By Bill W. Cooper
Bong County Senator, Prince Moye, has accused China Union of conniving with former Finance Minister, Samuel D. Tweah, on the social development fund to stall development in his county.
The Bong County Legislative Caucus Chairperson said in recent years, China Union has taken the backdoor in negotiating the county’s developmental drive, to the detriment of the citizens.
He made the disclosure yesterday, February 15, 2023, during an interaction with Legislative reporters at his Capitol Building office in Monrovia.
According to Sen. Moye, the concession is a law, and as such, negotiation with a major concession company by former Finance Minister Tweah to cut down its social contribution to Bong will be revisited and addressed adequately under his leadership as Chair.
Commenting on the MNG Gold Liberia – a Turkish mining company operating in Bong, Sen. Moye said the caucus has been very concerned about the slow pace of the company’s operations.
He stressed, “Because over the period, I personally have raised issues about revisiting the concession agreement that they inherited, and once that is done, the concession will be brought to present day reality.”
“And issues that are in the old concession agreement, some will be deleted and amendment will be made so that the Social Corporate Responsibility aspect be taken seriously,” he said.
However, the Bong County Senator revealed that a representation of the constituency was illegally removed from the Board of ArcelorMittal Liberia in recent times; something he claimed violated the exclusive representative rights of the county.
According to him, for the fact that the company’s railroad passes through the county, and one of its operating sites is also in the county, the removal of the county from the board should be revisited.
The Senator explained that over the last two years, the county has been engulfed with legal and audit matters, and as a result, the development fund has not been utilized during the period stated, noting that the county is stagnated in terms of development programs due to a moratorium placed on the county’s account amid many controversial and legal issues.
Sen. Moye maintained that going forward, the caucus’ leadership will take a decisive step to lift the suspension placed on the account for the county to proceed with development.
He also thanked his colleagues for electing him to chair the county caucus for the next two years, promising to foster unity, reconciliation, and peace.
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