Liberia’s President George Weah on Tuesday made his first appointments lesst han 24 hours after his swearing in on Monday. Seven names made the first batch of appointees , including former Senate Pro- Tempore Gbezohngar Findley , who has been named Minister of Foreign Affairs . Findley , according to local media , is close ally of immediate past President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, and staunchly supported Vice- President Joseph Boakai at the initial stage of the campaign period.
He reportedly dumped Boakai , who ran for the presidency
on the platform of the Unity Party and aligned with Weah ,
heavily campaigning for him in parts of the country . This
fueled speculations that Weah was receiving support from
Johnson- Sirleaf, who was recently expelled by the UP for
anti - party activities. Maj. - Gen. Daniel Ziankahn was
immediately retired as the Chief of Staff of the Armed
Forces of Liberia and appointed the Minister of National
Defence , subject to Senate confirmation. Ziankahn replaces
Brownie Samukai at the defence ministry , which is in the
middle of an alleged wasteful spending of “ welfare and
supplementary pension benefits” of members of the Armed
Forces. Brig. Gen. Prince Johnson takes over from Ziankahn
as the new Chief of Staff of the AFL. Weah named
Chairman of the now ruling Coalition for Democratic
Change, Mr Nathaniel McGill as the Minister of State for
Presidential Affairs. Samuel Tweh, a long - time member of
the CDC, is to serve as Minister of Finance and
Development Planning. Until his appointment , Tweh worked
as an economic consultant at the Millennium Challenge
Corporation under the Ministry of Finance . president
appointed Mr Charles Gibson as Minister of Justice , and Mr
Sam Mannah as Press Secretary with immediate effect .
Weah has directed that the heads of other government
ministries and agencies remain in place until further notice.
Meanwhile, some Liberians have urged the new president to
honour his promise of holding government officials
accountable to the people. Speaking to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN ) in Monrovia, one of the respondents , Saah
Clinton, a retired soldier, advised Weah to show courage
and do the right thing in the interest of Liberians.
“ Although , I am confident in the president’s ability to
crack down on corruption as promised in his inaugural
speech , it takes a lot of political will and courage to do
that . “ The president should carry the masses along in
whatever decision he takes against powerful government
officials, and the people will stand by him,’’ he said . Weah
in his inaugural address renewed his promise to tackle
endemic corruption especially in the public service , vowing
to prosecute corrupt government officials “ to the full extent
of the law ’’. “ As officials of government, it is time to put
the interest of our people above our own selfish interests. It
is time to be honest with our people “ For those who do
not refrain from enriching themselves at the expense of the
people, the law will take its course ,’’ the president said .

https://punchng.com/president-weah-makes-first-
appointments/

in Nigeria it took one president six months to appoint his own minister.

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njoku10:
Liberia’s President George Weah on Tuesday made his first appointments lesst han 24 hours after his swearing in on Monday. Seven names made the first batch of appointees , including former Senate Pro- Tempore Gbezohngar Findley , who has been named Minister of Foreign Affairs . Findley , according to local media , is close ally of immediate past President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, and staunchly supported Vice- President Joseph Boakai at the initial stage of the campaign period.
He reportedly dumped Boakai , who ran for the presidency
on the platform of the Unity Party and aligned with Weah ,
heavily campaigning for him in parts of the country . This
fueled speculations that Weah was receiving support from
Johnson- Sirleaf, who was recently expelled by the UP for
anti - party activities. Maj. - Gen. Daniel Ziankahn was
immediately retired as the Chief of Staff of the Armed
Forces of Liberia and appointed the Minister of National
Defence , subject to Senate confirmation. Ziankahn replaces
Brownie Samukai at the defence ministry , which is in the
middle of an alleged wasteful spending of “ welfare and
supplementary pension benefits” of members of the Armed
Forces. Brig. Gen. Prince Johnson takes over from Ziankahn
as the new Chief of Staff of the AFL. Weah named
Chairman of the now ruling Coalition for Democratic
Change, Mr Nathaniel McGill as the Minister of State for
Presidential Affairs. Samuel Tweh, a long - time member of
the CDC, is to serve as Minister of Finance and
Development Planning. Until his appointment , Tweh worked
as an economic consultant at the Millennium Challenge
Corporation under the Ministry of Finance . president
appointed Mr Charles Gibson as Minister of Justice , and Mr
Sam Mannah as Press Secretary with immediate effect .
Weah has directed that the heads of other government
ministries and agencies remain in place until further notice.
Meanwhile, some Liberians have urged the new president to
honour his promise of holding government officials
accountable to the people. Speaking to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN ) in Monrovia, one of the respondents , Saah
Clinton, a retired soldier, advised Weah to show courage
and do the right thing in the interest of Liberians.
“ Although , I am confident in the president’s ability to
crack down on corruption as promised in his inaugural
speech , it takes a lot of political will and courage to do
that . “ The president should carry the masses along in
whatever decision he takes against powerful government
officials, and the people will stand by him,’’ he said . Weah
in his inaugural address renewed his promise to tackle
endemic corruption especially in the public service , vowing
to prosecute corrupt government officials “ to the full extent
of the law ’’. “ As officials of government, it is time to put
the interest of our people above our own selfish interests. It
is time to be honest with our people “ For those who do
not refrain from enriching themselves at the expense of the
people, the law will take its course ,’’ the president said .

https://punchng.com/president-weah-makes-first-
appointments/

Correct president.

That's what i call a President who wants to work unlike the one the zombies dumped on us

Long live Liberia!
Long live Nigeria!
I am still a biafran!!!

The worst thing is that the dullard cannot learn from this.

Please isn't that the famous Nollywood actor smiling behind the lady seated with the president...