Monrovia, March 6 -- Residents of electoral District 3 in Grand Bassa County are calling on their lawmaker, Representative Alfred H. Flomo, to return an alleged US$12,000 that community members say was withdrawn from the district's Community Forest account without proper authorization.

According to residents, the disputed funds belong to the Community Forest Management Body (CFMB), the legally established institution responsible for overseeing forest resources and managing revenue generated from community forests on behalf of residents in Districts 3C and 3B.

Community leaders say the CFMB, which is headed by J. Max Kpelleh, operates under Liberia's Community Rights Law of 2009. The law mandates the body to develop and implement communi...