Liberia: GAC Audit Reveals Alleged Collaboration Between Lawmakers and Executive Branch in Misappropriating $200 Million of Public Funds

Monrovia — The long-held public suspicions about the first branch of government appears to have been confirmed by a damning audit report from the General Auditing Commission (GAC). The audit, conducted at the request of Senate President Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, has revealed significant issues within the Liberian Senate’s financial management and governance systems.

Following her unanimous election as President Pro Tempore, Senator Karnga-Lawrence, like House Speaker Fonati Koffa,…