Where Is Bassa’s US$710K?

MONROVIA, September 30, 2026 — Grand Bassa County Senator Gbehzohngar Findley is demanding answers over what he says is a US$710,000 discrepancy in the county’s 2025/2026 budget allocation, questioning how funds approved for the county were reduced in the government’s financial management system.

According to Findley, about US$4.7 million from a signature bonus was appropriated for Grand Bassa County, but the amount subsequently reflected in the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) was lower than what the Legislature approved.

He put the disputed amount at approximately US$710,000 and said lawmakers did not authorize any reduction.

“Where is the money for Bassa? How did they reduce it? Who reduced it?” Findley asked.

The Grand Bassa senator said he intends to raise the matter when the Senate returns, insisting that funds appropriated for the county must be properly accounted for.

Findley also addressed concerns surrounding the government’s anti-corruption campaign, describing corruption as a broader national problem that requires stronger institutional oversight and accountability.

“Corruption is an endemic issue that we need to address as a society,” he said, stressing the importance of audit reports in identifying and addressing alleged financial irregularities.

He rejected claims that the government’s anti-corruption campaign is directed only at opposition figures, saying audit reports involving institutions and officials of the current administration are also before the Legislature.

Findley further disclosed plans to decentralize legislative audit hearings by taking some proceedings to counties, including Grand Bassa, Bong and Nimba, in an effort to give citizens greater access to the process.

According to him, Grand Bassa was initially expected to host one of the hearings, but it was postponed after a key person connected to the audit became ill.

He said lawmakers intend to reschedule the hearings, maintaining that public resources must be properly accounted for and that the Legislature has a responsibility to scrutinize how government funds are managed.