MONROVIA, Feb. 19 -- The Central Bank of Liberia is once again under the spotlight. A member of the House of Representatives, has requested the appearance of the Executive Governor to provide explanations for what he described as a violation of the Public Procurement Management Law (PFM Law) by extending US$83.05 million loan to the George Weah administration last December for the purpose of paying civil servants' salary without legislative approval.

By Lennart Dodoo, ldodoo@frontpageafricaonline.com

The Public Financial Management (PFM) Act of 2019governs the management of Liberia's public finances.The act was amended in 2019 to improve the country's decentralization program, which aims to share revenues with local governments.

The Co...