President George Manneh Weah has told the Council of Patriots, the planners of the June 7 protest, to go ahead with their protest.
“People have the right to protest and we are not going to stop the protest,” President George Weah said.
Speaking to reporters on the grounds of the Capitol Building on Tuesday shortly after a lengthy meeting with the Liberian Senate, President Weah said the meeting was centered around the many concerns raised in the country.
Reacting to concerns in the public glare, the Liberian leader there are no plans to meet protesters of the planned June 7 protest and as such the protesters should go on with their protest.
“There are no plans to meet with the Protesters of June 7, but I think there is need to keep our country safe. They can go on with their protest, we are not going to stop the protest, it is their constitutional right to protest but, I think it is important to dialogue because we know what protests have done in our country,” President Weah said.
He made specific reference to the impact of April 14, 1979 protest in Liberia, and expressed the hope that what happened on that fateful day would not be repeated in the country’s history.
Also speaking to journalists after the meeting, the President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate disclosed that two of the three members of the Liberian Senate who are part of the “Council of Patriots”, were a part of the meeting with President Weah.
He named the Senators as Sando Johnson and Daniel Nataahn of Bomi and Gbarpolu counties while Senator Oscar Cooper of Margibi County was absent.
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