Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has come out swinging against critics who suggest the Boakai-led administration is failing the Liberian people.
Speaking Monday on ELBC/LBS Radio Station the MFDP boss said the country is making undeniable strides in infrastructure, the economy, and service delivery.
Mr. Ngafuah indicated that although some would want us to believe that we are retrogressing, contrary to their narrative, we are progressing. He averred that the dramatic improvement of road networks, particularly in the Southeast and Lofa County have cut travel time and boosted trade.
He added, “People now leave Fish Town for meetings in Monrovia and return the same day. Previously, such trips took days,” he explained. Even lawmakers, according to him, have testified to this transformation.
On the economic front of the country, Minister Ngafuan revealed that inflation has dropped to just over 7% and that NTA buses are now reaching Voinjama and Harper, even during peak of the rainy season. He stressed that stable electricity supply is helping businesses cut costs and improve profitability.
The MFDP boss reiterated that Liberia is one of the only 12 countries selected by the World Bank and African Development Bank to develop an energy compact aimed at increasing electricity access from 33% to 75%. If that isn’t progress, let them tell you what is,” he challenged.
He maintained that significant improvements have been made at the Freeport of Monrovia, where night work has begun with stable petroleum and rice at very low prices.
He praised government efficiency to ending long queues at rice warehouses and fuel stations.
On civil service salaries, Mr. Ngafuan said timely payments have become the norm adding, “We’ve normalized salary payments to the point that when it delays beyond the 25th people start to complain.
Citizens are holding us to the standard of excellence we’ve introduced,” he said.
He insisted that while opposition critics continue to spread what he called “false narratives,” the reality on the ground shows a Liberia that is progressing, not retrogressing.
