Liberia, Oct. 7 -- Spoon Network's executive alleges that government insiders sought the former commerce minister's removal, reopening questions about the controversy that preceded his resignation.

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh

MONROVIA - When public anger over a government vehicle engulfed Amin Modad, Stanton Witherspoon used his media platform to press for the commerce minister's departure. Now, the Spoon Network executive is offering a different account of the campaign he helped advance: He says the information supplied to him was wrong.

According to an account of recent Spoon Talk appearances provided for this article, Mr. Witherspoon alleges that people within the Unity Party administration worked to force

Mr. Modad from office. He says...