PRESS RELEASE March 10, 2014 Monrovia, March 9, 2014: Finance Minister Amara Konneh has instituted an immediate reshuffle within the Ministry of Finance, affecting several senior officers, particularly the Customs Division, in a bid to accelerate the government’s revenue collection efforts Instituted with immediate effect, Minister Konneh in a senior staff meeting said the action was an outcome of a routine process of internal administrative reviews and adjustments. Saying further, the reshuffle was not the result of any wrongdoing of impropriety on the part of anyone but rather intended to instill renew vigor and enthusiasm in the taking the agency forward. He used the occasion to extend thank to all senior staff for their dedicated services and encouraged them to work harder in their new roles by bringing renewed zest, commitment and the required energy needed to serve the people of Liberia. Under the changes, Mr. Dixon Seboe, who has been acting Commissioner of Customs since 2012, is now Advisor to the Minister. The new Acting Commissioner of Customs is Mr. Saa Saamoi, who served as Assistant Commissioner of Customs for Urban Ports prior to the changes. Mr. Jesse Korboi, former Deputy Commissioner for Tax Operations, has been transferred to the Budget Department as Manager of the Economic Revitalization Pillar. Mr. T. Ojuku Nyenpan, former Principal Director of the Large Tax Division in the Revenue Department, has been transferred to the Expenditure and Debt Management Department as Deputy Comptroller and Accountant-General for Bank Reconciliation. Mr. Sekou Sanoe, former Deputy Comptroller and Accountant-General for Bank Reconciliation in the Department of Expenditure and Debt Management, has been transferred to the Department of Revenue as Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Division of Internal Revenue. Mr. Robert Johnson, former Audit Manager in the Risk & Compliance Division, is now Principal Director of the Large Tax Division. Others appointed are Daniel J. C. Hayes, Principal Director, Rural Tax; Jeremiah Sackie, Deputy Comptroller and Accountant-General for Technical Services; Stephen Johnson, Technical Focal Person, office of the Deputy Minister for Revenue; Wilma Senkpeni, Principal Director, Medium Tax Division; Mr. Sebastian Weah, Principal Director, Small Tax Division; Cecelia McGill, Senior Customs Collector, Freeport of Monrovia; Benedict Roberts, Assistant Commissioner of Customs for Urban Ports. The outgoing Senior Customs Collector at Freeport of Monrovia, Amanda Garnett, and the outgoing Principal Director of the Rural Tax Division, Albert Browne, are slated for reassignment. Signed:____________ MEDIA SERVICES, MOF
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:08:11 +0000
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