of the President, who acted inside his constitutional authority.
“The president took the choice in the very best curiosity of the entity based mostly on the items of proof that had been supplied to him. It has nothing to do with me or anybody on the Ministry of State,” Stevquaoh said firmly.
He clarified that, as an aide to the President, his accountability is to help within the implementation of presidential directives and mandates throughout authorities establishments.
He admitted that such work typically results in misunderstandings or tensions, however insisted that those that really feel upset by the execution of presidential duties generally resort to false allegations to tarnish reputations.
“As aides to the President, now we have the accountability to have interaction with establishments and perform the president’s mandate,” he stated. “In that course of you upset some folks, so, to say that now we have actual property, diverting cash from LACRA’s account to our private account, is fake and deceptive.”
Stevquaoh additionally pushed again towards accusations of economic impropriety, asserting that he has by no means been concerned within the misappropriation of public funds.
“God has been good to me. I actually don’t have to exit to steal authorities’s cash to stay,” he added.
The Deputy Minister referenced his long-standing working relationship with President Boakai as a testomony to his integrity, noting that he served beneath President Boakai for over a decade throughout his vice presidency with no single scandal. He additionally pointed to his report in varied positions within the non-public sector as additional proof of his clear status.
“I’ve labored with President Boakai for twelve years when he was vice chairman with out having any scandal. And I’ve labored in a number of different locations with none scandal. I guard my status jealously,” Stevquaoh stated.
