Liberians are pushing for the return of $104 million worth of banknotes that have reportedly gone missing.
The disappearance of huge consignments of the money printed abroad in China and Sweden has shocked many Liberians.
Officials are unable to account for the missing consignments containing the banknotes worth $104 million. The banknotes were brought into Liberia between November last year and August this year.
Although the the containers, the money was kept inside left the port in the capital, Monrovia they cannot be found.
The containers were placed under tight security escort in March this year and were to be sent to central bank.
Liberia’s government has barred some officials including those in previous administration from traveling abroad as investigations continue.
Charles Sirleaf, the former Central Bank governor and son of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is among those barred from traveling.
Former President Sirleaf under whose tenure the banknotes were printed is angry at the reports. She denied the allegations, according to local newspaper Front Page Africa.
Sirleaf is quoted as saying that “It is most unfortunate that the [government] would give false information that wickedly impugns the reputation of past officials and by extension the country itself”.
Liberia’s minister of information Eugene Nagbe told state radio that President George Weah, is “unhappy” about the issue.
Nagbe said the issue is “ alarming,” and the President only got to know about it when the banknotes could not be found.
President Weah took over in January this year promising to deal with corruption and fix the country’s ailing economy.
Source: Africafeeds.com
