The City Manager office of the Paynesville City Corporation PCC, has been alleged of misusing Government Machine to destroy, private property of residents in the area.
Residents of Paynesville Town Hall Community, Washington Watson and Peter Mulbah, has decried over what they terms as misuses of Government of Liberia donated Yellow Machine to the Paynesville City Corporation that is now being used to demolish homes of peaceful citizens.
The Yellow Machine donated by the Government of Liberia to the Paynesville City Corporation PCC, is intended to help the City Corporation, carryout their normal duties by clearing out gabages, digging gwattors and filling pots holes, in around Paynesville City as part of its functions to keep the City Clean and green.
But, According Watson and Mulbah, a residents of Paynesville Townhall Community, Authorities of the PCC authorities are now using the machine to destroy peaceful residents’ property because of alleged inducements from a lady based in the United State of America.
The Residents in frustrated mooď told Liberia Public Radio that they communicated to the authorities of the PCC about the destruction carried out against them by their staff.
Mr. Watson indicated that in their formal complaint was contained a communication to the authority of the City Corporation stating what some staff from the Sanitation Department did in their yard by damaging some properties machine which should have been used for other important purposes.
According to him, Friday March 21 , 2022 at about 6PM, one of the machine’s operators by the name of Mohammad moved in their yard indicating that with a mandate from the top to closed a hold that was dug in their yard without any formal communication informing the PCC about such action.
According to him, in their communication they informed the PCC authorities that while closing the two feet hold, the machine scattered a load of sand and the crush rocks, bricks including crops among others.
He furthered that their communication informed the PCC authorities that there has been a serious land dispute involving one of their neighbors who has claimed that their land was an alley.
She took complain to the government department of zoning complaining that a hole was dug on an alley something she said is preventing from entering on the property.
After her complain, the parties were invited by the PCC zoning Division and they provided the rightful information concerning the allegation.
Moreover, their communication indicated that they were instructed by the City Corporation Zoning Department Director to write a public notice informing the general public that their yard is no longer a road, a copy of the citation was given to the zoning department and to a caretaker of neighbor’s property.
He further indicated that for about a month plus now the Watson and Mublah said they that been pleading the PCC authorities to launch an investigation concerning the destruction of their properties.
Their plead dropped on a non-fertile solid thus resulting to the City Manager, Stanley Zahn telling them that their staff were working on the order of the PCC authority to close a two feet hold with dirt that was covered.
Mr. Watson further indicated that Mr. Zahn informed them that their truck load of sand and crops were not destroyed because there were no pictorial or video evidences provided to him.
Moreover, Mr. Watson indicated that they as citizens of Paynesville rights are most of the time violated by those who are in authority at the Paynesville City Corporation including he and his brother-in-law.
Mr. Watson told the media that he was informed that the lady whose requested that the yellow Machine of the Paynesville City Corporation move into their yard at 6:30 pm and destroy their properties was due to alleged inducement (money exchanging hands).
Mr. Watson informed the media that those are the Government officials who are not working in the interest of the people of Liberia, but are working to make their pockets fat and undermine the CDC led Government.
He used the interview to called on President George Weah and Minister of Internal Affairs, 0Varney Sirleaf to intervene to take out those officials who are in the habit of violating peaceful citizens’ rights.
According to him, most citizens go on the rampage because of the disadvantage carried out by those government or top positions.
He said those are people who interested in receiving kickbacks to compromise legitimate claims.
He also informed the International Community that the equipment donated to the PCC to help keep the city clean, they are now using it to destroy peaceful and poor citizen’s property.
Meanwhile, in respond to the alleged allegation to his office by residents of the area, that the PCC is misusing Government yellow machine to destroy Citizens Private Property, City Manager of the PCC, Stanley Zahn, denied the allegation stating in no way the PCC will carryout such act.
” The PCC will no way, use what is given as tools by Government of Liberia to carryout operations, by keeping the city clean, and use it to destroyed, residents private property, Zahn stated.
On complain, by Washington Watson, that the area, being describe as Alley, as his property, Zahn confirmed that the place in question is not an alley, but rather Mr. Watson property, but said the PCC action to move a yellow Machine in Mr. Watson property was intended to close a deep hole, dug by Mr. WATSON, which poses serious threats to other residents of the area.
