Liberia: Nyumalin Urges Stronger Coordination to Drive Local Governance

What the report says

Liberia’s Minister of Local Government, F. Sakila Nyumalin Sr., has called for closer coordination inside the ministry after returning from a diaspora conference in the United States, according to the Liberian Observer via AllAfrica. The remarks were made in Monrovia when he arrived back in the capital and was received by senior ministry officials, including Edward K. Mulbah and other deputy ministers, assistant ministers, program heads and staff.

Nyumalin thanked the ministry team for the welcome and framed it as a sign of institutional unity. He said stronger communication, teamwork and collaboration are needed at all levels of the ministry so it can work more efficiently and better carry out its mandate. The minister linked that internal cooperation to broader goals such as improving local governance and public service delivery.

The report says his trip was tied to a U.S.-based diaspora conference that brought together Liberian officials, members of the diaspora and other stakeholders to discuss national development and local governance. In general, such gatherings are often used to encourage support from citizens abroad, though the article does not detail any specific commitments. Nyumalin has now resumed his duties as the ministry continues working with local authorities and other partners across Liberia.