Detesting Massive Dismissals In Government

The Liberian Government has begun massive dismissals of employees who are said to be on supplementary payroll. The Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs recently dismissed about 700 workers while other ministries and agencies are considering similar actions.

The Decision By the Ministry of State sparked protest on Friday, March 29, 2024 on the grounds of the Executive Mansion. Deputy Minister for Administration, Cornelia Kruah-Togba reportedly told the affected employees at a meeting that there were no resources to keep them working for the Ministry of State as supplementary workers.

This Action Has drawn the attention of a pro media group, Media United to Enhance Democracy (MUED). The group says massive dismissals of employees and contractors from government undermines the national security of the Country. The Media group’s Executive Director, Derrick Ernest Clarke urged the government to be mindful on how it goes about removing Liberians from payroll especially in the wake of a poor private sector.

“The Government Should find other alternatives to absorb those earmarked to be removed from payroll as it prepares to strengthen the private sector that would accommodate them in the future,” Clarke stressed. MUED believes that the absence of a strong and vibrant private sector that should be providing jobs, government cannot be insensitive to the plight of its citizens knowing that it is the only bigger source of employment.

For Us, We see the action of the government as disturbing and untimely for a struggling Liberian population. The Boakai Administration should find ways aimed at keeping those affected workers on payroll because failure to do so, it could increase the hardship in the country, thereby breeding ground for uncontrollable social problems and insecurity.

We Detest The massive dismissals of Liberians, whose livelihood depends on monthly income from work they do. Dismissing those individuals means the government is sanctioning the untold hardship ahead of them.
It Is Our plea that the government will find ways to keep those Liberians on payroll until the private sector is strengthened to take them for employment. This is a bad beginning for a young government.