Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee has criticized several Liberian officials over an apparent requirement for citizens receiving assistance to sign receipts that would subsequently be made public.
Gbowee directed her remarks at Minister Cornelia Kruah, Managing Director Mo Ali, Commissioner Patrick Honnah and others involved in the initiative.
In a social media post Thursday, Gbowee questioned the need for citizens receiving assistance to publicly document or acknowledge the support.
“My niece Cornelia, my small brothers Mo and Patrick and all others, you all woke up this morning and Jesus didn’t post receipts,” Gbowee wrote.
She further referenced children attending school safely, saying such blessings occur without public documentation or acknowledgment.
Gbowee urged the officials not to allow what she described as the ingratitude of a few people to influence their willingness to help others.
Citing Proverbs 19:17, she wrote: “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and will be repaid in full.”
The Nobel Peace Laureate’s comments come amid an ongoing public discussion surrounding assistance to citizens and calls for accountability and transparency in the distribution of public support.
The specific initiative referenced in her statement and the officials’ responses had not been independently established as of press time.
