The Ministry of Labour has dismissed claims by one George Tengbeh, linking it to financial malpractices. According to a release sent to this publication on March 30, 2026, Tengbeh recently accused the Ministry of violating the Public Financial Management Act (FIA) by placing a levy fee on each Alien Work Permit processed, a claim the ministry described as false, baseless, misleading, and bearing no iota of truth.
The release quotes the Deputy Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Mr. E. Frederick Baye, as saying that as the legal statutory entity of Government, charged with the responsibility to conduct and regulate the labour sector, including processing of Alien Work Permits and collection of fees, all such transactions are being done under the direct supervision of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, as well as all related local and international partners, including CELTIS and LiberiaWorks.
Deputy Director Baye added that all such functions of the ministry, including the ongoing labour sector transformation, the issuance of intermittent administrative regulations, and the creation of job opportunities for the Liberian people, are broader components of the Government Rescue Agenda.
“There is nothing clandestine about the Labour Ministry’s commitment to its statutory responsibilities, as Tengbeh may wish to insinuate in his ongoing politically motivated besmear media campaign against the Ministry,” Deputy Director Baye stated.
He then defied Tengbeh to provide tangible documentary proof to back his consistent and baseless allegations of corruption at the Labour Ministry, describing as ‘a mole of distraction by opposition forces,’ fighting to undermine the Government’s tremendous ongoing labour improvement programs, especially reforming The Alien Work Permits Regime, to create the enabling employment environment for Liberians, while raising needed revenues for national growth and development.
The Labour Ministry has warned what it termed as “the self-styled advocate Tengbeh” to immediately refrain from his politically charged and baseless character assassination campaign against reputable public figures, or risk the weight of the law.
