Former Liberia’s Foreign Minister Gbehzohngar M. Findley has sharpely reacted to Andrew Wonplo, Liberia’s former Passport Director over his involvement with the passport saga at the ministry.
The United States government denied Mr. Andrew Wonplo, Liberia’s former Passport Director, his wife, and children entry into the United States early September following his acquittal from a court in Liberia.
But the Liberian public did not know how deep a syndicate the passport fraud he was alleged of committing was especially with the involvement in some higher-ups in the Liberian government.
Wonplo has been claiming to have been left in the cold by his superiors is fighting back with chilling revelations.
However, in a press statement and series of audio circulating on social media, Wonplo disclosed that the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gbehzohngar M. Findley and some of his principal deputies to include Cllr. Deweh Gray, Deputy Minister for Legal Affairs and other officials of government manipulated the system for their personal gains.
He also indicated that Mr. Findley was acted on behalf of President George Weah.
Both the Executive Mansion and Findley have refuted his assertions.
It can be recalled that Wonplo was suspended from his last year for allegedly being unable to account for several diplomatic passport booklets.
Nevertheless, responding to the claim by Mr. Wonpolo linking him, Mr. Findley described the allegation by Wonpolo as ‘unfounded’ claims that needed clarity to the Liberian public.
He added that applicants for Diplomatic Passports must give written proof or evidence that they are employees of the Government of Liberia with a rank or status as contained in these Regulations or individuals who are or may be required or assigned to serve the Republic of Liberia as diplomatic emissaries to foreign nations or Governments before given diplomatic passports.
The former Grand Bassa senator further stated that Liberian passport, as per the Executive Laws on the issuance of Liberian Passports, a Liberian passport is an official document issued by the Government of Liberia by which the bearer is recognized in foreign countries either as a Liberian citizen, an honorary consul.
“As such, I am bewildered by the unprovoked outburst from Mr. Wonplo wherein he’s making claims that he smartly designed as a retaliation to his re-indictment, as well as his designation by the Government of the United States of America”, he added.
Findley added also indicated that his bid for the Senatorial race in Bassa is not his decision, but the overwhelming decision of the good loving people of Grand Bassa County.
There have been series of unconfirmed reports that thousands of Liberian diplomatic passports illegally landed in the hands of several undeserving individuals, some of whom are suspected of being terrorist and drug pushers.
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