CDC Weah Regime Caught in US$3.5M Audit Scandal: Were They Running a Country or a Casino?

MONROVIA  Liberia: Another day, another scandal. The General Auditing Commission (GAC) has dropped a financial bombshell, revealing that the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs under the former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) blew past its budget by more than US$3.5 million   all under the nose of ex-President George M. Weah.

Between July 2018 and December 2021, the Ministry was allocated US$3.8 million for consultancy services. But according to official figures from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), the actual spending ballooned to a staggering US$7.3 million. Where did the extra money go? The audit provides no answers, just red flags.

A Pattern of Abuse?

The most outrageous spending occurred between July 2020 and June 2021, when the Ministry was approved for US$480,000  yet managed to spend US$3.1 million. That’s over US$2.6 million in unexplained overspending. Then came the Special Budget period (July–December 2021), when US$240,000 was allocated. Once again, the Ministry spent US$1.2 million.

This isn’t an accounting error. This looks like systemic financial recklessness, and critics are calling it executive-level abuse.

“This is not mismanagement. This is deliberate. This is how they ran the country  like a game of roulette, except the chips were taxpayers’ money,” said one angry political analyst.

The GAC report offers no breakdown of who received these “consultancy” payments, what services were delivered, or how such flagrant overspending was greenlit year after year. And yet, no one has been held accountable not a single official has been charged, much less prosecuted.

For a party that swept to power on the backs of Liberia’s poor, preaching transparency and accountability, this audit pulls back the curtain on what many Liberians now view as a grand betrayal.

The People Demand Justice

With growing outrage, the pressure is now on President Joseph Boakai to take action. Civil society organizations, political commentators, and even former CDC insiders are calling for a comprehensive investigation and real consequences for those involved.

“This country has suffered enough,” one activist told reporters. “You cannot loot the people’s money and walk away whistling. We demand justice.”

As the dust settles on the GAC’s latest exposé, one line is echoing across social media and street corners alike: