By Christopher Fahn
A dispute has erupted in Nimba County after two lawmakers issued conflicting claims over who secured the rehabilitation of the Graie–Toweh Town road, a project currently being carried out by a Ministry of Public Works contractor.
Representatives Twain Gleekia (District 6) and Taa Z. Wongbe (District 9) have provided different accounts of how the intervention was initiated. The work began shortly after the China Railway Seventh Group expanded operations along the corridor.
Rep. Gleekia dismissed Rep. Wongbe’s assertion that lobbying from District 9 prompted the work. In a Facebook post, Gleekia said the rehabilitation followed his appeal to Vice President Jeremiah Koung after the death of Paramount Chief Franklin Toweh and that the vice president subsequently instructed Public Works authorities to act.
Gleekia urged his colleague to retract the claim and warned against rivalry over development initiatives, while thanking Vice President Koung and Public Works Minister Roland Giddings for their support.
Rep. Wongbe, for his part, released a February 5 letter to the House of Representatives in which he listed the Graie–Toweh Town road among four projects for which he had sought assistance. The letter also requested materials for schools and clinics, describing the interventions as efforts to improve education, healthcare and access in District 9.
The competing narratives have created public confusion, with residents asking for clarity about who initiated the project and when.
Despite the political disagreement, local residents have welcomed the road works and urged officials to focus on sustained development rather than personal credit.
