Civil Service Agency Overtaken by Nepotism Under Joekai
- Michael T
- Sep 4
- 2 min read
MONROVIA, Sept 4 – Liberia’s Civil Service Agency (CSA) faces allegations that Director-General Josiah F. Joekai has used his authority to position close associates in key government roles. According to sources, Joekai’s wife, Jay Domingo, serves as Director for Nursing at JFK; brothers Korvy V. Joekai (Director, Ministry of Health) and Victor Kpatakolee (Director of Security, CSA) are both on the agency payroll.
His wife’s brother, Zarballee Woiwor (“ZB”), was promoted from Deputy Director at the Employment Service to Special Technical Assistant and Chief of Office Staff, with a salary equivalent to that of an Assistant Minister. Joekai’s cousin, Mulbah K. Yorgbor, Jr., serves as Director for Reform at CSA, while Prince Weeks, a relative of his wife, heads Procurement.
Additionally, Josiah’s younger brother, David Kolubah Woi, who was previously employed at the MFDP, was transferred by Josiah to CSA without any standard recruitment procedures, violating established laws. This move further flags concerns about employment practices under Joekai’s leadership.
Critics, frustrated over the situation, describe the agency’s leadership as a “Joekai and Wife Dynasty,” accusing management of sidelining merit in favor of bloodlines. “It’s a public institution serving private interests—and it destroys faith in government altogether,” one CSA employee said, asking not to be named.
CSA’s reputation for impartiality, once a bulwark of Liberian governance, is eroding. Critics warn that if national regulators abandon fair hiring, young professionals lose hope, corruption spreads, and democracy is threatened.
As frustration mounts, the CSA risks becoming a cautionary emblem of Liberia’s governance crisis—unless real oversight and accountability are restored.
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