Liberia: Pres. Weah Gives LPRC Managing Director Ultimatum to Submit Reports on Remittance of Petroleum Product to Suppliers after This Year's Acute Shortage

Monrovia, Sept. 18 -- President George Manneh Weah has given a one-week ultimatum to the Liberia Petroleum and Refining Company Managing Director, Marie Urey Coleman to produce a status report on remittance petroleum products.

The decision follows Madam Coleman's failure to provide a report to the Office of The President, following a 90-day remittance period given her to do so, after shortage of petroleum products hit the Liberian market for about four weeks, from February to March, 2020.

"A period of 90 days was given by the President for settlement of the outstanding balances either in cash or in the equivalent value in products," a communication from the Executive Mansion to LPRC Managing Director, Marie Urey Coleman, dated Monday, Sep...