PHOTO: The newly dedicated footpath bridge
By Jerome Willie, boyzwill26@gmail.com
KAKATA, Liberia- In an effort to buttress the developmental goals of the Liberian government under its Pro-Poor Agenda, Margibi County District # 3 lawmaker, Ellen Attoh Wren has dedicated a footpath in the District, easing movement of people and goods.
This area is situated over 70 kilometers east of Monrovia.
The colorful ceremony, which was held at the Mandigo Quartersear this week (September 6, 2020), brought smiles on community dwellers from Mandigo Quarter and Dartu-ta communities.
The bridge is said to cost US$1, 400.00 and it connects the Mandigo Quarter and Darth-ta communities. Proper access to various communities is a major challenge in both rural and urban communities across Liberia.
Other government officials, community leaders, religious leaders as well civil society leaders attended the ceremony.
Mother Emily Greaves Livingstone, Chairperson of the Mandingo Quarter Community thanked Rep. Wreh for being farsighted in seeing them smile, after she has seen the danger the old former “monkey-bridge” was harming on the communities dwellers.
What the communities used prior to the new bridge
“With no one telling her what to do but been a mother of the district she was able to help,” said Motther Livingstone.
Also speaking, the Chairperson of Darth-ta community said with the construction of the bridge over the Kamara creek that connects Mandingo quarter and Dartu-ta, they will forever remain grateful to her administration and promising to support her in any direction as she wishes.
Madam Kamara noted that indeed she has constructed the footpath bridge but is also appealing to the lawmaker to please used her oversight responsibility by making sure that LEC reach to Mandingo quarter and Darth-ta communities.
For her part, Ellen Attoh Wren explained that during the 2017 election campaign, she felt heartbroken after seeing the condition of her people was going through, noting that the situation if not handle properly would have created chaos in the future.
Margibi District #3 Lawmaker Ellen Attoh Wreh
Rep. Wreh said although she is not a resident of the two communities, she is the mother of the district. Seeing her people smiling and rejoicing on a daily basis due to her developmental agenda is her primary objective, she told locals.
The Margibi Lawmaker promised to do everything to ensure that the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) brings current to Mandingo quarter and Darth-ta communities.
At the same time, Rep. Wreh said that she will also install two solar panel streetlight on the newly dedicated footpath bridge to enable community dwellers have free passage at night.
The Margibi County District # 3 Lawmaker also certificated several personalities for the contribution towards the construction of the footpath bridge that include Albert M. Dolo, Steve K.Gardner, among others.
Few persons were honoured and certificated by Rep. Wreh at last Sunday’s ceremony. They are the Chair of the Project Management Committee (PMC), Moses Darmo and Mrs. Agnes Scott.
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