229:, the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporations, and the Liberia Airport Authority. In 2013 during his time at the Liberia Airport Authority, Bility, along with small group, was indicted for, among other things, economic sabotage and criminal conspiracy. The charges against him were dropped in October 2015, two years after they were made, after the government failed to prosecute. During the
303:(CAS). The reasoning behind the exclusion was not initially made public. In a letter sent by the FIFA electoral committee, a number of reasons for his exclusion were outlined, including his 2013 CAF suspension, the fact that his company Srimex was convicted for tax evasion, and the dismissed Liberia Airport Authority indictment.
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327:(LP). In a convention on January 23, 2021, Bility was elected chairman of the LP, replacing Steve Zargo. At the time of the election, Bility was serving as LP chairman of the national advisory council. He was the first Mandingo chairman of the LP, a party typically associated with the
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265:'s candidacy. He was re-elected as president of the LFA in 2014. Under Bility's LFA presidency, on multiple occasions including in 2013, 2016, and 2017, the LFA failed to pay its employees on time, delaying payment for a duration spanning months.
389:. Among other things, the bill seeks to remove the restrictions from elected office placed on natural born citizens of Liberia who had obtained dual citizenship. The bill unanimously passed the House by September 2024.
339:(CPP). In March 2022, the Karnga-Lawrence faction of the LP attempted to leave the CPP, but Bility, as chairman, was able to keep the LP officially within the CPP. With only the Bility faction of the LP and the
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prevention campaign, conflicts of interest, and offering and accepting gifts. In May 2023, after an attempt to appeal the decision, his ban was upheld by the CAS.
299:. In November 2015, Bility was excluded from the election due to failing an integrity check. Bility attempted to appeal the decision to exclude him through the
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669:"Liberia's Musa Bility hit with six-month ban by Caf"
643:"LFA President Re-elected as WAFU 1st Vice President"
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1147:"2023 House of REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION RESULTS"
374:. His bid for speaker was supported by Senator
468:"Liberia: GOL, Musa Bility Tax Case Suspended"
1269:Watson, Washington Tumay (December 6, 2023).
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446:"FIFA PRESIDENTIAL RACE PROFILE: Musa Bility"
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