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Claim: A social media user, Foday Massaquoi, alleged that President Joseph Boakai has dismissed Monrovia Mayor John Siafa for corruption.
Verdict: False! Sources at the Executive Mansion and Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) dismissed the claim.
Full Text
A Facebook user, Foday Massaquoi, claimed that President Joseph Boakai dismissed Monrovia City Corporation Mayor John Siafa.
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Foday Massaquoi is a member of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) and chairman of the CDC Council of Patriot.
He made the claim on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. The claim generated 45 likes, 26 comments, and 17 shares. In the post, Foday claimed that Pres. Boakai dismissed Mayor Siaffa over allegations of corruption and incompetence.
Foday further alleged that the Mayor had been associated with “the abuse of his office to defraud the government of tax revenues, and several other forms of leadership ineptitude.” However, he provided no evidence to support the claim.
DUBAWA decided to fact-check the claim as part of its mandate to counter misinformation and disinformation and also promote informed public discourse.
Verification
DUBAWA first contacted the claimant to provide the source of his information, but he has since refused to respond to the inquiries.
The researcher also contacted the Director of Press and Public Affairs at the Monrovia City Corporation, Varney Diggs, and Presidential Press Secretary Atty. Kulah Fofannah. They both denied the allegation.
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Our researcher also reviewed the Executive Mansion’s official website but found no press release announcing the dismissal of the MCC City Mayor.
Conclusion
Based on responses from authorities at the Executive Mansion and MCC, the claim that President Boakai dismissed the Monrovia Mayor is false.