After Grand Gedeh County Superintendent’s Political Onslaught

PHOTO: (L-R) Alicor logo and Superintendent Alex Grant and former Grand Gedeh Representative 

Monrovia– The Association of Liberia Community Radio (ALICOR) has commends the Grand Gedeh Legislative Caucus for their upright stance against Superintendent Alex Grant’s recent decision to dissolve the advisory board of Smile FM and shut down the radio station, an ALICOR press release said here on Monday, September 30, 2024.

In a communication dated September 13, 2024, addressed to Superintendent Grant, the Caucus highlighted the importance of the advisory board as the highest decision-making body of Smile FM, which consists of nine members nominated by their constituent groups.

This comes weeks after a group of people who were said to be acting on orders of the Grand Gedeh County Superintendent shut down the local community Radio, Smile FM in Zwedru by 3 Am GMT. BREAKING NEWS: Grand Gedeh County Authorities Shut Down Smile FM Community Radio – News Public Trust

ALICOR says in its press release that it is pleased that the Caucus reminded the Superintendent to respect other legal framework that governs the community radio operations.

ALICOR expresses gratitude to the Grand Gedeh Legislative Caucus for their thoughtful intervention, urging Superintendent Grant to respect the law and the rights of the community radio station.

ALICOR is keen about the Caucus’s decision to call for the immediate reconsideration of the closure and the reinstatement of the Advisory Board in line with the 2018 bylaws and constitution of Smile FM Community Radio.

“We celebrate the decisive actions taken by the Caucus, which reflect a commitment to upholding democratic principles and the rights of community media,” said Hector Mulbah, ALICOR’s President, says a press release signed by ALICOR’s Secretary General, Emmanuel Tophic Degleh.