Late Ansumana S. Kromah with his wife Madenyen Jabateh Kromah
The Kromah and Jabateh families sadly report the sudden death of their father, grand father, brother, uncle, cousin and brother-in-law, Mr. Ansumana Sumayela Kromah of Ganta, Liberia. Mr. Kromah was former commissioner of Revenue at the Ministry of Finance. Mr. Kromah passed away at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Monrovia as a result of a massive stroke attack on August 30, 2010. Mr. Kromah has since been buried in accordance with Islamic principles.

Before taking the first step in writing this article, let me make a disclaimer: I am not one of those blind critics President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, nor am I one of her blind praise-singers. That point being made clear, let’s proceed.

I left Liberia on the 13^th of August for the US, having spent five months straight in Monrovia. This was my longest stay in Liberia in the last fifteen years. Except for the brief visit to my home town of Saclepea, Nimba County, I spent the entire five months in Monrovia.