Monrovia, Jan. 8 -- The Center for the Exchange of Intellectual Opinions

Officials of the Center for the Exchange of Intellectual Opinions (CEIO) have been asked to temporarily setdown form their position until a full investigation is conducted into an incident involving 28 bags of rice and over US$500 given the organization by Monrovia City Mayor Jefferson Tamba Koijee on December 24, 2019.

The 11 CEIO officials are being investigated by the board of the institution the reported corrupt conduct. CEIO, located on Carey Street downtown Monrovia, is arguably Liberia's premium intellectual forum. Many prominent individuals in the public and private sectors converged on a daily basis to discuss issues of national concern.

On December 21, t...