Liberia: Boakai’s Appointees Acting At LTA Is Unnecessary

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. suspended all 5 members of the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) over the weekend and has reportedly sent in his appointees to acting pending an entity audit. The President has requested a status report from the suspended Board.

This is happening when the President has tried unsuccessfully to replace the commissioners who hold or occupy tenure positions, especially after the Supreme Court of Liberia ruled last Thursday that…