MONROVIA, March 7 -- An audit conducted by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) to reconcile the net account balances of the government's consolidated accounts as of January 17 and 19, 2024, has revealed discrepancies in the figures claimed by former President George Weah. Despite his assertion that he left US$40,044,305.90, the audit found that he actually left US$3,378,848.89 and US$6,918,142.97 on January 17 and 19, 2024, respectively.

By Lennart Dodoo, ldodoo@frontpageafricaonline.com

Former President Weah, in his farewell message, claimed a balance of US$40,044,305.90, while President Boakai asserted a balance of US$20.5 million during his State of the Nation Address.

This prompted the Joint Committees of the Liberian Senate comp...