What we see is a repeat of mal-practices of the past. It is common knowledge that in the past government officials who were also estate owners in Monrovia rented their homes to the state. For example, it is widely believed that Tubman owned the Ministries of Justice, Defence and Agriculture, just to name a few. It was also rumoured that the Tolberts owned the piece of land on which the OAU village was built. This whole practice of recycling wealth among few people in Liberia which we thought was practice of the past has come to haunt us once more.
Cooper has a lot to explain to the Liberian people.
Acting as Mr. Taylor's butler, it's also said that he buys Dakpannah Taylor's clothes in Europe. In London, Taylor's clothes are bought on Saville Street. Executive Mansion insiders say that the president recently sent an official to London just to take his measurement there. The official later returned to Saville to collect the hand-sewed clothes. Perhaps Taylor should appear before the Liberian Legislature to explain the job description of Cooper, the magic hand behind Taylor's finances.