The Deputy Director General for Administration and Finance at the Bureau of State Enterprises (BSE), Joseph Boye Cooper, has dismissed allegations of financial mismanagement, nepotism, and abuse of government resources at the institution, describing the claims as nothing more than “for nothing noise.”
Cooper’s response follows the circulation of a whistleblower complaint submitted to President Joseph N. Boakai and the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), accusing BSE’s leadership of misapplying US$181,761 in remittances received from state-owned enterprises between November 2025 and May 2026.
The complaint alleges that the funds were spent outside approved procurement procedures and that the bureau’s leadership engaged in administrative malpractice, misuse of government assets, and politically motivated financial activities.
But speaking with our reporter on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Cooper rejected the accusations outright. “This is for nothing noise,” he told the News Newspaper in response to the allegations. Also, the Deputy Director General insisted that neither he nor the institution has engaged in any wrongdoing and challenged investigators to scrutinize the bureau’s operations.
“Our hands are clean, and the institution is open for investigation,” Cooper said. According to him, “We are not fighting anybody here. We are asking them to do the right things through writing and oral engagement. If they are accusing bosses of wrongdoings, let them show the media evidence to back their claims.”
Cooper dismissed the allegations as unfounded and suggested they are intended to tarnish the reputation of the bureau’s leadership. Meanwhile, the whistleblowers in the entity claim that more than US$181,000 contributed by state-owned enterprises cannot be properly accounted for under the bureau’s approved spending plans.
They also accused the leadership of organizing unauthorized activities and workshops while employees allegedly continue to work under difficult conditions without adequate office equipment. Additional claims include allegations that a government-issued Toyota Hilux assigned to Cooper was being used for personal purposes and sustained damage during unauthorized trips.
Should the LACC proceed with an inquiry, investigators will be expected to determine whether the allegations are, as Cooper claims, merely “for nothing noise,” or whether evidence exists to support the whistleblowers’ accusations of financial misconduct within the Bureau of State Enterprises.
