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Empowering youth as drivers of accountability and civic solutions

Today, our youth development coordinator and M&E officer conducted a refresher training covering social accountability mechanism (social audit and community score card), local governance and access to information topics for member of our social audit clubs in Voinjama, Lofa county. The training aims was to strengthen members of YOTAN Social Club capacity to conduct social audit that would increase public access to information on key governance outcomes, enhance citizens’ knowledge about policy processes and the initiating of public action towards securing citizen rights and responsibilities by participating in decentralized civic processes. This activity is part of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) 2021-2023 grant support project title: Promoting citizens’ awareness on the decentralization and local governance law to enhance local service delivery in Liberia.

There are still challenges to promoting inclusive policy making so as to provide greater accountability and responsiveness to the needs of citizens. And Corruption remains a cross-cutting governance challenge that affects service delivery outcomes.

We remain focus to increasing youth activism and active participation, fostering social innovation, and improving governance to reduce inequality to ensuring equitable growth and well-being with special emphasis on helping the disadvantaged achieve their full potential. UNDP Liberia Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) NDI Liberia National Civil Society Council of Liberia AfricanYouth GeneralAssembly African Youth SDGs Summit

Integrity Icon Liberia 2021 winner, Mr. Tokpa Tarnue Mr. Tokpa Tarnue has worked for the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) since 2011, first as a reporter and now as a correspondent. He also manages Radio Kint...

YOTAN use the National Endowment for Democracy NED grant support to intensifying citizen understanding on the workings of Lofa county service center as it relates to service delivery monitoring, how it came about as a result of Decentralization program leading to passage of the local Governance act which give them their power that was centralised in Monrovia and their roles as citizens in making sure the difference service is working in their interest.

Fundamental to any consideration of citizen engagement in policy-making and the design of public services is the recognition that the citizens in a democracy have both rights and duties, and that democratic governance provides opportunities for citizens to participate actively in shaping their world.

This was part of the National Endowment for Democracy NED funded project: Enhancing Citizens Capacity to Monitor Service Delivery in Rural Liberia 2018-2019

Enhancing Citizen Capacity to monitor Service Delivery in Rural Liberia YOTAN us the National Endowment for Democracy NED grant support to intensifying citizen understanding on the workings of Lofa county service center as it rel...

Join us at the Liberian Youth SDGs Summit from December 10-12, 2019, at the Ministerial Complex in Oldest Congo Town to come and discuss ways that we can recognize the SDGs through our different initiatives and innovation as we prioritize youth participation in the SDGs and create the Liberia we want! click link to Register https://docs.google.com/…/1XFiz-RhrMwLZyWBKRvRECyjG40…/edit…

Liberian Youth SDGs Summit 2019 Join us at the Liberian Youth SDGs Summit from December 10-12, 2019, at the Ministerial Complex in Oldest Congo Town to come and discuss ways that we can rec...

"The mark of a true visionary is his ability to imagine the future and act on it, yielding great results in the process and then using this success for the benefit of others."

On your special day, October 23, 2019, the Management and staff of Footage Africa and the Youth in Technology and Arts Network-YOTAN expresses their heartfelt joy to share with you the greatness of the birth of a true visionary such as you; a person whose support has been focused on promoting youth development in Liberia.

Happy Birthday boss! Best wishes and blessings for the coming year.

Jonathon Pinky Abu Court Trial
Miama Pewee

Criminal Court ‘A’ Judge Roosevelt Willie has denied a motion to admit to bill in an ongoing murder trial involving Pinky Abu.

Miss Abu few months back allegedly stabbed to death her boyfriend Morris Johnson in the Paynesville Community.

Judge Roosevelt Willie denial according to our judicial reporter follows a motion from defense Lawyer Counselor Author Johnson who pleaded with the court to grant his clients bill while the case is been hear.

According to Cllr. Johnson in a Capital offense where they prove is not evidence and presumption is not grave, the accused should be granted a bill especially for his client who has a two year old child.

