By Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia
MONROVIA – Musa Hassan Bility, political leader of the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) and Representative of Nimba County District #7, has publicly called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to order a comprehensive audit of the National Legislature covering the period from 2018 to 2025, warning that key individuals allegedly linked to past financial abuses are currently serving within the government.
In an open letter released Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Bility accused the administration of protecting individuals he described as beneficiaries of large-scale abuse of public resources during previous legislative periods. According to him, the requested audit is necessary if the government genuinely intends to fight corruption and restore public trust in state institutions.
“Stop shielding those who milked this country and are today wielding power within your Government,” Bility declared in the strongly worded communication addressed directly to President Boakai.
The Nimba lawmaker argued that the proposed audit should focus on activities within the Legislature between 2018 and 2025, a period he described as one of the darkest moments of alleged abuse against the Liberian people. He claimed that many individuals associated with those alleged acts currently occupy influential positions within the administration.
“If you are truly committed to fighting corruption, then order a full audit of the National Legislature from 2018 to 2025,” Bility wrote. He further asserted that the General Auditing Commission Act provides the President with the legal authority to initiate such an audit.
Bility disclosed that his latest appeal was not the first time he had raised the issue. According to him, he previously communicated with President Boakai on the matter last year and also brought the proposal before fellow lawmakers and plenary sessions of the House of Representatives. However, he alleged that repeated attempts to advance the request were blocked by the legislative majority.
“I have written my colleagues and raised this matter before the Plenary several times, but each time, the majority used its power to suppress and kill the request,” he stated.
The CMC political leader criticized what he described as selective anti-corruption efforts, arguing that the government should avoid targeting only certain individuals while allegedly ignoring larger cases of financial abuse involving politically connected figures.
“There is no need to waste our scarce national resources on selective witch hunts disguised as anti corruption efforts while those who presided over the real looting of this country remain protected by political convenience,” Bility wrote in the letter.
The lawmaker further stressed that Liberians are demanding sincerity and consistency from public officials, especially at a time when public confidence in governance and accountability remains under pressure. He urged the President to demonstrate political courage by allowing an independent and transparent review of legislative financial activities.
“Liberians deserve honesty, consistency, and courage in governance,” Bility emphasized, while appealing to President Boakai to act in what he described as the broader national interest.
In one of the most direct portions of the letter, Bility challenged the President to use the audit as an opportunity to restore public confidence in his leadership and administration.
“Do this for us. Do this for your conscience. Do this for the Liberia you always told us about,” he stated, before adding that a transparent audit process could help redeem both the President and his government “in the eyes of the Liberian people.”
The comments come amid heightened national debate surrounding public accountability and financial oversight following the recent release of multiple audit reports by the General Auditing Commission. The commission recently published 26 audits covering government ministries, agencies, commissions, and county administrations, exposing several alleged financial irregularities and increasing public pressure for stronger enforcement of audit recommendations.
