SANNIQUELLI, Sept. 16 -- Nimba County Superintendent Kou Meapeh Gono has mounted a strong defense of her administration's management of the county's Social Development Fund (SDF), reaffirming her commitment to accountability, decentralization, and transparency while challenging what she described as "contradictory" guidelines governing the use of the fund.

Speaking during a county engagement, Superintendent Gono stressed that all project expenditures have been vetted and approved by the Nimba County Council in line with Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC) standards. She insisted Nimba is one of Liberia's most compliant counties, citing the presence of a resident lawyer and administrator backing council operations.

Gono ...