River Gee County Senator Jonathan Boy-Charles Sogbie has expressed dissatisfaction over several unfinished and abandoned projects across the country, disclosing that there are more of such in River Gee County.
Speaking during the Senate’s regular session on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, Senator Sogbie expressed deep concern that several of these projects were initiated under the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE), but were left incomplete, thereby denying local communities the intended benefits of development interventions.
He emphasized that the abandonment of these projects has negatively impacted livelihoods and slowed development at the county and district levels. According to him, communities that had high expectations from these initiatives are now left disappointed, while public confidence in government-led development programs continues to erode.
Additionally, Senator Sogbie disclosed that salary irregularities within the public sector remained a serious challenge.
He informed Plenary that some local government officials, including District Commissioners, are earning less than Eighty United States dollars (US$80.00) per month, a situation he described as unacceptable and demoralizing.
He stressed that such low compensation undermines productivity, encourages corruption, and weakens effective service delivery at the grassroots level.
The River Gee Lawmaker called on the relevant authorities to urgently review and regularize salaries of local government officials to reflect fairness and dignity in public service.
