Liberia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dee Maxwell Kemayan has vowed to continue executing reforms initiated by his administration to ensure that the welfare of staff here and those serving over sea is address to enhance their productivity.
“ I see the work I do here as a mission and a calling and want to assure you that we will continue to remain focus on the task at hand, as the reforms here at the ministry remain on course” Minister kemayan maintained.
Speaking over the weekend at his Capitol Hill office when he received an assortment of materials for janitorial services, medical drugs among others from the leadership of the workers’ association of him ministry, Mr. Kemayan insisted that his administration will remain unwavering and uncompromising until the ongoing reforms are indelible for future generations to benefit.
Although he did not mention such reforms but reports have it that besides the cost of a booklet of Liberian ordinary passport being reduced from US$50 to US$40, workers at the home-office (MoFF-Monrovia) mainly Directors and other higher-ups have resumed getting their regular amenities including fuel while those over sea are now getting regular salaries and other amenities.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry boss noted that he has come to the job not for honors or praises but to diligently serve and ensure that such services make impact on his staff and the Liberian public at large.
After thanking the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Worker’s Association for the donation that included sizable columns of tissues, rubber buckets and barrels, brooms, a wheel barrow and medical drugs, Mr. Kemayan indicated that the gesture demonstrates their desire to improve the wellbeing of all employees.
On the contrary, upon receipt of US$200 that was also donated by the Workers’ Leadership to purchase fuel for buses that convey employees to and from work, Mr. Kemayan returned the money to the leadership and appealed that it redirects the money to other earmarked projects.
He explained that the Government of Liberia is fully supporting his ministry adding that the ministry buses have been repaired and regular supply of fuel has been provided by his administration that is keeping the buses functional.
Speaking earlier, the President of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Workers’ Association Madam Yah Yini said the donation was in fulfillment of her leadership campaign and induction promises of effectuating a 90-day deliverable to benefit workers.
She said the 90-day deliverable under the code name ‘SHOT’ stands to address the peculiar needs of employees that include Sanitation, Health-Insurance, Office space for drivers and Transportation for employees.
According to Madam Yini during her induction on June 9, 2021, she challenged the Dee Maxwell Kemayan administration to ensure that her association is a part of any decision that would impact workers something she said has culminated in the good relationship between them thus igniting the gesture by her group.
In his remarks, the President of the Civil Servant Association of Liberia (CSAL) Mr. Moibah K. Johnson urged Madam Yini to be firmed and on the alert for detractors calling themselves Independent Ministry of Foreign Affairs Workers Association.
He described the so-called group as ‘Ghosts’ and urged the public not to give credence to such diabolical individuals in disguise as their intension is solely to destroy the good works Mrs. Yini has begun doing for the employees of the ministry.
Mr. Johnson who is also a staff of the Foreign Ministry said as the first President of the Ministry of foreign Affairs Workers’ Association in 2007-2008 such group has never existed stressing that if any employees has any particular problems it is better to come forward and engage the leadership for redress rather than going to the public media.
He intoned that this situation is gradually rendering the ministry a laughing stock in the public and must stop. He called for unity among workers and wants the bickering to be quenched reiterating that civil servants are not politicians and should redirect their focus on their assigned technical jobs.
