MONROVIA — President George Weah on Monday began the second phase of his nationwide tour making his first stop in Bomi County where he told citizens that the intent of his tour is to thank them for the confidence they reposed in him in 2017 election.
President Weah said, his tour was delayed by the COVID-9 pandemic.
The President was received into the county warmly. He was greeted by the citizens who laid down before him many issues, and challenges they encounter on a daily basis. Those issues include: health, education, roads, the hard cost of living.
The citizens want President George Weah CDC Government to intervene in settling some of the issues.
In almost all of the President’s town hall meeting, citizens complained of no good health center, poor school infrastructures, lack of safe drinking water and many other issues.
“Mr. President while in the south-east we followed you and agriculture took key in your tour, therefore, we the citizens of Dewein District, Bomi County as of now will make available one hundred acres of land for the President agriculture program. However, we are calling on you Mr. President to intervene in the long-standing boundary harmonization between Montserrado and Bomi Counties,” the citizens said.
President Weah in his response said, challenges faced by the people of Bomi County is not unique to them but a fundamental problem faced by all counties he had visited. He urged them to join hands with their lawmakers to work together in building their county.
President Weah: “All of the problem affecting Liberians are fundamental. The issues in Bomi is the same issue in Grand Kru, Maryland, River-Gee Counties. Some of the issues raised here cannot be quick fix but we will do our best to achieve some of the things.”
President Weah asked citizens not to mix development with politics because, according to him, these are the issues that has kept Liberia underdeveloped for more than hundred and seventy-three years. He believes his government has done a lot in three years and promised to do more if Liberians work together collectively.
He promised that major streets in all county capital will be lighted at the end of his county tour. He boasted that the Government of Liberia has already procured ten thousand solar lights with a life spent of six years to be placed in all major cities in the 15 counties.