MONROVIA – The standard bearer of the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC), Simeon Freeman, has extended his humanitarian gesture to Monrovia’s PHP Community, providing funds for the restoration of electricity in the community.
By Edwin Genoway
Mr. Freeman had embarked on road rehabilitation projects in communities in Grand Bassa, Montserrado and Margibi counties, and provided loans to market women to improve their livelihoods.
The PHP residents said they got motivated by Mr. Freeman’s road rehabilitation intervention in Grand Bassa and other counties, and sought to seek his help in solving problems they have faced as a community.
They explained explained that for months their community has been without electricity, which has increased crime rate in the community and put their lives in danger. They also begged Mr. Freeman to help repair their transformer that has been damaged for months.
“We have been in darkness for more than three months, and we have tried as a community, but couldn’t see our way out as a community. We engaged Mr. Freeman to help provide the funding to fix the transformer and he agreed,” one PHP resident, Queen Sheba, told FrontPageAfrica.
Sheba told reporters that the community appreciates the contributions of Mr. Freeman, adding that the MPC political leader has also taken the initiative to facilitate the cleaning of the drainages and the renovation of the pit latrines in the community.
“Like the way the people of Buchanan are happy for their over 27 roads that Mr. Simeon rehabilitated for them is the same way we too are celebrating his efforts,” she said.
Another prominent son of the community, Morris Kowo, appreciated Mr. Freeman for what he described as a “crucial intervention” to their community and said it is worthy of their commendations.
“Though I’m not a politician but what our community has experienced in recent days from Mr. Freeman deserves appreciation. Can you imagine we are in the heart of the capital Monrovia and we have been without electricity, pit latrine and proper drainage systems. To see a man that values our health, we must thank him for his good work,” he said.
For his part, the chairman of the MPC, O’Neil Passawe, who represented Mr. Freeman, said the MPC political leader is passionate to see the health of Liberians better.
“Our standard bearer will continue to help you the ordinary Liberians, this is the clear humanitarian vision we saw in him for which we are behind him today,” Passawe said as he provided the money for the lights to the community.
He noted that Mr. Freeman’s presidency would focus on core issues affecting the greater population. “Mr. Freeman will not be like other leaders who get to power and only focus on their belly and forget about those who placed them there.”