As US President, John F. Kennedy, said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,” a prominent Liberian citizen has embarked on the construction of a one hundred-six (106) bedroom hospital in the Township of Lower Louisiana, Monsterrado County.
Blama Wright, a Liberian entrepreneur, is said to be making headway on that side of Monsterrado County with his latest development project.
Lower Louisiana is an isolated area where there is no access to education and health. Currently, the only high school in the township was constructed by Wright. There is no public school and public health center for residents of the area.
Speaking with the Hot Pepper in an exclusive interview on June 7, 2021 at his Yatta Foundation School campus, Lower Louisiana, Wright noted that his development initiative is meant to buttress the government’s effort in addressing issues confronting the well-being of Liberia.
According to him, the government cannot solve all of Liberia’s social problems, and that all hands are needed on deck in making Liberia a better place to be. When asked about his political ambition, he responded as saying that for now he has no political intention. Wright informed this medium that his action is predicated upon the fact that Lower Louisiana Township has been abandoned in terms of development.
“I see sick people die here every time because of the lack of access to public health facilities. People here are not also properly educated due to the lack of schools in the township. People walk distances to go to school near towns and villages close to the township,” the entrepreneur observed. He said having been born and still lives in Lower Louisiana Township, as an entrepreneur he believes the best way to pay his quota to the township is to provide solutions to key issues confronting the well-being of the township.
Wright noted that the high school constructed in the area it has brought relief to the inhabitants of Lower Louisiana. The Liberian businessman also noted that, upon completion of the 106 bedroom hospital, his people will no longer face untimely deaths.
According to him, the hospital will be named in honor of his wife, Yatta, his late mother, Janneh, and late father, Jarquah.