The Ministry of Mines and Energy in the strongest term, distances itself from a Facebook post requesting financial contributions from Liberian citizens home, and abroad, in order to complete the construction of a modern office building for the Liberia Geological Survey (LGS).
The Mines and Energy Ministry terms this as faked, and a trick designed by some unscrupulous individuals to extort money from the public, thereby maligning the hard-earned reputation of the Minister of Mines and Energy, Hon. R. Matenokay Tingban.
The Ministry cautions the public against remitting any money to the phone number the Fraudsters posted on a fake Facebook account created in the name of Minister R. Matenokay Tingban. The phone number is: 0760-401-109. Since Minister Tingban’s ascendancy to the post of Minister of Mines and Energy in November 2025, this is the third attempt to use his honorable name to extort money from the public. Similar attempts have been made through text messages to some Liberians requesting financial assistance.
The Ministry [Mines and Energy] hereby clarifies that at no time has it fallen short of Government’s budgetary support to construct the modern office building of the Liberia Geological Survey (LGS). Government is fully committed to funding the project which is ongoing, and that through the appropriate monitoring and supervision mechanisms that are in place, the project will meet full completion according to the stipulated timeline.
Conclusively, Minister R. Matenokay Tingban is advising the public to not transfer any money to anyone, or any phone number making financial request (s) in his name.
