investigation<\/a> the online newspaper published. It highlighted issues and concerns about Liberian Hardwood\u2019s capacity to operate Seekon Pellokon amid its failure in the Bloquia and Neezonnie Community Forests in Grand Gedeh, and its management of the\u00a0largest active forestry concession\u00a0in Liberia, covering Grand Gedeh and River Gee Counties, 254,670 hectares. The concession is known in the sector as the forestry management contract area-F (FMC\u2013F).<\/p>\n\n\n\nJunior Kumah, a Seekon Pellokon leader, had dismissed the warning of Liberian Hardwood failure in Grand Gedeh. \u00a0\u00a0Kumeh argued that they had signed a five-year contract, the company would pay after production, and they would terminate the contract if Liberian Hardwood breached the contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPellokon Town in the Seekon District, Sinoe County. The DayLight\/Esau J. Farr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cI am not a rocket scientist to know whether Hardwood will fail or not. All I am telling you is that what happened in Bloquia will not be repeated here. What happened to John doesn\u2019t mean the same thing will happen to Paul,\u201d Kumah said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The investigation also shed light on the relationship between the company\u2019s manager and co-owner, Jihad Akkari\u2019s relationship with the Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), Rudolph Merab. The investigation accused Merab of negotiating for Akkari to get Seekon Pellokon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFDA is the one that is negotiating. The FDA has all those documents in its possession,\u201d said Kumah in a phone interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFDA said it would not do business with us unless the community signs a contract with Liberian Hardwood,\u201d said Stanley Kreejarly, a Seekon Pellokon leader, confirming Kumah\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Merab did not respond to The DayLight queries for comments on the accusations. However, Akkari denied any wrongdoing. In a statement, he claimed he had lost US$4 million in Grand Gedeh, and had \u201cthe capacity to operate\u201d the combined nearly 300,000 hectares of Seekon Pellokon and FMC \u2013 F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This story was produced by the Community of Forests and Environmental Journalists of Liberia (CoFE).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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