IPNEWS: The President Pro-tempore of the Senate, Madam Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence has declared her asset to the Secretary of Senate, J. Nanborlor F. Singbeh, Sr. for onward presentation to the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC). Pro-tempore Lawrence says the declaration of assets was necessary to fulfill the Asset Declaration provision as enshrined in the Code of Conduct.
According to a release from the Press and Public Affairs Department of the Senate, Pro-Temp Lawrence further indicated that the declaration of her asset is also intended to promote transparency and accountability in governance.
She at the same time promised to have her asset published in fulfillment of the law and called on her colleagues to follow suit. Receiving the Asset Declaration from the Pro-Temp, Senate Secretary Nanborlor F. Singbeh acknowledged that Pro-Tempore Lawrence remains one of the Senators who have previously declared her assets in keeping with the law.
Mr. Singbeh used the medium to call on Pro-Tempore Lawrence to encourage her colleagues to do the same for the sake of transparency in the Senate.
