By Pewu Y. Sumo
MONROVIA, Liberia — The Civil Service Agency (CSA) has ordered the immediate removal of several government employees from the national payroll following a sweeping presidential directive aimed at purging public officials linked to illicit drug trafficking.
The administrative crackdown follows an official communication from the Executive Mansion detailing President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr.’s orders to dismiss, suspend, and investigate multiple public officials and civil servants implicated in ongoing narcotics investigations.
In a statement released Friday, July 31, 2026, the agency announced that it is moving swiftly to enforce the president’s mandate. The CSA has instructed all affected Ministries, Agencies, Commissions (MACs), and other public institutions to immediately process the necessary administrative dismissal instruments.
“The Civil Service Agency fully supports the President’s decisive actions, which reaffirm the Government’s unwavering commitment to accountability, integrity, the rule of law, and the fight against drug trafficking and other forms of criminal conduct within the public service,” Kamara stated.
Under the directive, employing institutions must execute formal dismissal letters in accordance with the Civil Service Standing Orders and standard Human Resource Management policies. Once completed, these institutions are required to promptly transmit the executed documents and supporting personnel actions to the CSA.
This paperwork is critical for the agency to update official personnel records and implement the payroll actions necessary to permanently strip the affected individuals of government salaries.
The CSA emphasized that the government’s personnel and payroll systems must reflect the highest standards of transparency and professionalism, warning that criminal conduct will not be tolerated within the ranks of the bureaucracy.
“There is no place in the public service for individuals whose conduct undermines public trust, national security, or the rule of law,” the agency noted, pledging to work closely with all government branches to ensure the presidential directives are executed smoothly and without delay.
The sweeping investigation underscores the Boakai administration’s intensifying campaign against narcotics and corruption, signaling a zero-tolerance approach to criminal activity within Liberia’s public sector.
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