Official statement by: Edward K. Mulbah; Deputy Minister for Local Government and Decentralization (MLG) at the 3rd Annual Summit: “Sustaining Liberia’s Democracy through Accountability
3rd Summit for Democracy and Political Accountability in Liberia: Sustaining Liberia Liberia’s Democracy through Accountability, Inclusion, and Rule of Law - Deputy Minister Designate for Local Government and Decentralization - Hon. Edward K. Mulbah Ministry of Local Government March 24, 2026
The Ministry of Local Government (MLG) and the National Council of Chiefs Support Office Launch Office Staff Capacity Development and Enrichment Training.
The initiative, held under the theme “Enhancing Capacity of Staff of the National Council of Chiefs Support Office for Effective Performance,” aims to strengthen institutional efficiency, improve productivity, and enhance service delivery within Liberia's traditional Governance structure.
The leadership of the Liberia Marketing Association (LMA) have signed a resolution to postpone the association’s national elections previously scheduled for the third week of February, 2026
In a resolution signed Monday, February 9, 2026, and witnessed by a Government Oversight Team, the leaders set March 28th as the new election date.
Ministry of Internal Affairs Renamed Ministry of Local Government as Government Prepares to Implement Amended Local Government Act
In his first State of the Nation Address delivered on January 29, 2024, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, underscored decentralization as a cornerstone of his administration’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID).
VIDEO: Ministry of Internal Affairs Renamed Ministry of Local Government as Government Prepares to Implement Amended Local Government Act
The Ministry of Local Government has launched its Five-Year Implementation Plan (Phase II) of the Local Government Act (2018), advancing Liberia’s decentralization agenda through governance reforms that began with his 2024 State of the Nation Address, culminated in the August 2025 renaming of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
