Monrovia, Aug. 23 -- In seven days, the 90-day deadline pledged by President George Manneh Weah for Central Bank of Liberia Governor Nathaniel Patray to take his bow, will come to an end. However, the governor's actions in the days since the President's announcement suggest he is showing no sign of wanting to leave.

Report by Rodney D. Sieh, rodney.sieh@frontpageafricaonline.com

Despite strong caution from the International Monetary Fund for the government to slash is massive wage bill, the governor has done the opposite, hiring close to three hundred new workers in the past three months while finding himself entangled in a marathon negotiation for a US$500,000 payoff for exiting the bank.

International stakeholders have complained that ...