Liberian president fires entire ministry

[applegrove]

Liberian president fires entire ministry
Thursday, February 2, 2006 Posted: 1427 GMT (2227 HKT)


"MONROVIA, Liberia (Reuters) -- Liberia's newly installed President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, living up to her reputation as an "Iron Lady", has dismissed all Finance Ministry employees in a bid to curb the rampant corruption crippling her country.

Facing a Herculean task of rebuilding a nation shattered by 14-years of civil war, Africa's first elected female leader said her victory in November's presidential runoff gave her a mandate to clean up Liberia's finances.

"All employees are sacked from their positions until a screening exercise that is expected to commence at the ministry is completed, and those qualified will remain," Johnson-Sirleaf said during a surprise visit to the ministry on Wednesday.

"Those who are part of financial malpractices and scandals must give way for those who are prepared to do the will of the Liberian people," she told employees.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/02/02/liberia.reut/index.html

[applegrove]

1. YOU GO GIRL! n/t

[napi21]

2. OH MAN, can we get Shrub to do that????

Could you just see THAT? I know a few weeks back, everyone was saying he wasn't speaking to anyone but Laura, Condi, Karen and his Mama! IF that's true, MAYBE he'll get pissed enough at all of them to just throw 'em all out!

After all, everyone of 'em always say "I serve at the pleasure of the President!"

[applegrove]

3. Why would he? All his people are ideologically exactly what he wants.

Including "Brownie".

[napi21]

5. Except he wasn't speaking to any of them a couple of weeks ago!

I can't remember what news had come out. Probably Abramoff, coupled with the Libby problem, and then the damn wire taping! I guess he was worried about his legacy again!

I figure if he was mad enough not to speak to them, maybe, with a little encouragement, he'd just kick 'em all out!

[cantstandbush]

4. Can we just get any President or elected official to have her integrity

and courage.