Reports from Liberia indicate that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has suspended one of her sons from the post of central bank deputy governor for failing to declare his assets.
A statement issued from the president’s office said, Charles Sirleaf was among 46 officials suspended for not making the disclosure of assets to anti-corruption officials.
Mrs Sirleaf gave three of sons plum govrnment posts by following her re-election last year, the appointments made members of opposition accuse Mrs Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace laureate, of nepotism.
Son, Fumba, was appointed head of the National Security Agency and another son, Robert, as a senior adviser and chairman of the state-owned National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL).
Charles Sirleaf and the other 45 officials would remain suspended until they declare their assets to the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Other suspended officials include the presidency’s Chief of Protocol David Anderson, Solicitor-General and Deputy Minister of Justice Micah Wilkins Wright and Deputy Director General for Broadcasting Ledgerhood Rennie.
Mrs Sirleaf, who took power in 2005 at the end of 14 years of conflict, has repeatedly pledged to tackle corruption and to promote good governance in Liberia.