Former Assistant Minister J. Jefferson Chesson, under the immediate past administration headed by former Liberian President George Weah, has made two claims on his official Facebook page that have generated some controversy.
DUBAWA, the fact-checking arm of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), felt compelled to verify these two claims to bring truth-telling to national discourse and avoid deception and distortion of the facts in public discourse.
Claim #1: Former Assistant Minister J. Jefferson Chesson has alleged that the Boakai government lost the MCC Compact this year because of bad governance, corruption, police brutality, and disrespect for the rule of law.
Verdict: False! According to the MCC report on selecting eligible countries for Fiscal Year 2025, Liberia has been selected for the MCC compact.
Former Assistant Minister J. Jefferson Chesson has claimed that Liberia has lost the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact for this year.
Former assistant minister Chesson took to his official Facebook page, claiming, “The Rescue government lost the MCC Compact this year because of bad governance, corruption, police brutality, and disrespect for the rule of law. You people should be there and lying to yourselves. BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH,”
His post had over 70 comments, more than 20 shares, and 61 reactions in emojis at the time the researcher came across it.
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