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 Top: The Forestry Development Authority\u2019s headquarters in Whein Town, Paynesville. The DayLight\/James Harding Giahyue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By James Harding Giahyue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MONROVIA \u2013 A member of the Forestry Development Authority\u2019s board of directors has resigned, following a DayLight investigation that established he received board-sitting fees through a proxy while residing in the United States of America.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, [Mr. Grigsby has resigned],\u201d Loretta Pope-Kai, an FDA board director, told The DayLight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe board is yet to receive his replacement, and his proxy no longer attends meetings,\u201d Mrs. Pope-Kai added.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FDA did not immediately respond to queries for comment. However, two other persons, familiar with the board\u2019s activities,  confirmed the information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel Sarkpa Flaboe, a project coordinator with the Ministry of Public Works, who served as Mr. Grigsby\u2019s proxy, did not return questions on the matter. Efforts to contact Mr. Grigsby did materialize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per DayLight estimates, the New Jersey resident\u2019s resignation saves over half a million Liberian dollars (US$2,925) for the FDA, which barely has money for fieldwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before his resignation, Mr. Grigsby received L$131,625 periodically through Mr. Flaboe, who, board minutes show, made no contributions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amount was equivalent to US$500 for the board-sitting fee, US$50 for communication, and 25 gallons of fuel for transportation. The FDA Managing Director, Rudolph Merab, had approved<\/a> Grigsby\u2019s payment in May last year, according to official documents.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was a production of the Community of Forest and Environmental Journalists of Liberia (CoFEJ). <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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