GBARPOLU COUNTY SENATOR, Amara Konneh WRITES:

“President Joe Boakai ran a “rescue” campaign and Liberians voted for change. We labored hard and successfully prevented an election heist to give the people the change they wanted. The measure of leadership competencies to “rescue” Liberia must be gold standards – nothing more, nothing less. In President Joseph Boakai’s Cabinet nominees to head ministries and agencies, I will be looking for the following:

1. Character – who they are; their honesty, conduct, and discretion must be above reproach and they must have unquestioned loyalty to the Republic of Liberia.

2. Relationships – who they know and the associations, fraternities, and societies they hold membership in.

3. Knowledge – what they know about the culture, politics, and structural needs of Liberia and the agencies/sectors they’ve been nominated to lead.

4. Experience – what impactful contributions they have made professionally in the last six years.

5. Past success – what they have continuously accomplished in their careers that changed the human condition in Liberia or elsewhere.

6. Ability – what can they do now to make a difference (vision to “rescue” and how they will achieve it).

7. Background checks – criminal, credit records with financial institutions, and professional background checks in Liberia and the diaspora country of residence (requires social security for US Residents) for nominees residing outside Liberia.

8. Education – verifiable academic credentials, of which the burden of proof is on the nominee.

Integrity and competence matter in building a credible state. Change means change!”

Thoughts?

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Amara Konneh