Any criminal charge which is punishable by the death penalty, called "capital" since the defendant could lose his/her head. Crimes punishable by death vary from state to state and country to country.

Cllr. Johnson also argue that there has been no autopsy to show the cause of death nor any finger print on the knife that was allegedly use during the tussle.

But in response prosecution argue that there are tone of witness the state is prepare to produce in linking the said crime to the defendant and the crime murder been a capital offense is not billable.

Prosecution prayed the court to deny the motion to admit to bill on ground that the child is already psychologically injury by the mother.

Defendant Abu on Wednesday after the reading of the indictment pleaded not guilty.

Government Lawyers’ Concedes in Matilde Parker’s Case.
By: M.Pewee

Government Lawyers have accepted a Supreme Court’s opinion for government to produce new witnesses in the Matilda Parker case at Criminal Court C’’ at the Temple of Justice.

Judge Boima Kontoe had earlier rendered a verdict for government not to produce new witnesses in the case but for the court to rather use previous testimonies from witnesses in the 2016 trial.

The Supreme Court decision follows defense lawyer Counselor Arthur Johnson’s Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court questioning Judge Boima Kontoe’s October 19, 2016 verdict.

During Tuesday legal argument, Government lawyers’ Counselor Jerry Garlawolu boosted that government’s prosecution team is prepared to produce new witnesses to testify in the Madam Parker’s trial.

Pronouncement runs contrary to their earlier application in Court that their witnesses were not in Country.

The government lawyer’s late minute pronouncement according to our Judicial Reporter has now compelled Associate Justice Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh to cancel her October 22, Alternative Writ of Certiorari by mandating the Subordinate Court to resume jurisdiction in the Maltida Parker case.

Our reporter also noted that government lawyers’ confession means that Judge Boima Kontoe’s err legally in the ongoing trial.

October 22

M.Pewee/ Author Johnson

The Supreme Court of has denied an application filed by Counselor Author Johnson for newly associate Justice Joseph Nagbe to rescue himself in the ongoing impeachment proceeding involving Associate Justice Kabina Ja’neh.

The ruling follows an application from one of Justice Ja’nah’s Lawyers on Thursday, October 22, 2018.

According to Counselor Johnson, associate Justice Nagbe was a member of the senate while the bill was argue in the House of Representative and as such he cannot be trusted.

Cllr. Johnson noted some members of the lower house lobby with Senators in order for the bill to be passed and Justice Nagbe was a part of that body when such actions were taken.

Reading the court opinion, chief Justice Francis Korpor said an Associate Justice can only rescue himself base on a cause or an issue prior to becoming associate Justice.

The court on Monday denied the application of Justice Nagbe rescuer in the impeachment hearing at the Supreme Court.

Criminal Court “C” Judge has denied a motion to dismiss the indictment against former NPA Managing Director Maltida Parker

September 26, 2018
Miama M.Pewee/ Maltida parker


Criminal Court “C” Judge has denied a motion to dismiss the indictment against former NPA Managing Director Maltida Parker in an ongoing case of defrauding government of over eight hundred thousand United State Dollars
Maltida Parker’s legal Counsel on September 15 filed a twenty-five count petition to dismiss the indictment by the Grand jury of Monrovia on the former NPA boss.

According to Cllr. Authur Johnson, his client acted base on instruction by former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to urgently take action as was necessary to speed-up the removal of wrecks and dredge the Port of Sinoe

He also argued that the entire indictment which was brought upon Madam Parker and her comptroller Christiana Paelay should be dismissed as said indictment would question the request of the former Liberian President.
Madam Parker was accused of illegally awarding contract to Denmar Enterprise to dredge the port of Sinoe without a PPCC process.
On Wednesday, September 26, Criminal Court “C” Judge Boima Konto denied the motion as prayed for by defense counsel and stated that trial starts this Thursday at the Temple of Justice.