Monrovia, August 12, 2026 – The Environmental Eyes Consultancy and Advocacy Firm Inc-(EECAF) is calling on President Joseph N. Boakai and Mines & Energy Minister R. Matenokay Tingban to urgently assume full responsibility for verifying Liberia’s extractive sector production and export data.
In a statement released Monday, the advocacy institution cited findings from Liberia’s 15th and 16th LEITI Reports, which highlight persistent gaps of unverified and inaccurate data on what is mined, pumped, and exported from the extractive industries in Liberia.
“Relying only on company for self-reporting without independent government validation puts public revenue and transparency at risk,” the statement said.
The group noted that Liberia, as an EITI implementing country, is required under EITI Requirement 3.2 and 3.3 to disclose reliable production and export volumes and values. Requirement 4.9 also mandates that data be comprehensive and of high quality.
EECAF wishes to emphasized and argued that the Independent Administrator (IA) can only reconcile what government provides, and a weak source data undermines EITI reporting and revenue forecasting.
EECAF recommends four (4) actions Plan:
1. Establish a Data Verification Unit within the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
2. Mandate real-time electronic reporting by companies.
3. Publish quarterly, disaggregated production and export data online.
4. Strengthen coordination between MM&E, Ministry of Finance, LRA and LEITI.
“Transparency begins with ownership. Government must take charge of its own data to protect revenue, build investor confidence, and uphold public trust,” the statement concluded.
