By Mark N. Mengonfia,mmenginfia@gmail.com
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia- Liberian President, George Manneh Weah is expected to address the Nation today, January 27, 2020 in keeping with the article 58 of the 1986 constitution of Liberia.
As the President prepare for 4pm today (Monday, January 27, 2020) to take the stage to present his Legislative agenda and give some hope to Liberia going forward, few Liberians including some lawmakers have decided to boycott Monday’s address.
This will be his third SON since he took office on January 22, 2018 from former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
In a telephone interview with Montsrrado County district #10 Representative, Yekeh Y. Kolubah has pronounced that he will not allow himself to sit under a President he described as “corrupt”.
The Montsrrado district 10 lawmaker said: “What I am I going to do in that place, what difference is the president expected to say? I am not going there because the place is even going to carry his cheering squad.”
“The president is very corrupt. Until he can account for the 16 billion and other national issues, he and I cannot sit under the same roof” he said with straight in his voice this time.
Other lawmakers have as well planned not to attend the national even, although they have refused to come public on the issue.
“How can you stay away when he in fact you are not going to hear what the president has to say” Joseph Kerkulah said.
Additionally, some Liberians spoken to about the planned action of some members of the Legislature to boycott the national event said, that if those lawmakers have any problems with the president of Liberia, they should have expressed that in another way and not by staying away from the State of the Nation address.
Other Liberians have also said that they are expecting from their president quick solutions to the current’ hardship’ Liberians are faced with.
Last week, the Chairman of the House Committee on Executive, Montserrado County District #9 Representative Munah P. Youngblood of the ruling CDC party said tight security measures were being put in place for the occasion.
Since the inception of President George M. Weah, the country has been faced with series of protestations ranging from increase in prices of major commodities to include gasoline, rice, among others.