Monrovia: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberian President, has suspended her son and 45 other government officials after they failed to declare their assets to anti-corruption authorities.
The president suspended Charles Sirleaf, one of three of the president’s sons appointed to government posts, from his position as Deputy Central Bank Governor, Reuters reported.
“President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has, with immediate effect, suspended 46 government officials,” said the statement, issued by the presidency late on Monday.
The suspensions come amid growing concern about government graft in Liberia, which is a nascent iron ore producer and has attracted international energy companies such as Chevron, seeking to develop its offshore oil blocks.
The statement said the officials could be reinstated after they declared their assets to the commission.
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