By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor
Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has released its President Meter Report 2025, offering the first independent assessment of the Liberian government’s implementation of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID).
Covering January–December 2025, the report tracked 378 interventions across 52 programs and six strategic pillars. Findings show only three interventions—0.8 percent—were fully completed in the first year. While 165 interventions (43.7 percent) recorded partial progress, 76 (20.1 percent) had not started, and 134 (35.4 percent) lacked sufficient data for verification. Overall, 55.5 percent of interventions were either inactive or unverifiable, raising concerns about pace, coordination, and transparency.
Performance varied across pillars. Governance and Anti-Corruption (56.9 percent), Environmental Sustainability (56.7 percent), and Infrastructure Development (55.3 percent) showed relative strength, driven by digital reforms, donor-backed climate programs, and visible infrastructure projects. By contrast, Human Capital Development (36.7 percent) and Economic Transformation (35 percent) lagged due to underfunding, weak coordination, and poor reporting.
The report also flagged persistent service delivery gaps. More than 60 percent of County Service Centers remain unable to provide core services outside Monrovia, underscoring stalled decentralization.
Despite slow overall progress, notable gains included the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court office, biometric ID registration for over 710,000 citizens, pilot e-procurement systems, legislative reforms, and targeted investments in agriculture, energy, and tourism.
Naymote warned that implementation must accelerate more than twenty-fold to meet AAID’s 2029 targets. Recommendations include creating a dedicated coordination secretariat, enforcing quarterly public reporting, improving budget execution, and deepening decentralization.
The report was produced under Naymote’s Democracy Advancement Program with support from the Embassy of Sweden and Sida. Naymote pledged continued quarterly monitoring through 2029 to promote accountability and results-driven governance.
