12-Point Strategy to Combat Corruption

Tiawan Saye Gongloe’s

12-Point Strategy to Combat Corruption in Liberia:

  1. Asset declaration will be strictly implemented, with an example set by the President declaring his asset before been sworn into office

 

  1. Ministers and all commissioned appointees shall declare their assets before their names are submitted to the Liberian Senate for confirmation and at the beginning of each year as well as upon leaving office

 

  1. All asset declarations will be published by government for the citizens to be informed about their government functionaries, consistent with article 15(c) of the Constitution of Liberia
  2. The salaries and benefits of the President and all government officials in the three branches of government shall be published online in the leading newspapers of Liberia

 

  1. There shall be quarterly lifestyle audit of the President and all commissioned officials of government

 

  1. Any government official that interferes with the operation of the police or any law enforcement officer shall, upon summary fact-finding, be immediately dismissed

 

  1. Any government official that undermines the independence of the Judiciary by influencing or obstructing its orders, decisions or judgments shall be dismissed immediately

 

  1. Any judicial official or legislator who engages in any act for which an executive employee may be dismissed shall be complained to the legislature for impeachment

 

  1. That upon the discovery of any unexplained or unjustified expenditure; the president shall forthwith dismiss the official involved and turn such official to the LACC for further investigation and possible prosecution

 

  1. That conflict of interest shall not be tolerated at all. Every person in government employment must sign a declaration of conflict of interest

 

  1. That any government officials dismissed for corruption shall not be reappointed to any position of trust in the Gongloe government

 

  1. That there shall be no pardon for officials of government convicted for corrupt acts.