“Clean Up The Mess Now”

“Clean Up The Mess Now”

-National Orator Encourages Boakai To Deal With Non-Performing Officials

By: Julius Konton

The National Orator of Liberia’s 178^th Independence Celebrations has cautioned President Joseph Nyuma Boakai that tomorrow has not promised and guaranteed him a second term; adding, “Clean up the mess now.”

The National Orator encouraged the President to fire non-performing officials of government and desist from suspension.

Rev. Emmett Dunn said President Boakai’s leadership is marked by his humility, character and his commitment has offered a new tune to the country’s politics.

“So, I encourage you Sir, to lead boldly, to lead transparently, to lead justly, challenge the old order, empower the next generation, fire and don’t suspend,” he re-emphasized.

The decision the National Orator stated, when done by President Boakai, will be for the thousands who stood in the rain for him including Liberians generally who are experiencing diverse challenges and hardship.

He used the occasion to call on Liberians not to see the day as annual rituals but  a day of commitment.  “Let us renew our pledge not only to celebrate our past, but to shape our future, yeah, let us be one people joined to get a nut by convenience, but by covenants,  let us walk together in good times as well as bad times in the rain; let us hold hands and walk in the valley; let us hold hands and climb the mountain together towards one destiny,  not a destiny hindering to us, but one that we forge together with faith; with courage and with love for our beloved Liberia,” he reechoed. According to him, Liberia has seen what disunity can do and now is the time to choose what unity can build.  He told the gathering that Liberia cannot move forward if Liberians’ loyalty lies in self-interest, tribalism, or party politics. “We must put country first above personalities; putting Liberia first means telling the truth, even when it is uncomfortable. This means rejecting corruption, no matter who benefits. It means Mr. President demanding results of those who you have put in positions of trust and it means recognizing that the destiny of this country lies not in the hands of a few, but in the hands of all of us,” he added. He acknowledged that there will be setbacks, pinpointed at surviving years of civil conflicts, overcoming unemployment, rebuilding after Ebola and covid-19. “We can build trust in our systems.  If we can celebrate 107 in years of sovereignty, that shows that we can claim that the next 100 years will be years of growth and greatness. Let this Independence Day mark attorney points, a point where we choose to build and not break,” he cautioned Liberians.