MONROVIA – Anderson D. Miamen, Executive Director of the Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL), has sharply criticized President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s June 16, 2025 suspension of Abdullah Kamara, Acting Chairperson of the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA), calling the action “long overdue” and undeserving of public praise.
The Executive Mansion, in a press release on Monday, announced the immediate suspension of Kamara without pay, citing a report from the General Auditing Commission (GAC) that outlined “serious allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement.” The report links Kamara to “grave financial irregularities” during his time as Chief Executive Officer of TAMMA Corporation, including mismanagement of public funds.
He is suspended for procurement fraud, financial improprieties, and acts of corruption.
According to the GAC, which completed its audit nearly a year ago, serious financial irregularities were uncovered at the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), involving millions of Liberian and U.S. dollars. Unauthorized payments were made to TAMMA Corporation, owned by Kamara himself, and 231 Data Incorporated, a U.S. based firm owned by Liberian national Mr. Niahson K. Porte, under the Liberia Digital Transformation Project (LDTP).
The audit revealed that TAMMA Corporation received L$178,500,000 and US$440,000 between July and August 2023, while 231 Data Inc. received L$84,000,000 (approximately US$437,500) between November 7 and 15, 2023. In total, the GAC noted payments of L$262,844,500 and US$450,000, flagging missing contracts, poor documentation, and a striking lack of accountability in the handling of public resources.
Furthermore, the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), which has been tasked with investigating the matter, has estimated that the total financial scandal at the LTA amounts to US$4,309,662.18 and L$432,164,269.20.
According to the Executive Mansion’s release, Kamara’s suspension is in line with President Boakai’s stated commitment to “transparency and accountability.” The President has directed the embattled LTA official to cooperate fully with the LACC and the Ministry of Justice in the ongoing investigation.
But for Miamen, the timing of the President’s decision raises more questions than it answers. In a statement posted to his official Facebook page, Miamen questioned the administration’s motives and timing: “Wait, which audit report is the presidency using to suspend this man? Is it the same report released by GAC almost a year ago? If yes, is the president just seeing or hearing about the report?”
“Whatever the case is, old or new report, the presidency deserves no commendation for this action, as it is long overdue,” Miamen continued. “It is even sad that the office of the president will give an indication to the public that the GAC audit report came up just yesterday or today. It is the very report we have been using to call on the President to suspend Mr. Abdullah Kamara.”
Miamen emphasized that the public should not reward delayed action with applause: “Long story short, this action is long overdue and deserves no credit from the public. We should not pamper our leaders and hail them for taking long overdue actions, especially so when there were multiple reminders and calls for said action.”
This is not the first time Miamen has raised concerns over the government’s reluctance to act decisively against officials accused of corruption. In a February 12, 2025 post, he publicly urged President Boakai to suspend Kamara along with other officials facing corruption allegations. “As much as we appreciate the president’s moves to suspend those accused of corruption, we remind him that there are still key figures like Dorr Cooper and others whose cases must be addressed,” Miamen wrote at the time. “The president must take immediate action against those implicated, including the acting chairperson of the LTA.”
Kamara’s suspension comes amid growing public pressure on the Boakai administration to take stronger action against graft and mismanagement in government. While the Executive Mansion has touted the decision as a step toward restoring public trust, critics like Miamen argue that genuine accountability requires prompt and proactive leadership, not delayed reaction to public outcry.
