Monrovia, April 29 -- Former Mines and Energy Minister Wilmot Paye has taken issue with Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung over what he describes as "contradictory" comments regarding President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's policy on reviewing concession agreements in Liberia.

By Obediah Johnson, obediah.johnson@frontpageafricaonline.com

Speaking during an appearance on state radio ELBC on Monday, Vice President Koung said most of Liberia's existing concessions were negotiated by previous administrations. He warned that any attempt by the current government to undo those agreements could portray the country as "hostile to foreign investments."

However, in a statement issued Tuesday, April 28, Paye argued that several of the Vice President's re...