No internal fight at LACRA
Press Release
For immediate release/ April 2, 2025
The Administration of the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) clarifies that there is no internal fight at the entity as it has been reported by few media institutions.
New Republic Newspaper and an online live screaming platform LIFE TV-Africa on Wednesday reported that LACRA is “facing discord, as tensions rise between senior management and exporting companies involved in the cocoa trade”.
In a released issued on April 2, 2025, the Administration clarified that there is no tension rising between senior management and exporting companies.
The information is a cleverly designed propaganda to sway the attention of the Director General and his team from rebranding LACRA as mandated by the President His Excellency Joseph Nyumah Boakai.
Contrary to the report, DG Christopher D. Sankolo and his team have been leading efforts to ensure the institution is United, and vibrant ensuring all regulatory policies are strengthened and adhered to.
His rebranding efforts has led to increase in revenue generation from four hundred US Dollars as of March 2024 when he took office to over Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars as of March 2025.
This rebranding effort is also leading to the opening of our facilities across the country and training of our quality control officers among others.
DG Sankolo called on the Public not to take the report seriously as he and team are working to revitalize our agriculture sector.
Signed
Gordon G. Garway
Head of Public Relations