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Monday, September 15, 2014
Ten senior officials in the Liberian government have been sacked by the country’s president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The men were given their marching papers after they failed to return from overseas to help the government’s fight against an Ebola epidemic. The Ebola outbreak has killed at least 1,100 Liberians.
The officials, who include six assistant ministers, two deputy ministers and two commissioners, were dismissed with immediate effect for being “out of the country without an excuse,” according to a statement from Johnson’s office.
They were initially told in August to return to Liberia.
“These government officials showed insensitivity to our national tragedy and disregard for authority,” said the statement released on September 13.
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