Delegates at the eighth regular sitting of the Nimba County Council have unanimously endorsed the appropriation of over US$800,000 for the rehabilitation for farm-to-market roads across the county to enhance the transportation of their farm products to bigger markets. This amount is drawn from the US$2.7 million budget approved at the council sitting.
Taa Wongbe Commits to Not Running as Independent If He Loses CPP Primary
The Alternative National Congress’ Taa Wongbe has announced that he has signed a memorandum of understanding with the opposition Collaborating Political Parties in a bid to further his plans of attaining the group’s endorsement in his pursuit of Nimba’s senatorial seat in the 2020 election.
Grand Bassa Sees 22% Reduction in Vaccination of Children During COVID-19
Health authorities in Grand Bassa have revealed numbers that show a significant decrease in the utilization of health services in the county during the COVID19 outbreak. Most notably, it shows a 22.5 percent reduction in the number of children vaccinated from the first three months of the year to the first three months of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Quaye Tarwah Selected by Gbarpolu’s Third District for Senatorial Election
Five clans in Gbarpolu have voted to select Quaye Tarwah as a single candidate to send from Gbarma and Kongba districts to contest in the Dec. 8 senatorial election.
Grand Gedeh County Health Officer Orders Primary Schools Closed
After at least four schools resumed academic activities for the primary school levels, Grand Gedeh’s county health officer says he has ordered all schools operating classes from 5th grade to kindergarten to close, in line with guidance from the Ministry of Education.
Public Works Ministry Calls for Proposals for Construction of Bali Island Access Road
The Ministry of Public Works has put out a notice requesting proposals for the construction of a 3.5 km road to Bali Island.
Nimba Lawmakers Concerned Over Sen. Prince Johnson’s ‘Stage-managed’ PMC Election
The manner in which the election of officials of Nimba’s Project Management Committee was conducted during the just-ended Nimba County Council Sitting has created a controversy, as many are accusing Sen. Prince Johnson of illegally stage-managing the process.
Liberia’s Comptroller General Linked to Nimba County Sitting Bribery Allegations
The comptroller general of the Republic of Liberia who also serves as secretary-general of Pres. George Weah’s Congress for Democratic Change, Janga Augustus Kowo, has been accused of dishing out US$12,000 to delegates attending the Nimba County Council Sitting to vote for his partisans who are competing for positions on the county’s Project Management Committee.