 MONROVIA - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf accepted the resignation of her Chief of Staff Willie Knuckles after he was photographed having sex with two women, tarnishing a government campaign for moral probity. Johnson-Sirleaf, a long-time campaigner for womenÂ’s rights, said Knuckles had not broken the law but the scandal threatened to derail efforts to combat sexual abuse and raise standards in LiberiaÂ’s public life after a brutal 1989-2003 civil war.
| "I did not have sex with that woman! I had sex with these two ..." |
Knuckles, who is also minister of state for presidential affairs and is married with children, has accused opposition lawmakers of trying to use the photographs to blackmail him.
‘The behaviour of Minister Knuckles, while not illegal, is improper and inappropriate for a public servant,’ Johnson-Sirleaf said in a televised address late on Monday. ‘I accepted his resignation ... Those who sought to use this unfortunate situation for blackmail should probably review their own moral probity,’ she said.
| So she rapped his knuckles, did she? She pro'ly wanted to hit him elsewhere ... |
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