{"id":21957,"date":"2025-03-17T15:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=21957"},"modified":"2025-03-17T15:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:40:13","slug":"dubawa-verifies-several-claims-by-liberian-activist-martin-kollie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/dubawa-verifies-several-claims-by-liberian-activist-martin-kollie\/","title":{"rendered":"DUBAWA verifies several claims by Liberian activist Martin Kollie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Liberian activist residing outside of Liberia, Martin K. N. Kollie<\/a>, has made several claims on his official Facebook page<\/a>. DUBAWA felt compelled to verify them as part of our efforts to promote truth in public discourse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claim #1:<\/strong> \u201cThe president of Burkina Faso is putting his people, including the youth back to work. He just opened another new detergent factory valued at US$7.4 million.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict:<\/strong> Misleading. The factory is owned by a private Burkinabe promoter, El Hadj Mady Sawadogo, and President Ibrahim Traore was only invited for its opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Liberian activist Martin K. N. Kollie,<\/a> who currently resides outside the country, posted a video on his official Facebook page<\/a> alleging that Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore has opened a new detergent factory.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is how to create jobs in the private sector. The president of Burkina Faso is putting his people, including the youth, back to work. He just opened another new detergent factory valued at US$7.4 million,\u201d Martin Kollie stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His comment criticised the current government, headed by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, for allegedly failing to provide jobs for young people in Liberia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To verify this claim, the researcher contacted the claimant to ask whether he had evidence to back his claim but did not receive a response. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researcher then investigated this claim and discovered that the Burkina Faso president, Captain Idrahim Troar, as leader of the country, cut the ribbon, officially opening the factory, as reported by Troy Beverly,<\/a> an investigative journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Gambia Times<\/a>, the factory is also owned by a Burkinab\u00e8 businessman, El Hadj Mady Sawadogo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based on the pieces of evidence provided by The Gambia Times and investigative Journalist Troy Beverly, the factory was not opened by the Burkina Faso President, Captain Idrahim Troar, but by Burkinab\u00e8 businessman El Hadj Mady Sawadogo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claim #2:<\/strong> \u201cLiberia spent US$8.7 million in 12 months to protect Pres. Joseph Boakai, his family, and other VIPs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict:<\/strong> True! According to Liberia’s 2024 National Budget, the Executive Protection Service (EPS) received US$8.7 million in budgetary allotment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Martin K. N. Kollie, in the same Facebook post, also claimed that the country spent US$8.7 million in 12 months to protect President Joseph Boakai, his family, and other VIPs in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to activist Kollie, Liberia is ranked amongst the world\u2019s poorest countries, and spending so much on the president and his family\u2019s security was\/is not in the country’s interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activist Kollie thinks that said amount must be used to improve the living conditions of ordinary citizens, not to spend it solely on the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Executive Protection Service (EPS)<\/a> is an elite security guard responsible for providing high-level protection for the President, vice president, speaker, president-pro Tempore, and other key officials and foreign guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To verify this claim, the researcher reviewed the country\u2019s 2024 national budget, and it was discovered that said amount was indeed used toward the president\u2019s security, as seen in the screenshot below.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Based on the evidence in Liberia’s 2024 national budget, activist Kollie’s claim that Liberia spent US$8.7 million in 12 months to protect President Joseph Boakai, his family, and other VIPs is true. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Full Text A Liberian activist residing outside of Liberia, Martin K. N. Kollie, has made several claims on his official Facebook page. DUBAWA felt compelled to verify them as part of our efforts to promote truth in public discourse.  Claim #1: \u201cThe president of Burkina Faso is putting his people, including the youth back to work. He just opened another new detergent factory valued at US$7.4 million.\u201d Verdict: Misleading. The factory is owned by a private Burkinabe promoter, El Hadj Mady Sawadogo, and President Ibrahim Traore was only invited for its opening. Full Text  Liberian activist Martin K. N. Kollie, who currently resides outside the country, posted a video on his official Facebook page alleging that Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore has opened a new detergent factory.   \u201cThis is how to create jobs in the private sector. The president of Burkina Faso is putting his people, including the youth, back to work. He just opened another new detergent factory valued at US$7.4 million,\u201d Martin Kollie stated. His comment criticised the current government, headed by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, for allegedly failing to provide jobs for young people in Liberia. Verification  To verify this claim, the researcher contacted the claimant to ask whether he had evidence to back his claim but did not receive a response.  The researcher then investigated this claim and discovered that the Burkina Faso president, Captain Idrahim Troar, as leader of the country, cut the ribbon, officially opening the factory, as reported by Troy Beverly, an investigative journalist. According to The Gambia Times, the factory is also owned by a Burkinab\u00e8 businessman, El Hadj Mady Sawadogo. Conclusion Based on the pieces of evidence provided by The Gambia Times and investigative Journalist Troy Beverly, the factory was not opened by the Burkina Faso President, Captain Idrahim Troar, but by Burkinab\u00e8 businessman El Hadj Mady Sawadogo. Claim #2: \u201cLiberia spent US$8.7 million in 12 months to protect Pres. Joseph Boakai, his family, and other VIPs.\u201d Verdict: True! According to Liberia’s 2024 National Budget, the Executive Protection Service (EPS) received US$8.7 million in budgetary allotment. Full Text Martin K. N. Kollie, in the same Facebook post, also claimed that the country spent US$8.7 million in 12 months to protect President Joseph Boakai, his family, and other VIPs in the country. According to activist Kollie, Liberia is ranked amongst the world\u2019s poorest countries, and spending so much on the president and his family\u2019s security was\/is not in the country’s interest. Activist Kollie thinks that said amount must be used to improve the living conditions of ordinary citizens, not to spend it solely on the president. The Executive Protection Service (EPS) is an elite security guard responsible for providing high-level protection for the President, vice president, speaker, president-pro Tempore, and other key officials and foreign guests. Verification To verify this claim, the researcher reviewed the country\u2019s 2024 national budget, and it was discovered that said amount was indeed used toward the president\u2019s security, as seen in the screenshot below.    Conclusion Based on the evidence in Liberia’s 2024 national budget, activist Kollie’s claim that Liberia spent US$8.7 million in 12 months to protect President Joseph Boakai, his family, and other VIPs is true. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1571,4,3812,3815,1960],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[3532],"class_list":["post-21957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-featured","category-headline","category-homepage","category-liberia"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-5I9","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":3532,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"jackson-c-clay-jr","display_name":"Jackson C. 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