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President, cabinet take working retreat in rural Liberia
Posted February 26, 2010
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(MONROVIA, LIBERIA – February 25, 2010): President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and members of her Cabinet will this weekend kick off a week-long visit to southeastern Liberia, beginning with a stopover in Maryland County on Saturday, February 27–28. The President and delegation arrive in the county’s capital, Harper, Saturday morning, to participate in a special convocation marking the inauguration of Dr. Elizabeth Davis-Russell as the first President of the William V. S. Tubman University, formerly the Tubman Technical College. The President will also dedicate the University. While in Maryland County, the President will dedicate and inspect a number of development projects. She will dedicate the newly renovated Harper City Hall, the Harper-Kablaken Road, the Disaster Management Warehouse of the Liberia National Red Cross, and the Manolu Public School on the outskirts of Harper. The President will inspect ongoing renovation of the Bonike-Yobloke Road in Bonike. At Wuluken Town, President Sirleaf will break ground for several ADP-funded projects – five schools and two health centers – with Wuluken representing the groundbreaking for all five schools. The President and her delegation will depart for River Gee County on Sunday, February 28, for the second leg of her tour of the southeast. The President and her Cabinet will hold the first session of their Retreat in Fish Town on Monday, March 1. However, the dedication of several development projects will dominate the visit to River Gee. The projects include the Administration Building in Gbeapo District, Kanweaken City (its construction funded through the County Development Fund at a cost of US$41,758); the Gbeapo-Kanweaken General Market (funded by UNDP); the Gbeapo-Geeken Elementary School (with US$63,845 donated by a Peace Corps Volunteer to the Liberia Education Trust and constructed by LACE); a Sub-Police Station in Kanweaken City (an UNMIL Quick Impact project which cost US$24,900); and the Administrative Building, Chedepo District, Jarkaken City(its construction funded through the County Development Fund at a cost of US$42,772). The President will also view the new site being cleared for the Fish Town Sports Ground and Work Camp. A visit to the Putu Mining Site, located midway between River Gee and Grand Gedeh, is also part of the President’s itinerary. The President and her delegation will arrive in Zwedru, capital of Grand Gedeh County, Monday evening. The Cabinet will continue its Retreat all day Tuesday, March 2, in Zwedru, with the President also expected to visit disaster-affected areas. The visit to Grand Gedeh will include meetings with citizens and officials of the county, among them, chiefs, traditional leaders, market women, women’s groups, and the Mandingo and Nimba communities, among others. |
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The President and Cabinet ministers will dedicate and tour a number of development projects. On day 3 in the county, activities will include: the naming of a road in honor of a former Deputy Minister of Planning, the late Alfred Dennis; a tour of the Administration Building; dedication of the Agricultural Building; tours of the CARR Center for Youth Empowerment and the Zwedru Multilateral High School Technical Department. The President will also break ground and spearhead a fundraiser for the construction of a transport union complex in Zwedru. The President’s visit to Zwedru will include, on day 4 in Grand Gedeh County, tours of the Tubman Palace of Corrections; an un-reconditioned post office structure; a branch of the LBDI Bank; the Zwedru Central Market; the Civil Compound; the Tiyatien Health Center/Office and the Martha Tubman Memorial Hospital. The Liberian leader and officials will also visit the Gboliken District Commissioner Compound, compounds of the Paramount Chiefs of Zia Town and Pour Town; a bridge bordering Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire; and dedicate the B’hai Paramount Chief Compound. A soccer match between Grand Gedeh and Nimba, as well as a dinner and evening of entertainment, hosted by the people of Grand Gedeh, are among the highlights of the President’s visit to Grand Gedeh, which concludes on Friday, March 5. The President and her party then proceed to Nimba County, the last leg of her four-county tour. There, the President will inspect the 100-bed Tappita Hospital; dedicate the Gbanquoi Peace Hut; and dedicate the Saclepea Market. The President is also expected to pay a courtesy call on a senior citizen of the county, Paramount Chief Samuel G. Dahn of Saclepea Mah Chiefdom, a former member of the House of Representatives. The week-long trip by the President to the country’s southeast region is in line with her determination to improve the well-being of Liberians in the political sub-divisions through direct meetings and interactions with the people as she and her officials gather, first hand, the impact of development programs in those areas and the challenges they confront.
Source: Cyrus Wleh Badio
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