KOKOYAH DISTRICT, Bong County – Esther Borbor’s 36-year dream to live in a house with a proper cemented roof came true Saturday, October 7.

 “I plan to move in with my family tomorrow itself,” she says, gleaming with happiness.

Mrs. Borbor, a resident of Sayewheh Town, was one of three persons who received a house each from the Turkish Mining Company MNG Gold. 

“Along with my husband and children, I was living in a small thatched house for decades. During the floods recently, everything was washed away and we were left with nothing. If I have a house today, it is because of MNG Gold” she adds.

Mrs. Borbor’s house in Sayewheh Town was among three houses that were washed away during the floods.

John Tokpah, another resident who received the keys for his new house, says they have been suffering without a proper house. “Using the common toilet was a torture because it would be cleaned only once a week. We are so glad we have a toilet in each house,” he adds.

According to the company’s Public Relations Officer Matthew N. Gbanken and the Community Liaison Officer J. Kieth Gboe, the gesture by the company was the result of an appeal made by residents affected by the the incident.

Gboe and Gbanken said the cost of the three houses is placed at a little over $45,200. United States dollars. 

Dua Karnga, an elder in Kokoyah Statutory District, thanked the management and asked residents to appreciate the company for the level of development initiatives in the district. He also told FrontPageAfrica that the flood followed due to a concrete bridge that was constructed by MNG Gold Liberia Inc.

Beneficiaries of the houses lauded the Turkish Mining Company MNG Gold Liberia Inc for the timely implementation of its Corporate Social Responsibility as a Company. They said the company will forever be remembered for constructing the three modern bedroom houses. Presenting the keys during the Ceremony, the General Manager of MNG Gold Liberia, Cem Koray Yagci thanked the flood victims for exercising patients since August of last year. He then promised MNG Gold’s commitment in order to fulfill its Corporate Social Responsibility. The program brought together citizens, Chiefs and elders in Sayewheh Town, Boinsen District

Kokoyah District, Bong County – Ninety-seven Turkish expatriates employed with MNG Gold Liberia Inc. and New Liberty Gold Mine have been repatriated over uncertainties of their current medical conditions including diabetes, hypertension, and other health conditions, MNG Gold’s Government Liaison Officer Eugene Kollie told FrontPageAfrica Sunday.

Of the 97 Turkish expatriates, 54 were from MNG Gold mine site in Kokoyah Statutory District, Bong County while 43 from its Liberty Gold Mine site in Grand Cape Mount County.

Kollie said the 97 expatriates needed to be reunited with their families amid the current coronavirus pandemic in the world. Normally, the expats goes for break after every 3 months to visit their family members and come back to resume work, Kollie said.

Also, Kollie said, the companies has brought into the country 11 of its staff who were on break in Turkey before the virus hit the country. They are returning, Kollie added, because, they had no means of returning to Liberia though the virus has intensified in the country.

 Kollie said those 11 staffs were placed under quarantine for fourteen days in Turkey and tests conducted on them came back negative of the virus.

Kollie further said among the returning 11 staff is a medical doctor who “is coming to promote Liberia’s health sector as the country strives to end the virus. “Despite the global pandemic and the surge in the number of deaths being reported, MNG Gold is committed to promoting the Liberian economy in such a difficult time by bringing in 11 Turkish expatriate that were placed under quarantine for 14 days and tested negative for the virus. Among those 11 staff is a renowned medical doctor that will help buttress the country’s fight in curbing the virus,” Kollie added.

Kollie also said that the companies would work with the county health teams of Bong and Grand Cape Mount Counties to ensure the necessary health protocols are required before the arrival of the Turkish expatriates.