MONROVIA, Montserrado – Nearly a week following his inauguration, President George Weah has made dozens of additional appointments in government. The appointments, according to an Executive Mansion release issued on Saturday, affect several ministries and agencies of the government.
Weah maintained Eugene Nagbe as minister of information; Mary Broh as General Services Agency director general; Francis Kateh as deputy health minister and chief medical officer; and Jarvis Witherspoon as chief of protocol.
He also maintained Florence Brandy as superintendent of Montserrado and former acting internal affairs minister Varney Sirleaf as minister.
The president made his first appointments hours after his inauguration on Monday, naming the chairman of the Coalition for Democratic Change, Nathaniel McGill, as minister of state and chief of staff of the office of the president; Sam Mannah as presidential press secretary; former president pro tempore of the Senate, Gbehzohngar M. Findley, as minister of foreign affairs; and Samuel Tweah as minister of finance.
Others were Charles Gibson as minister of justice; army chief of staff Daniel Ziankahn as the new defense minister; and Brigadier General Prince Johnson as chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia.
Weah had also asked Mary Broh, Eugene Nagbe, Varney Sirleaf, Education Minister George Werner; and Police Inspector General Gregory Coleman to hold on to their respective positions until further consultations. However, Werner and Coleman have been relieved of their positions.
The new appointments are as follow:
| Ministry/ Agency | Name | Designated Position |
| Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection | Williametta Piso Saydee-Tarr | Minister |
| Parleh Harris | Dep. Minister for Adm. | |
| Laydia Sherman | Deputy Minister for Protection, Children and Welfare Services | |
| Alice Johnson Howard | Deputy Minister for Gender | |
| Maminah Carr | Assistant Minister for Research & Technical Services | |
| Mamansie Kaba | Assistant Minister for Planning & Administration | |
| Ministry of Health | Francis N. Kateh | Deputy Minister for Health Services/Chief Medical Officer |
| Norwu Howard Wesson | Deputy Minister for Administration | |
| A. Vaifee Tulay | Deputy Minister for Research & Planning | |
| Ministry of Labor | Moses Y. Kollie | Minister |
| Yvette Freeman | Deputy Minister for Administration | |
| Phil T. Dixon | Deputy Minister for Manpower Development | |
| Welma Sampson | Assistant Minister for Manpower Development | |
| Ministry of Finance and Development | Samora Wolokollie | Deputy Minister for Fiscal Affairs |
| Tanneh G. Brunson | Deputy Minister for Budget & Planning | |
| Jesse B. Korboi | Assistant Minister for Budget | |
| Jeremiah B. Sackie | Assistant Minister for Fiscal Affairs | |
| Patience Kollie-Lawson | Assistant Minister for Administration | |
| Janga Kowo | ` Comptroller General | |
| Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment | Quiwu Yeke | Executive Director |
| Internal Audit Agency | E. Barten Nyensah | Director General |
| Ministry of Commerce and Industry | Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh | Minister |
| Wilfred Bangura | Deputy Minister for Administration | |
| Jamama Wolokollie | Deputy Minister for Small Business Administration | |
| Debra Nebo | Assistant Minister for Small Business Administration | |
| Josephine W. Davies | Deputy Inspector General for Enforcement | |
| National Security Agency | James Henric Pearson Jr | Director |
| Samuel Siryon | Deputy Director for Special Services | |
| Jones Blamo | Deputy for Operations for VIP Security | |
| Executive Protection Agency | Trokon Roberts | Director |
| Henry Wolo | Deputy Director for Administration & Operations | |
| Liberia Broadcasting System | Ledgerhood J. Rennie | Director General |
| Estella Liberty-Kermu | Deputy Director General for Administration | |
| Tete Gebro | Deputy Director General for Broadcast | |
| Liberia National Police | Patrick Sudue | Inspector General |
| Sadatu L. M. Reeves | Deputy Inspector General for Administration | |
| Liberia Immigration Service | Lamuel E. A. Reeves | Commissioner General |
| Asatu Bah Kenneh | Deputy Commissioner for Naturalization | |
| Monrovia City Corporation | Jefferson Koijee | Mayor |
| General Services Agency | Mary T. Broh | Director General |
| William Dakel | Deputy Director General for Administration | |
| Forestry Development Authority | C. Mike Donyen | Managing Director |
| Liberia Institute for Public Administration | Bill Twehway | Director General |
| National Port Authority | Cece Cuffy-Brown | Deputy Managing Director for Administration |
| Timothy Sudue | Chief of Security | |
| Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism | Eugene L. Nagbe | Minister |
| Eugene Fahgon | Deputy Minister for Public Affairs | |
| Jurah A.M. Sanoe | Assistant Minister for Technical Affairs | |
| Samuel Worzie | Assistant Minister for Information Services | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Elias Shoniyin | Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Marie K. Coleman | Inspector General Foreign Service | |
| Jervis Witherspoon | Chief of Protocol Republic of Liberia | |
| Nora Finda Bundoo | Chief of Protocol/ Executive Mansion | |
| Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy | Gesler E. Murray | Minister |
| Bloatey Scere | Deputy Minister Administration | |
| Emmanuel T. T. Swen | Assistant Minister for Mines | |
| Agnes S. Marshall | Assistant Minister for Administration | |
| Johnson Willabo | Assistant Minister for Planning | |
| Eddie S. Tarawali | ||
| Ministry of Justice | Assistant Minister for Corrections and Rehabilitation | |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | D. Zogar Wilson | Minister |
| Audrain R. Forbes-Smith | Deputy Minister for Administration | |
| G. Andy Quamie | Deputy Minister for Sports | |
| Famatta Brewer | Assistant Minister for Administration | |
| Millias Z. Sheriff | Assistant Minister for TVET | |
| Ministry of Education | Ansu D. Sonii | Minister |
| Alton V. Kesselly | Deputy Minister for Planning, Research & Development | |
| Latim Da-thong | Deputy Minister for Administration | |
| Sokou Dukuly | Assistant Minister for Science, Technology, Vocational & Special Education | |
| Ministry of Internal Affairs | Varney Sirleaf | Minister |
| Olayee S. Collins | Deputy Minister for Planning & Research Development | |
| Florence Brandy | Superintendent Montserrado | |
| Esther Walker | Superintendent Bong County | |
| Liberian Institutes for Statistics and Geo-Information Service | Prof. Francis F. Wreh | Director General |
| Mariah Quaye Gilayeneh | Deputy Director General/Administration | |
| National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority | Augustine M. Manobalah | Deputy Director for Administration |
| Liberia Airport Authority | Wil Bako Freeman | Managing Director |
| Martin J. Hayes | Deputy Director for Administration | |
| Paynesville City Corporation | Pam Belcher-Taylor | Mayor |
| Ministry of States for Presidential Affairs | Trokon A. Kpui | Minister of State without Portfolio |
| Archie Bernard | Legal Advisor to President | |
| J. Emmanuel Potter | Assistant Minister for Logistics | |
| Kaitee Korto Flomo | Aide de Camp | |
| Prince T. Toe Jr | Aide de Camp |
The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate, where applicable.
Already, Findley and Tweah have been confirmed as minister of foreign affairs and minister of finance, respectively. They are currently attending the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, representing Liberia on a delegation headed by Weah.
Featured photos by Zeze Ballah
