President Joseph Boakai continues to face criticism after announcing that his government has procured 285 pieces of earthmoving equipment here.
Minister Bility announced the procurement during the recently concluded cabinet retreat in Monrovia without providing any financial details or explaining how the arrangement is being carried out.
Liberia has fertile soil, but it remains import-dependent for most of its consumption, including the nation's staple food, rice. Mr. Boakai believes that investments in road construction and agriculture, for which these earth-moving equipment are being procured, can help alleviate poverty here. Among those making the claim are Senator Cllr. Augustine S. Chea of Sinoe County and Senator Amara Konneh of Gbarpolu County, some local talk show hosts, and citizens.
"My county ... Gbarpolu can only benefit from roads that connect our farms to markets, our children to schools, and our sick to hospitals," said Mr. Konneh. "The Administration must state that figure and who puts up the capital. I still remember President George Weah's officials justifying the Ebomaf and Eton scandal, arguing that"even if the President got loans from the devil, we support it to fix our roads," Senator Konneh noted.
He stated that if the exchange rate increases, debt servicing will become even more expensive, and he questioned the government about what plans it has to manage that risk.
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