Liberian President George Weah has announced his first cabinet appointments hours after taking office. They so far include:
- Gbezohngar Findley – Minister of Foreign Affairs (former Senator Pro Tempore)
- Nathaniel McGill – Minister of State for Presidential Affairs (ex-chairman of the governing CDC party)
- Samuel Tweah – Minister for Finance and Development Planning
- Charles Gibson – Minister for Justice
- Major-General Daniel Dee Ziankahn – Minister for Defence (ex-Chief of staff of Liberia’s armed forces)
Major-General Ziankahn’s appointment has been announced pending approval from the Senate.
Local media report that the new foreign affairs minister is an ally of former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, with FrontPage Africa saying that it is “widely believed Madam Sirleaf recommended him”.
Mrs Sirleaf’s Unity Party expelled her earlier this month over her alleged support for rival party candidate Weah, who won a run-off vote held in December to secure the presidency.
Source: BBC
