Robertsfield, Margibi County – The Board of Directors of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) has unanimously voted to halt the operations of a Ghanaian security firm that was set to take over the security department of Roberts International Airport (RIA), according to FrontPage Africa Newspaper.
According to sources, the former Board of Directors of the LAA during the George Weah administration, headed by veteran soccer star Musa Shannon outsourced the Roberts International Airport (RIA) Security Department to a Ghanaian Company called SAASS (Star Africa Aviation Security Services).
Sources have it that the Board has also mandated the current Managing Director of the LAA, Hon. Jero H. Mends-Cole to forward the phony contract to the office of the National Security Advisor to the President immediately for his advice.
Mr. Mends-Cole did not respond to FPA inquirer when contacted by phone.
Civil Aviation experts say with the swift manner and form in which the current Board of Directors of the LAA is moving, things might just begin getting better at Liberia’s only international airport.
According to our source “the Board is doing very well with these moves. These are the things Boards of Directors should be doing, checkmating excesses in the best interest of these institutions.”
A statutory source hinted that upon the advice of the Board, the management will replace all the old, outdated and faulty navigation systems at the RIA through a company called Luetech. A Move that will greatly improve the performance of the airport and attract international carriers.
Sources on the Board of The LAA who spoke to FPA on condition of anonymity have hinted that changes and improvements at the Roberts International Airport is mainly being driven by the honest determination of Board Chairman Massaquoi M. Kamara, who has moved the offices of the board from Monrovia to Roberts International Airport in Harbel, Margibi County.
It is reported that the Board has set up a routine of meeting once or twice a month as a means of driving the agenda of Liberian Airports, an indication that the days of business as usual may be coming to an end at the state-owned entity.
