MONROVIA – The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) has launched an attack on the Unity Party–led government, accusing President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s administration of presiding over the near collapse of the Arrest Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) amid weak implementation, poor accountability, and a widening gap between spending and results.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, January 14, 2026, the CMC said it is “gravely alarmed and indignant” by the latest findings of Naymote Partners for Democratic Development, which assessed the government’s performance under the AAID from January to December 2025.
According to the CMC, the Naymote report presents a damning, data-driven picture of failure, showing that out of 378 interventions and 52 core programs across six strategic pillars, only 0.8 percent have been completed nearly two years into the Boakai administration.
The statement further quoted the report as indicating that 43.7 percent of interventions are ongoing, 20.1 percent have not started, while an alarming 35.4 percent remain unrated due to the absence of available implementation data, a situation the CMC described as evidence of systemic transparency and reporting failures.
Even more troubling, the CMC highlighted that progress under critical pillars remains almost nonexistent, with Rule of Law and Economic Transformation recording just 2.9 percent and 2.5 percent respectively, while Governance and Anti-Corruption, Infrastructure Development, Environmental Sustainability, and Human Capital Development stand at zero percent progress.
While acknowledging that the report lists the establishment of a War Crimes Court office and Ombudsman, biometric ID enrollment, and the passage of key legislation such as the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act and the National Tourism Act as successful initiatives, the CMC stressed that these gains remain isolated.
According to the CMC, these limited successes demonstrate that progress is achievable when political will, adequate resources, and institutional capacity are present, but warned that these elements are largely missing across the broader AAID framework.
The movement expressed deep concern that more than 33 percent of the financial resources allocated for the AAID have already been deployed, despite only 0.8 percent of the government’s commitments under the agenda being fully delivered.
“This revelation paints a disheartening picture of the AAID’s effectiveness and accountability,” the CMC declared, warning that the staggering mismatch between expenditure and outcomes raises serious questions about how public resources are being spent.
The statement also drew attention to Naymote’s findings on County Service Centers, which reveal that over 60 percent of government services are unavailable at the county level and nearly 86 percent of citizens still have to travel to Monrovia to access essential public services.
According to the CMC, these findings confirm that decentralization under the Boakai administration remains largely rhetorical, with paper-based systems, in-person submissions, and bureaucratic bottlenecks continuing to undermine local service delivery.
The Naymote report further concludes that at the current pace of implementation, the government is unlikely to meet most AAID targets by 2029 unless the rate of completion improves dramatically, a warning the CMC said must be treated as an urgent national concern.
The CMC said it is particularly disturbed that after two years in office, 99.2 percent of AAID interventions are either not started or progressing at a pace it described as deeply disappointing, while one-third of the allocated budget has already been exhausted.
The movement warned that if the current trend continues, Liberia could reach 2029 with only 2.4 percent of the AAID completed after consuming 100 percent of the allocated resources, a scenario it described as unacceptable for a national development agenda.
According to the CMC, the report raises fundamental questions about the government’s capacity to plan effectively, allocate resources responsibly, and track implementation, especially given the absence of data for more than a third of the interventions.
The statement warned that without strong monitoring, reporting, and accountability systems, the AAID is certain to fall short of its objectives and fail to deliver tangible improvements in infrastructure, social services, and economic opportunities.
The CMC further cautioned that continued centralization, weak local governance, and inefficient service delivery are undermining public trust, stifling equitable growth, and leaving most citizens outside Monrovia underserved.
Calling for urgent action, the CMC urged President Boakai and the Unity Party–led Executive to prioritize national development by addressing the shortcomings through improved planning, transparent use of public resources, and strengthened oversight mechanisms.
The movement also called on the National Legislature to conduct hearings into the slow and ineffective implementation of the AAID, demanding immediate transparency and a comprehensive public explanation of how public funds have been utilized.
“The CMC stands with all citizens in demanding accountability and results, not just promises and expenditures,” the statement concluded, warning that without decisive corrective measures, the AAID risks becoming another failed initiative weighing down Liberia’s broader aspirations for inclusive growth and prosperity.
