Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate, Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, has disclosed that the Senate is considering a review of the harmonization process that was implemented by the Government of Liberia during the leadership of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC).
It can be recalled that former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah said no government can undo the harmonization process for the next 50 years because it is a sound policy, and if the government abandons harmonization, there would be no International Monetary Fund (IMF) program Tweah said the harmonization can’t be undone, and the Unity Party (UP) government has to apologize to Liberians, noting that current Finance Minister Augustine Ngafuan is working within the framework of the CDC, but he is allowing the Civil Service Agency (CSA) boss to mislead him. Speaking on Monday at the opening of the 3rd regular session of the Senate, Pro-Tempore Lawrence said the harmonization process that affected civil servants across all sectors was to ensure just compensation for qualifications and work.
She said the leadership has mandated the Ways, Means & Finance and Public Accounts Committees to begin this process immediately and brief the body in two weeks. Meanwhile, the Grand Bassa County Senator said the Senate has made tremendous gains since February 2024, when they requested the assistance of the General Auditing Commission to conduct a full system review and audit. She said GAC’s latest report on the 174 recommendations shows that the Senate has fully and partially implemented 25 and 9, respectively, and has completed several of those recommendations in draft to only be validated by the plenary for submission.
“When completed, our implementation rating will increase, just within two years of implementation of the findings and recommendations. I wish to forward to you several draft policy documents of corrective actions that fully address key findings and recommendations from the GAC, validating the gains that we have made,” she said.
