Monrovia, Oct. 9 -- A FrontPage Africa investigation has revealed conflicting figures between the Civil Service Agency (CSA) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the number of ineligible government employees removed from Liberia's payroll and the amount saved from the ongoing payroll cleanup.

According to the Civil Service Agency's 2024 Annual Report, between March and October 2024, the CSA removed 5,536 employees from the government payroll, saving US$1,836,642.34.

"From March to October 2024, the Civil Service Agency (CSA) implemented various interventions, including recommendations from the General Auditing Commission's (GAC) 2022 payroll audit. These measures removed double dippers, ghost workers, duplicate National I...