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Monrovia – There are indications that President George Weah, has at long last, commenced the much anticipated reshuffling of his administration, with the Executive Mansion Thursday announcing that the Liberian leader has fired his Solicitor General, recycling two other officials of government to other posts, and recalling a former official in the past government to his previous post.
In a recent closed-door meeting with senators, President Weah was among other things told by the lawmakers about the significance of reshuffling his administration to enhance productivity, according to highly-placed legislative sources.
But while many might have been looking to see the big guns in the administration, such as Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel Tweah and Central Bank of Liberia Governor, Nathaniel Patry, deemed by critics as being the ones failing to carve out solution to the country’s current economic quagmire, being the first to be shown the door, Weah, Thursday, 16 May, axed his Solicitor General, Cllr. Daku Mulbah, replacing him with Cllr. Sayma Cyrenius Cephus, who previously served as Deputy Agriculture Minister for Regional Development, Research and Extension.
President Weah also recycled Col. Robert Budy, Deputy Inspector General for Operations at the Liberia National Police, from his post and nominated him to fill the void created at the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), as a result of the death of LIS Commissioner General, Cllr. Lemuel E.A. Reeves, Sr., who died September 30, 2018.
Col. Budy was also replaced with Marvin Sarkor, who currently serves as Chairman of Liberia National Commission on Small Arms (LINCSA).
An Executive Mansion statement states that President Weah has also recalled Atty. Aaron Kparkillen to his previous post, Assistant Minister for Taxation, at the Ministry of Justice.
Atty. Kparkillen served in the same capacity during the administration of former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and he was a part of the Government of Liberia team of criminal investigators and prosecutors who in 2015 benefitted from a week-long specialized investigative techniques training in Accra, Ghana, for effective investigation of trans-national organized crimes.
The training was aimed equipping criminal investigators and prosecutors in the use of specialized investigative techniques needed to effectively probe trans-national organized criminal activities.
Trans-national organized crimes, include drug trafficking, human trafficking, diamond smuggling, forgery, cigarette smuggling, money laundering, arms trafficking, oil bunkering (theft and illegal export) and internet fraud.
Kparkillen, including other investigators were trained in the specific skills needed to successfully conduct controlled deliveries and undercover meetings, including eliciting cooperation from a violator, preparing for and conducting a controlled delivery, preparing for an undercover meeting, use and handling of informants, establishing an undercover identity, surveillance and other techniques.
Meanwhile, President Weah’s latest nominations are subject to confirmation by the Liberian Senate.
