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In bid to address
mounting concerns amongst Liberians in the U.S. over the recent
controversy regarding a memo allegedly written by the out-going
First Secretary Mr. Christopher Nippy, the Liberian Embassy near
Washington DC has agreed to an invitation extended by the
leadership of Liberian Community Association of the Washington DC
Metro area (LCA) to engage Liberians in a major town hall meeting.
In response to the
invitation, the Liberian Embassy in Washington, DC indicated that
Senior Liberian Government officials have consequently been
dispatched by her Excellency President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to
address the gathering which will be held at the Long Branch
Community Center located at 8700 Piney Branch Road in Silver
Spring, Maryland on Sunday, January 20, 2008 At 4:00pm EST.
LCA President
Boniface Satu noted that “considering the increasing the
trepidation and apprehension engendered by the recent controversy
and revelations, the LCA leadership deemed it
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Liberian association in D.C.,
Boniface Satu |
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appropriate at
this time that the Embassy avail itself to the people to allay
their concerns.” He said the gathering will afford members of
the Liberian community an opportunity to hear from the
Government of Liberia on actions taken to curb the unwholesome
practice of labeling law abiding citizens as adversaries of the
state, among other concerns.
Leaders of the
Liberian community and the Union of Liberian Associations in the
Americas (ULAA) has welcomed the decision of the Liberian
Government, through its Embassy, to address the concerns of
Diaspora Liberians as a major step in restoring confidence in the
Embassy which was undoubtedly eroded by the alleged actions of
First Secretary Nippy.
The LCA leadership
therefore calls on Liberian residing in the DC metro area and its
environs to grace the meeting with their presence as an indication
of the community’s unwavering stance against malicious fabrication
for the sole purpose of consolidating ones position in the
Liberian Government.
The LCA has
expressed optimism that the exercise of January 20th
will usher a new path towards eschewing the appearance of vices
reminiscent of our dreaded past to rekindle the essential level of
cordiality which has existed between the Embassy and the Diaspora
Liberian Community.
Source: Press Release
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