Liberia: Audit Uncovers Payroll Fraud and Budget Overruns At Liberia's Ministry of State

Liberia: Audit Uncovers Payroll Fraud and Budget Overruns At Liberia's Ministry of State

Monrovia -- An audit report released by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) has uncovered extensive payroll irregularities at the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs (MOS), citing gross financial mismanagement, fraudulent recruitment practices, and deliberate violations of Liberia's public financial laws between July 1, 2018, and March 31, 2024.

CSA Director-General Breaks Silence on House Payroll Delays, Alleges Intimidation - Global News Network Liberia

By Amos Harris Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia – May 30, 2025 – Dr. Josiah F. Joekai, Jr., Director-General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), has publicly addressed the persistent issue of delayed salary payments for staff of the Central Administration of the House of Representatives, attributing the holdup to technical problems at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) rather than the CSA. Speaking at the Ministry of Informatio…

GAC audit traps Ministry of State - Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news

A compliance audit by the General Auditing Commission of the Supplementary Payroll of the Ministry of State links Sylvester M. Grigsby, and Deputy Minister Cornelia Kruah-Togba to misappropriation of over 11 million and nearly One Million Liberian Dollars. By Lincoln G. Peters  Bong Mines, Liberia, May 30, 2025 – The Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs, Cornelia Kruah-Togba, has confirmed the Gene…

74 HIRES, NO RECORDS: GAC SLAMS PRESIDENCY FOR ILLEGAL STAFFING AND GHOST PAYROLL - Smart News Liberia

MONROVIA – The Boakai administration came to power with a clear promise to fix the very governance failures that undermined public trust during the Weah-led government. One of those failures was the unchecked hiring of over 700 supplementary staff at the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs, without any regard for civil service laws, recruitment policies, or transparency. Former President Weah himself admitted that the move was driven by d…