MONROVIA, June 16 -- It's been a long week of criticism for the Legislature since the disclosure of US$15,000 given to each lawmaker for legislative projects. In the view of the public, dishing out such amount of money among a handful of lawmakers while many sectors in the country remain in shambles is a waste of taxpayers' money.
By Selma Lomax, selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com and Henry Karmo, henry.karmo@frontpageafricaonline.com
The US$15k is given to each lawmaker by the Executive through the leadership of the Legislature to facilitate their development projects in their various constituencies. However, many believe that the such money for development in various communities must be channeled through the Liberia Agency for Commun...