23/12/2025
Wantoe Teah Wantoe Releases Extensive Governance Scorecard, Questions Delivery Gap Under Boakai Administration
By Sam Middlevic Karto
Monrovia, Liberia, December 23, 2025, A supporter of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), Wantoe Teah Wantoe, has released what he describes as a comprehensive governance scorecard outlining hundreds of alleged failures and deficiencies under the administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.
Wantoe posted via his official Facebook handle to have documented 500 governance failures spanning the Presidency, public finance, infrastructure, justice, education, agriculture, security, and social services. He said the compilation draws on publicly available audit reports, sector performance reviews, and media investigations, including reporting by FrontPage Africa.
According to Wantoe, the document is intended to assess “promises versus outcomes” two years into the Boakai administration. He stressed that the assessment is not rooted in political sentiment but in what he termed “measurable outcomes, budget ex*****on records, audit findings, and lived national realities.”
“Governments are not judged by speeches or frameworks,” Wantoe wrote. “They are judged by roads that last, hospitals that function, schools that educate, factories that employ, and systems that work.”
Executive Leadership and Accountability
Wantoe’s scorecard accuses the Executive Branch of weak enforcement of performance standards, citing the absence of major cabinet reshuffles despite poor ministerial grades and repeated audit flags. He also questioned the credibility of austerity messaging, pointing to continued executive travel practices previously criticized by President Boakai while in opposition.
The opposition figure further alleged that performance contracts lack enforcement mechanisms and that audit violations often result in explanations rather than sanctions.
Economy and Living Conditions
A major portion of the document focuses on economic hardship, highlighting high food insecurity, rising living costs, and persistent youth unemployment. Wantoe argued that economic growth figures have not translated into improved living standards and that poverty reduction targets remain largely aspirational.
Agriculture, which employs the majority of Liberians, was cited as a sector where policy intentions have not yielded household food security, with limited mechanization, weak market access, and continued dependence on imports.
Infrastructure and Public Finance
The long-delayed procurement of road construction equipment popularly referred to as the “yellow machines” features prominently in the critique. Wantoe described the episode as emblematic of weak planning, procurement disputes, and overpromising, noting that no machines were delivered by the end of 2025.
He also raised concerns about budget discrepancies, under-disbursement of approved funds, and unresolved audit queries across multiple government institutions, arguing that these issues have eroded public trust in fiscal management.
Justice, Social Services, and Governance
The scorecard highlights chronic prison overcrowding, slow corruption prosecutions, delays in establishing specialized courts, and limited access to justice for vulnerable groups, including survivors of gender-based violence.
Education challenges such as out-of-school children, teacher salary delays, and deteriorating infrastructure were also cited, alongside continued donor dependence in key social sectors.
Public Confidence and 2026 Outlook
Wantoe concluded that public confidence in governance remains “fragile and conditional,” warning that unresolved controversies, transparency concerns, and service delivery gaps could define the administration’s entry into 2026.
While the Boakai administration has repeatedly pointed to inherited challenges and ongoing reforms, Wantoe’s publication adds to a growing body of opposition criticism demanding clearer benchmarks, stronger accountability, and visible results.
As political debate intensifies ahead of the new year, the government has yet to formally respond to the latest scorecard, but analysts say the document is likely to fuel renewed public scrutiny of performance, delivery, and reform credibility.
