March 5, 2024
MONROVIA – FrontPage Africa has gathered that attempts are being made to remove Dewitt vonBallmoos as Director General of the National Social Security & Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) officials of the Boakai-Koung administration.
On Monday, Cllr. Murphy Kanneh, along with top officials of the ruling Unity Party Alliance marched to the head office of NASSCORP with a letter informing officials there that he has gone to take over as officer-in-charge following his appointment by President Joseph Nyumah Boakai.
Officials who accompanied Cllr. Murphy Kanneh were Rev. Luther Tarpeh, Unity Party National Chairman, Bong County Senator Prince Moye who served as the Unity Party’s Campaign Manager during the 2023 Presidential Elections, Amin Modad, Commerce Minister and Cllr. Kanneh’s sister, Senator Botoe Kanneh of Gbarpolu County, among others.
On Monday, Cllr. Murphy Kanneh, along with top officials of the ruling Unity Party Alliance marched to the head office of NASSCORP with a letter informing officials there that he has gone to take over as officer-in-charge following his appointment by President Joseph Nyumah Boakai.
Officials who accompanied Cllr. Kanneh, FPA gathered, were Rev. Luther Tarpeh, Unity Party National Chairman, Bong County Senator Prince Moye who served as the Unity Party’s Campaign Manager during the 2023 Presidential Elections, Amin Modad, Commerce Minister and Cllr. Kanneh’s sister, Senator Botoe Kanneh of Gbarpolu County, among others.
FPA gathered that in the meeting, NASSCORP’s top officials led by Deputy Director General Madam Camerna C. Yeke told Cllr. Kanneh and his team that while they deeply regard the President’s decision, they were not aware of any official presidential announcement or publication via the Executive Mansion or through the office of the Presidential Press Secretary, radio announcement or publication in any local daily regarding Cllr. Kanneh’s purported appointment.
Further, they clarified that there are currently no vacant top posts at the institution, as both the Director-General and his deputy are serving their respective tenures.
This situation has raised concerns and speculation regarding the legitimacy of Cllr. Kanneh’s appointment, with questions arising about whether the President was indeed aware of such an appointment.
FrontPage Africa reached out to Presidential Press Secretary Kula V. Fofana to confirm the validity of Cllr. Kanneh’s appointment, but she did not respond to a letter via WhatsApp and messenger up to the time of publication. She did not also respond to calls as her phone ran with no answer.
