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Liberia: Commitment and love for one’s Country amidst corruption saga
Jan 8, 2010
by Michael Kpayili / Staff Writer
The process of reconciling between performance, commitment and love for one’s country as it relates to the current ongoing corruption saga in Liberia requires a holistic approach judging from the excellent performance of some government Ministers.
Already Liberians have been tetchy about the constant dispossession of jobs from them by the Unity party led government which is under pressure to make impact on the availability of jobs to ordinary Liberians. Based on the importation of government officials to occupy sensitive positions in government and the crisis of commitment on the part of these officials, the current Liberian Government through the Auditor General has been greatly involved in the fight against corruption which is becoming rapid in government.
Although the fight of such crisis of corruption remains an uphill task, other faithful and committed Liberians continue to score great points in serving their country.
The interest in the rehabilitation of damaged infrastructures lies in the hearts of all Liberians due to the alarming and devastated portion of our damaged road and bridges. The current Minister of Public Works Samuel Kofi Woods, a renowned Human Rights Lawyer was appointed as Minister in May of 2009 with serious reservations from many Liberians questioning his ability to perform as engineer. President Sirleaf received lot of condemnations during that appointment but her administrative decision and her farsightedness to remain determine in her decision now put smiles on the faces of Liberians.
The performance of Minister Woods at the Ministry of Public Works deserves praises at the highest level. The constant pressure applied by him to ensure that Contractors complied by the contract regulations and his physical presence at almost all Public Works projects sites is another welcoming development.
Road construction is never an easy task especially for Country like Liberia coming out of war. Bless God that Sound leaders like Minister Woods and others at that Ministry are continuing to controvert the impression that all government officials are corrupt. Previous example from the Ministry of Labour and the JPC speaks sufficient that this Brother represents a good example of many good Liberians who willingness to serve their dear country diligently remain remarkable.
Another committed young Liberian who have shown explicit example of love for Country is the Minister of Finance Augustine Ngafuan. Mr. Ngafuan, a young Liberians who have dedicated his service to Liberia in the areas of fiscal policies and Financial Management has proven the greatest level of sincerity for one’s country.
Other good Liberians in leadership like the Minister of National Defense, Health, Planning and others have shown great success as far as the development of Liberia is concerned.
On the contrary, the story of corruption where evil minded individuals, some taxi drivers in the Diaspora placed in lucrative positions feel that it is now time to jump start their reaches since their time spent in developed countries were waste.
The survival of Liberia especially in the process of transformation requires individuals with good records. Although some may hide their conducts, God will surely expose wicked individuals undermining the success of Liberia.
I still hold onto the clause that says “there are still good people in Liberia than the bad people, and good will surely prevail over bad”.
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About the Author:
Michael Kpayili is a staff writer for TheLiberianTimes.com. Kpayili has written articles which have appeared on TheLiberianTimes.com since late 2005, and his hard hitting investigative journalism has earned the respect of the Liberian press community.
Michael Kpayili may be contacted at mkpayili@theliberiantimes.com.
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