The Management of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA), refutes media reports on Vision TV, an online media outlet, that Liberia’s immediate former president, George M. Weah was denied access to the VIP Terminal on Thursday morning while departing the country via the Roberts International Airport.
The Management of the Roberts International Airport (RIA) was informed of the former President’s travel on the same Thursday morning by Col. Teah Dixon-Doe, the Deputy Commander of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) assigned at the VIP Terminal.
Col. Dixon-Doe also informed the airport’s management that the former President had requested on his own volition to use the regular passenger terminal instead of the usual VIP Terminal.
In keeping with the airport’s security protocols for departing passengers, the former President George Weah and former First Lady Clar Weah were given the necessary courtesy as required.
However, the management emphatically clarified that the VIP Terminal is managed and operated by the Ministry of State and not by the airport authority.
