LACE Rejects $ US15k For Dillion Proposed Public Library.

June 18,2021

The Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE) has issued a statement rejecting $US15,000.00 from Montserrado County Senator Darius Dillon for the construction of a proposed public Library.

According to them, the regulations governing the operations of LACE and the statute creating the entity do not allow it to carry out individual projects for legislators outside the structures of an MOU sign between LACE and the Legislator and in line with budget appropriations or the budget process. LACE would carry out such project as part of the budget law and once such appropriation is made to LACE through the budget process.

They at the same time noted, Receipt of individual project monies from legislators would be contrary to governance norms to which LACE subscribes and would be a marked departure from LACE’s best practice.

The statement quote LACE as saying “We regret to inform the Senator that LACE is unable to take receipt of his USD15,000.00 (Fifteen Thousand United States Dollars) check”.

In recent days there has been Public outcries from citizens across the country after members of the 54th Legislature disbursed an initial US15k for what they called Legislative engagement.

This calls led to the Montserrado County Senator having a press conference stating he will give the monies to LACE to implement a proposed public Library for the county.

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