Residents of Montserrado County’s district #4 have all reasons to sing and dance for President George Weah, who has vowed to address their plights presented to him; writes Ojuku Silver-tongue Kangar, Jr.
The joyful citizens, who thronged the in the Living In Church’s premises on day four of the President’s Montserrado County tour, which began on Monday, told the President to connect their communities’ roads, empower the youth by constructing a vocational school, give them loan to make business, pass the anti-drug law, erect Palava hut, provide safe drinking water for them, and so on.
“Find me a land for a youth center—my team will come to build it,” President Weah said. “For the vocational school, find me a land also, but it should not be on someone’s land who will claim it in the future, but on land that is for the public or government.”
“I will partly address all your plights,” he added.
The county tour is designed by the Liberian government for the President to travel to the 15 counties to interact with the citizenry after elections. In fulfillment of it, the President had visited 14 counties, and is now touring Montserrado County, which is the last county.
In an appreciative tone, President Weah told the citizens not to thank him about the numerous development initiatives he had undertaken since his ascendancy; rather, thank themselves, because it is their votes that qualified him to become President and to carry out the development initiatives.
“You are thanking me for something you put together. The President title, you gave it to me,” President Weah said. “They said to me, ‘l am nobody’, and you said to them that l am somebody.”
“Though they fooled you, you gave me chance to do what they couldn’t do. Thanks for the confidence you put in us,” President Weah said. “Because of you, today we are somebody.”
“Everything that was said about me, “you are not educated”, “You have no experience”, they are coming [saying it] no more but using protest to distract you. That is why l cried to you for peace.”
“The European Union said during a meeting l had with them that we don’t need to agitate to bring new leaders into power.”
For the pending 2023 general elections, the President assured its transparency.
“Believe me, the elections will be free, transparent and peaceful,’ President Weah said.
For a solution to curtail the proliferation of drug users and ghettos in Liberia, district #4 and #6 called on the President to act immediately or else the youthful population will become a vagabond and will cause security threat.
“On Monday, I will determine the decision to take on drug. The law before the Senate will be discussed,” the President said.
Living In Christ Church Pastor’s request for a school construction, happy Senator Saah J. Joseph pledged 500 cement bags, 10 loads of sand, and five loads of crushed for the school foundation.
He promised to give his road construction equipment to the Minister of Public Works to connect the district communities’ roads.
“From Du-Port Road intersection, a transportation bus will be taking you to town for L$50.00. The money will enable the Superintendent to do the community work,” Senator Joseph said. “There is no one that can bring a change in your district except someone we know. What makes you a wise man is the number of people you have positive impact on.”
“President Weah made me who l am today. Anywhere l am, l have to defend him,” he added.