Boakai dismisses Monrovia mayor and names James Mulbah
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Front Page Africa
Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has dismissed Monrovia mayor John-Charuk Saah Siafa and proposed James K. Mulbah to replace him. The new mayor-designate, who headed Roberts International Airport, will need confirmation from the Liberian Senate, according to Front Page Africa.
James K. Mulbah, general manager of Liberia’s Roberts International Airport (RIA), will need confirmation from the Liberian Senate before taking office as mayor of Monrovia, after his nomination by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, according to Front Page Africa.
The outgoing mayor, John-Charuk Saah Siafa, appointed in January 2024 and installed in March of the same year as the capital’s 28th mayor, faced criticism over accumulating waste, unpaid salaries and the situation of the municipality’s contractors. Accusations of financial irregularities and procurement irregularities had also been reported in June 2025, while Siafa and his supporters said the national government was not giving the municipality the means needed for its tasks, Front Page Africa reports.
Mulbah joined the Unity Party (UP), President Boakai’s party, in December 2025. On joining, he said Boakai’s fight against corruption had motivated his decision and that he did not regard his entry into the party as a political manoeuvre, according to Front Page Africa.
