Monrovia, Liberia, July 6, 2025: – Liberia’s Inter-Ministerial Concessions Committee (IMCC) is being rushed into a major concession agreement with Ivanhoe Liberia, formerly HP, X, on a Sunday, a non-working day, just hours before President Joseph Boakai departs for the United States.

Sources close to the process say the timing appears unusually aggressive, with speculation about hidden conditions or diplomatic strings potentially tied to the President’s scheduled US meetings.

The CDC government did a similar thing with a secret signing deal with HPX, and it backfired heavily.

Civil society actors and policy insiders are sounding the alarm, calling the move suspicious and demanding full transparency before any deal is finalized. “Why the rush? Why on a Sunday? And why just before the President travels? Something doesn’t smell right,” one senior analyst told reporters.

Media outlet DN News reported that its reporter and the entire Liberian Media community were denied access to the secret signing on Sunday.

All eyes are now on the IMCC as many warn that pushing through such a high-stakes agreement under pressure and behind closed doors could undermine public trust and compromise Liberia’s long-term interests.