Monrovia, April 24 -- Monrovia City Mayor, John-Charuk Siafa has called for more financial allocation for effective and sustainable city management.

Mayor Siafa made the call during his appearance before the Joint Committee on Ways, Means, Finance and Budget of the 55th National Legislature on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 for his first budget hearing.

Mayor Siafa, speaking on behalf of the City of Monrovia, said sustainable waste management needs proper fiscal support, which the Monrovia City Corporation lacks and contributes significantly to the city's present waste management dilemma.

He noted that in the fiscal year 2023 budget, ceiling for government direct support to the cleanliness of Monrovia under the clean cities budget was US doll...