After his recent appearance before the members of the House of Representatives, it was reported that the Ambassador at Large, Sheikh Al-Mustapha Kuyateh "apologized" to the lawmakers for accusing them of taking kickback from "European interests in exchange for the passage of concession agreements." Accompanied by the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Hon. Samuel A. Stevquoah; the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs for Legal Affairs and Administration and the Legal Advisor to the President, Bushuben Keita, it was reported that Ambassador Koyateh "expressed regret over his statement and formally apologized to the members of the House." According to the report, "Members of the House leadership described the allegations as serious and stressed the importance of the Ambassador substantiating and clarifying the comments attributed to him."

Now, in a clarification addressed to the members of the House of Representative, the Ambassador has said that his “apology to the lawmakers was offered under the guidance of H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., President of Liberia. It was intended to address potential misunderstandings or misinterpretations, not to deny or retract the substance of my original position. I acknowledge that the apology was given in deference to the Office of the Presidency’s counsel and in the interest of preserving constructive dialogue." The Ambassador has made it clear that he was misunderstood and taken out of context. According to him, "Concession agreements signed in Liberia benefit foreign investors more than Liberia. I maintain that, in alignment with Liberia’s negotiated framework, any concession should demonstrably yield greater benefits to Liberia than to foreign investors." In his communication addressed to the House of Representatives, the Ambassador made it clear that it is a glaring fact that various concession agreements have benefitted foreign companies than Liberians." For making such a statement, the Ambassador said he owes no apology.