Monrovia-Belief for A New Day (STAND) has expressed dismay over President Joseph Boakai justification of his use of personal jet in a BBC interview two days in the past.
Weighing in on the problem that has generated critical debate and criticism of the President, STAND stated there is no such thing as a justification for the usage of a Non-public Jet whereas the nation suffers by a authorities on ‘Rescue Mission.’
The group condemned the President’s latest justification, terming it a “stunning act of hypocrisy and a betrayal of the Liberian folks’s belief.”
“Some events require it,” the President stated within the BBC interview, making an attempt to justify his use of a personal jet.
“This brazen protection not solely contradicts his earlier condemnation of such extravagant excesses, but additionally exposes a obtrusive hypocrisy. It straight undermines the very guarantees that carried him into workplace—vows of humility, fiscal restraint, and servant management,” STAND stated in an announcement signed by its head, MulbahMorlu.
The person who as soon as proclaimed he’d “journey a wheelbarrow to work if obligatory” to serve the Liberian folks now chooses luxurious skies over public sacrifice, revealing a regarding disconnect from the tough realities confronted by unusual residents.
In accordance with STAND, it’s alarming that the once-promised “wheelbarrow presidency” has reworked into an emblem of elite privilege and unchecked extravagance.
“From personal jet utilization to the procurement of luxurious Lexus costing tons of of 1000’s of {dollars}, the administration’s lavish spending is a stark affront to unusual Liberians struggling below the burden of maximum poverty, hovering costs, and a healthcare system in close to collapse,” the advocacy group itemized.
STAND stated such conduct violates the core ideas of Liberia’s Public Monetary Administration methods, noting “These frameworks are established to guard public assets and guarantee transparency and accountability in authorities operations.”
“The President’s actions clearly contravene these requirements, additional deepening public distrust in governance and eroding confidence in nationwide management,” it additional asserted.
STAND reminded the President that Liberians didn’t forged their votes in favor of privilege, they demanded reform, servant management, and a authorities that locations the pressing wants of the folks above private luxurious.
The assertion learn: “But, the course taken by the Boakai administration marks a troubling return to the acquainted patterns of entitlement and impunity which have repeatedly undermined Liberia’s democratic progress.”
