Liberia seeks to tie public salaries to verified staffing
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Frontpageafricaonline
Liberia’s Civil Service Agency has submitted a report on public institutions’ staffing needs to the Ministry of Finance to support preparations for the 2027 national budget. Its director general, Josiah F. Joekai Jr., said personnel spending should be based on verified staffing levels, institutions’ actual needs and available resources, FrontPage Africa reports.
Liberia is preparing a system that would make public salary spending conditional on verified employment records, institutions’ actual needs and available financial resources, the head of the Civil Service Agency said, according to FrontPage Africa. The measure is part of preparations for the 2027 national budget and aims to strengthen payroll controls.
The director, Dr Joekai, set out the approach during the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing on Tuesday, 13 October 2026. The Civil Service Agency wants salary funds to be allocated according to verified staffing levels rather than unsupported financial requests, FrontPage Africa reports.
The initiative comes after Liberia supported 2,042 civil servants through administrative reforms, according to an article published on 9 October. The government also announced on 19 October that Air Senegal was preparing a route to Monrovia for 2027, amid growing regional exchanges.
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