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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has vehemently opposed the Boakai-Kung administration pick for the position of Resident Representatives of ECOWAS to Sierra Leone .
It can be recalled in the later part of 2023, Liberia’s former Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Dee Maxwell Kemayah was appointed by the President of the ECOWAS Commission Dr. Omar Touray to represent the regional body in neighboring Sierra Leone.
Accordingly , the Ministers of State for Presidential Affairs and Foreign Affairs Sylvester Grigsby and Sara Beysolow Nyanti have allegedly written ECOWAS to reject the appointment of Ambassador Kemayah to the post.
The Former Minister is an ally of ex-President George Manneh Weah of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC).
Our sources from the International Community, hinted that the Liberian government through the office of Foreign Minister sent an official letter of objection to the President of the ECOWAS Commission then, on the appointment of former Foreign Minister Kemayah as the Resident Representative of ECOWAS to the Republic of Sierra Leone, while she recommended Ambassador Marjon Kamara to ECOWAS for the same position.
The government’s communication sent to ECOWAS through Liberia’s Ambassador to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, Ambassador Al-Hassan Conteh was immediately rejected by the regional body, in a June 6, response to him.
The Boakai’s administration recommendation was rejected on grounds that the appointment of former Foreign Minister of Liberia Ambassador Kemayah is as a result of a non-statutory position and certainly not a position set aside for Liberia and any other member state of ECOWAS.
The President of the ECOWAS Commission has the authority to appoint any qualified citizen of the ECOWAS community as is the case with Ambassador Kemayah.
However, the government has reportedly reached out to Sierra Leone and Nigeria ECOWAS Authorities insisting on the objection of the Former Foreign’s Minister appointment.
Credit Spoon News Network
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