MONROVIA, Feb. 15 -- Over the weekend, Maj. Gen. Prince C. Johnson, III, (Rtd.) who had been confirmed as Minister of Defense was forced to resign just three days after his confirmation. His resignation was triggered by a series of protests staged by wives of service men who felt their husbands and families were not being treated well by the Armed Forces of Liberia under the watch of Maj. Gen. Johnson when he served as Chief of Staff when ex-President Weah. However, briefing from the retired Major General to President seen by FrontPageAfrica show that the issues the army were faced with were simply embroiled in the lack of policies within the army to address some of the core issues.

By Lennart Dodoo, ldodoo@frontpageafricaonline.com

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