Gbarnga, Bong County - When William B.S. Kollie, the acting Superintendent of Bong County was handed the microphone instead of Development Superintendent Anthony Sheriff to welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, delegates and guests to Gbarnga during the start of the ongoing Vision 2030 program, he was no doubt presented with the perfect opportunity to put an end to claims of widespread administrative ineptness that has long plagued his retention as Bong County inspector.

Kollie, a secondary school drop-out of the David Fajue Elementary and Junior High School in Gbartala, Yellequelleh District, has seen his reputation absorbed a wave of nasty criticisms notably ranging from his failure to adequately represent the county at national occasions as well as his limited education credentials since his retention by President Sirleaf a couple of months ago.

With Development Superintendent Sheriff somewhat afraid of speaking in public and City Mayor Warbey nursing treatment following last week’s car accident, Kollie became the only senior member of the local government to fill what would have been an administrative void.

It was a task so enormous for a character that has never graced a national stage in that capacity even before his ascendancy as Bong County Inspector six years ago following the illness of Cesar Gbilah. And his appearance on stage buttressed just that.

As his physical look depicted, the acting Superintendent became glaringly nervous and immediately felt prone to stage phobia at the latter stage of his introductory remark after earning several high-profile grammatical errors that provoked laughter from the public including President Sirleaf.

His nervousness came to public notice when he repeatedly referred to president Sirleaf as “Madam pro-temp” and termed Hon. Gbehzongar Finley as “Speaker of the Houses”.

And then he seemed to have endured an uncharacteristic feeling and subsequently looked increasingly ragged toward the end of the program as his presence on stage stemmed further amusement. Majority conceded that the acting Bong County’s Superintendent’s floppiness on stage owes much to his limited education.